After serving in Afghanistan, U.S. Army veteran Michele Farren came home to a new kind of battle — one with crippling PTSD.

"I was really angry," said Farren, who lives in South Jersey. "I didn't leave my house. I couldn't even get in the car. I couldn't even be a passenger or drive."

She struggled with nightmares and got easily startled by noises. Traditional therapy and medication didn't help. She said she found healing in an unexpected way: through horse therapy.

"It's made a big difference," Farren said. "The horses get you. They know how you're feeling. They can read you. And if you have such bad anxiety, they know. They take all our energy and know how to let it go."

Farren is one of approximately 100 veterans who have gone through the equine therapy program at Forgotten Angels E

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