TheRF Method
Our Nation'sHeroesNeed Your Help
With the United States disengaged from active combat, most Americans may assume a decreased need for Remount Foundation services. Unfortunately, the reality is a marked increase in needed support from organizations such as Remount. The El Paso County Coroner’s 2021 Annual Report revealed a saddening trend developing in our military community. El Paso County experienced a 2% drop in suicides county-wide year over year; however,
within the county's military community, the number of suicides increased by 20%in 2021.
In the year that saw the end of twenty years of conflict in Iraq/Afghanistan, an increased number of the brave succumbed to the lingering effects of war. The Watson Institute at Brown University found that
over four timesthe number of active-duty personnel and post-9/11 war
veteransdied from suicidethan were killed in aggregate of all post-9/11 combat.
Remount Foundation exists to end thissuicide crisis in our military community.
More than
of America's Bravest and their families have participated in Remount Foundation programs
TheRemount Method
Equine-Assisted Philosophy
Our flagship program is equine-assisted philosophy (EAP), which is an intensive program designed to help participants take ownership of their healing, learn to reconnect with their families and provide them with the resilience tools to successfully reintegrate into society. Participants in our EAP program come from all branches of the military, as well as our communities’ first responders. Participants come from all walks of life and education: enlisted, officers, infantry, medical, special operations, truck drivers, lawyers, doctors, pilots, and engineers.
Horse Boy
The Horse Boy Method is another equine therapy technique the Remount Foundation uses to help military families (including those affected by autism) and warriors – particularly those affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI is the “signature wound” of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, often caused by blast injuries caused by improvised explosive devices. The Horse Boy Method, designed by Rupert Isaacson, helps participants through a series of sensory movement exercises and interactions with the horse. Whether through one-on-one work with combat wounded warriors suffering from the side effects of TBI, or through half-day sessions for military families (especially those families with autistic children). We couch the Horse Boy family sessions as “play dates” for the children, and we continue to see tremendous positive results as the families find calm and confidence through interactions with the horses.
Heartmath®
The Remount Foundation uses the HeartMath technique to help participants reduce their stress and anxiety through research-based, technology-facilitated exercises. With the high prevalence of anxiety, stress, anger, and depression in those affected by PTS, we believe that offering HeartMath to our participants is a great way to help them take control of their healing and add a tool to their resilience toolbox. We provide our participants with HeartMath physiological monitors that, through a smartphone application, provide biofeedback to help participants control their breathing and regain inner balance. We know from over a decade of experience that the most effective and sustainable outcomes for warriors happens when they take control of their healing.