Two miniature therapy horses, which are trained to provide comfort and care like therapy dogs, visited Advocate Lutheran General Hospital's off-campus Older Adult Services program. Participants in the program were able to pet, walk and spend time with the horses.
The participants included people diagnosed with Parkinson's or early-stage Alzheimer's and also some recovering from strokes.
The horses were from Mane in Heaven, a Barrington-based nonprofit that provides visits with therapy horses free of charge.