SAN BENITO — A Stable Learning, LLC, which operates out of Duck ‘N Stables here, offers a program with equal-facilitated activities and interventions for at-risk individuals including children, young adults, and adults, as well as veterans who may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and their families.
Raul Garcia, owner and director, said that A Stable Learning is partnered with Rio Grande State Center and Tropical Texas Behavioral Health, who will refer clients who they believe could benefit from working with the animals.
Clients are able to choose which animals they want to work with, including nine horses, seven cows, two bulls, and numerous chickens and ducks.
Melody Cantu, 22, left, supervises Kassidy Salazar, 11, right, as she brushes a quarter horse named Honey at Duck ‘N Stables Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in San Benito. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Kassidy Salazar, 11, of San Benito, combs the mane on a quarter horse name Honey at Duck ‘N Stables Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in San Benito. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Kassidy Salazar, 11, and Melody Cantu, check the water and food inside a horse stall at Duck ‘N Stables Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in San Benito. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Jodie Stryker, a facilitator, checks on the water and hay at Duck ‘N Stables Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in San Benito. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Kassidy Salazar, 11, of San Benito, combs the mane of Honey a 9-year-old quarter horse at Duck ‘N Stables Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in San Benito. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Marysa Torres, 15, of Raymondville, is surprised at Duck ‘N Stables Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in San Benito. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Melody Cantu, 22, left, supervises Kassidy Salazar, 11, right, while they clean a bucket used for watering the horse stables at Duck ‘N Stables Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in San Benito. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Kassidy Salazar, 11, of San Benito, with Honey, a quarter horse female at Duck ‘N Stables Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in San Benito. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Maryssa Torres places her hand on the snout of a horse at Duck ‘N Stables Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in San Benito. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Melody Cantu, right, supervises Kassidy Salazar as she leads a horse at Duck ‘N Stables Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in San Benito. The facility offers activities and interventions for at-risk individuals including children, young adults, and adults, as well as veterans who may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and their families. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)
