After months of back and forth emails and phone calls, I finally lay my eyes on the ten horses that bring comfort and hope to many teen girls. Dr. Donna Otabachian, director of Ranch Good Days, has been relentlessly searching for a way to help troubled youth, especially female teens. Upon research, she realized there was no place for teen girls to go for help. Dr. Donna created Ranch Good Days as a home of love, education, and comfort for at-risk teens. Through Equine Assisted Therapy, Dr. Donna provides teens with the skills and opportunities to become productive and successful women in society. I was delighted to spend the morning with Dr. Donna, her daughter and their beautiful horses. It was warm day (as Texas usually is) and the horses were a bit shy, but I did manage to capture a couple faces and intriguing spots on the ranch.
The shy ones…
and the not-so-shy ones…
and then, there was the ranch…
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