Our second year of RISE welcomed veterans and first responders from the Missouri Department of Corrections (MO DOC) to the barn today for a different kind of experience, one centered on slowing down, reconnecting, and discovering what can happen when there is space to simply be. RISE—Restore in Stillness and Equines—was created for those who spend their lives serving others. The program began as a pilot in 2025 as an extension of our Equine Services for Heroes program, after