Providing a Safe Space SRD Straightening Reins is providing a safe place for LGBTQ teens to receive mental health support while learning healthy life skills alongside the equine-assisted learning model (EAGALA). In January 2021, Kerri R. Smith-Osei, CLC, CECP an...
A Renewal, Welcoming 2021 The year 2020 with all of its challenges has come to an end. We look back and realize we became flexible, appreciative of our families and friends and more generous in our nature. The SRD Ranch continued to receive calls from families whose...
A Great Way to End a Challenging Year As we come to the end of an especially stress filled year, the SRD Straightening Reins Foundation would like to invite you and your children to join them in an upcoming event, Holiday at the Ranch, a Virtual Experience on December...
In Memory of Samantha Rocha-Dyer Horses have a special place in the heart of the SRD Straightening Reins Foundation because of Samantha Rocha-Dyer who would have celebrated her 25th birthday on November 13,2020. A bright young girl who loved animals and horses,...
One More Step Forward with SRD Straightening Reins As researchers continue to close the gaps between mental health issues and substance abuse, psychiatrists note that often youth self-medicate to relieve issues of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder...
