so thank you for all that you do, and all that you contribute to boulder crest retreat and the warrior path program. you are saving lives. griff: ken, if you can come and speak to what she struggled. she mentioned demons and having to work through them. that s erica. she is a warrior. she was on the battlefield, and did some amazing things for the special operations forces. i tell people of the time, griff, when you go to war, you see the worst humanity has to offer. she saw that, came home with those demons, and worked through them. although they are never completely gone, she s worked through them and is living a great and productive life today. you know, you think about what you re thankful for on thanksgiving, and that s it to me. people saying you saved their lives, and they are here. our motto is to be a more productive member in society,
and half hours. winston churchill said the outside of the horse is good for the inside of a man, and there s a lot of truth to that. you can see some of that in the video. but when the families are visiting with us, they spend a lot of time with the horses, as well. what we are really trying to do that boulder crest is to transform the way mental health health care is done for combat veterans and first responders. the stigma and inaccessibility around it, the fact that most of it doesn t work, that s we are trying to transform. we do in a variety of ways. specifically with the horses, that s just one of those ways. griff: here s one of the testimonies of one of the many people who went through the program you mention. take a listen. warrior path taught me to respond and not react. i was unapproachable and scary to so many people that i loved, and it helped me work through my demons. and i am here.
can faulk is a founder and chairman and veteran, a former master chief petty officer. happy thanksgiving to you, and congratulations on the success you have had with boulder crest. full disclosure, i have visited you many years ago, and since then you have rescued thousands of veterans and first responders. for many of our viewers, they may not fully understand that, for veterans who have fought bravely, courageously, in the fiercest battles and wars overseas, the toughest fight begins when they come home. you are trying to change it, and working with animals. tell us what you re doing. griff, thanks, and happy thanksgiving indeed. it s great to be reconnected. animals are an important part of what we do. the programs that we run, specifically our warrior path program, which you highlighted in that short clip, it is 74.5 hours of training, and the horses are used for about three