Horses helping nurses deal with stress For a few hours, they're learning coping skills Some workers in the health care field are spending a day with horses to ease stress. and last updated 2021-05-24 22:28:59-04 LOXAHATCHEE GROVES, Fla. â Nurses are spending a day of self-care at the Dovecot Farm in Loxahatchee Groves. It's the "Barn to Bedside" retreat for health care workers dealing with stress from the pandemic. "As you know health care has been super stressful and sometimes you get in a fog with everything going on," said Jenna Hallquist, a nurse."But here, it's a time to get away from the stress and be around horses and nature. To teach yourself to have a few moments focus on yourself and what you need and how to clear your mind of all of that stuff."