SWANTON, Ohio — The H.O.O.V.E.S. program in Swanton is well known for its mission to use horses to help veterans and first responders with PTSD therapy. Now, it's going the extra mile to make sure the horses that help people are helped themselves.

This week marked the beginning of work toward a new track fence on their back pasture. It's a goal that H.O.O.V.E.S. hopes will help keep horses as healthy as possible for as long as possible.

"Keeping horses healthy, so they can help the veterans that come through H.O.O.V.E.S.," facility manager Justin Held said.

One way to achieve that goal: giving a four-acre pasture a facelift, with an emphasis on keeping horses in the healthiest environment possible.

Held said this week concludes the first week of grunt work toward building a new track s

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