Therapeutic riding near Longmont transforms life of 18-year-old with Down syndrome

By Olivia Doak Robert Hesse-Withbroe did not have an easy transition moving from Minnesota to Colorado. Hesse-Withbroe, an 18-year-old with Down syndrome and a junior at Mead High School, struggled when his family moved to Colorado. He experienced major medical issues and stopped talking, laughing and enjoying life. So his family decided to find equine-assisted therapy [...]