The Health Issue
Why Close Encounters With Animals Soothe Us
Compton Jr. Posse in Los Angeles, which brings inner-city children and horses together, reveals the therapeutic power of communing with fellow sentient beings.
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Compton Jr. Posse in Los Angeles, which brings inner-city children and horses together, reveals the therapeutic power of communing with fellow sentient beings.
Photographs by ILONA SZWARC and TEXT BY CHARLES SIEBERT
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