September 2025   It’s one of the first questions we’re asked. Why horses? It’s a fair question. When most people think about dementia support, they imagine support groups or clinical environments. Horses don’t immediately come to mind. And yet — horses make profound sense. At It Takes a Herd,  we use equine-assisted learning as an educational and experiential approach to support care partners and people living with dementia. This is not therapeutic riding. It is not performan