Rescue and Redemption:Dr. Henning’s Horsemanship.  

They came to me unsure, guarded, carrying the weight of past neglect. Patty and Cristy, two small horses with stories written in the way they moved—cautious, hesitant, waiting to see if this place, if I, could be different. 

Rescue is not instant. It’s a slow, deliberate process of proving—through patience, through consistency, through showing up again and again. In medicine, I see the same thing. Patients who have been dismissed, who have learned not to trust doctors, who carry wounds that run deeper than the physical. Healing them isn’t about a single act; it’s about rebuilding faith, one careful step at a time. 

With Patty and Cristy, it starts with small gestures—a quiet presence, a steady hand, a promise kept. In time, they will learn that care does not always come with conditions, that kindness can be trusted. In the ER, in the barn, in life—rescue is not just about saving. It’s about restoring dignity, about offering a second chance, about showing that healing is possible. 

They are safe now. And the real work begins. Come and experience this relationship first hand .