100618 Hootenanny (GS)

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Members of the Veterans R&R Wild Horse Program work together to move the "little ones" Guenther, a mini Appaloosa horse and Charlie a mini donkey into a circle as the build trust with the horses and each other during an exercise Saturday morning, Oct. 6, 2018, at Bull Valley Equestrian Center, 605 S. Valley Hill Road, in Bull Valley. The Veterans R&R Wild Horse will host a Hootenanny on October 20th at Beyond Stable Farms to raise money for the group that provides Veterans and military families the opportunity to experience the healing effects that wild mustangs.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media James Welch, president of the Veterans Release and Relief Operation Wild Horse program talks about the mornings activities before members of the Veterans R&R Wild Horse Program start their trust building exercise Saturday morning, Oct. 6, 2018, at Bull Valley Equestrian Center, 605 S. Valley Hill Road, in Bull Valley. The Veterans R&R Wild Horse will host a Hootenanny on October 20th at Beyond Stable Farms to raise money for the group that provides Veterans and military families the opportunity to experience the healing effects that wild mustangs.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Members of the Veterans R&R Wild Horse Program work together with Guenther, a mini Appaloosa horse to move a ball into a circle as the build trust with the horses and each other during an exercise Saturday morning, Oct. 6, 2018, at Bull Valley Equestrian Center, 605 S. Valley Hill Road, in Bull Valley. The Veterans R&R Wild Horse will host a Hootenanny on October 20th at Beyond Stable Farms to raise money for the group that provides Veterans and military families the opportunity to experience the healing effects that wild mustangs.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media A veteran touches Ford as members of the Veterans R&R Wild Horse Program build trust with the horses and each other during an exercise Saturday morning, Oct. 6, 2018, at Bull Valley Equestrian Center, 605 S. Valley Hill Road, in Bull Valley. The Veterans R&R Wild Horse will host a Hootenanny on October 20th at Beyond Stable Farms to raise money for the group that provides Veterans and military families the opportunity to experience the healing effects that wild mustangs.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Ford, watches as members of the Veterans R&R Wild Horse Program and the other animals create a herd as they work together to build trust with the each other during an exercise Saturday morning, Oct. 6, 2018, at Bull Valley Equestrian Center, 605 S. Valley Hill Road, in Bull Valley. The Veterans R&R Wild Horse will host a Hootenanny on October 20th at Beyond Stable Farms to raise money for the group that provides Veterans and military families the opportunity to experience the healing effects that wild mustangs.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media James Welch, president of the Veterans Release and Relief Operation Wild Horse program leads the group as they walk around the training ring Saturday morning, Oct. 6, 2018, at Bull Valley Equestrian Center, 605 S. Valley Hill Road, in Bull Valley. The Veterans R&R Wild Horse will host a Hootenanny on October 20th at Beyond Stable Farms to raise money for the group that provides Veterans and military families the opportunity to experience the healing effects that wild mustangs.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Paul Frapolly hugs Guenther, a mini Appaloosa horse, as members of the Veterans R&R Wild Horse Program build trust with the horses and each other during an exercise Saturday morning, Oct. 6, 2018, at Bull Valley Equestrian Center, 605 S. Valley Hill Road, in Bull Valley. The Veterans R&R Wild Horse will host a Hootenanny on October 20th at Beyond Stable Farms to raise money for the group that provides Veterans and military families the opportunity to experience the healing effects that wild mustangs.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Wild mustangs Padie and Ford run around the training ring at Bull Valley Equestrian Center under the direction Veterans R&R Wild Horse Program Director Patti Gruber Saturday morning, Oct. 6, 2018, at the center, 605 S. Valley Hill Road, in Bull Valley. The Veterans R&R Wild Horse will host a Hootenanny on October 20th at Beyond Stable Farms to raise money for the group that provides Veterans and military families the opportunity to experience the healing effects that wild mustangs.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Marty Lenze who served in the Marine Corps spends time with Shrimp Saturday morning, Oct. 6, 2018, at Bull Valley Equestrian Center, 605 S. Valley Hill Road, in Bull Valley. The Veterans R&R Wild Horse will host a Hootenanny on October 20th at Beyond Stable Farms to raise money for the group that provides Veterans and military families the opportunity to experience the healing effects that wild mustangs.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Veterans watch as Veterans R&R Wild Horse Program Director Patti Gruber works with Ford, a wild mustang, Saturday morning, Oct. 6, 2018, at the Bull Valley Equestrian Center, 605 S. Valley Hill Road, in Bull Valley. The Veterans R&R Wild Horse will host a Hootenanny on October 20th at Beyond Stable Farms to raise money for the group that provides Veterans and military families the opportunity to experience the healing effects that wild mustangs.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Rick Gill, McHenry, who served in the Marine Corps, watches as other members of the Veterans R&R Wild Horse Program work with horses Saturday morning, Oct. 6, 2018, at Bull Valley Equestrian Center, 605 S. Valley Hill Road, in Bull Valley. The Veterans R&R Wild Horse will host a Hootenanny on October 20th at Beyond Stable Farms to raise money for the group that provides Veterans and military families the opportunity to experience the healing effects that wild mustangs.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Rick Gill, McHenry, who served in the Marine Corps, watches as other members of the Veterans R&R Wild Horse Program work with horses Saturday morning, Oct. 6, 2018, at Bull Valley Equestrian Center, 605 S. Valley Hill Road, in Bull Valley. The Veterans R&R Wild Horse will host a Hootenanny on October 20th at Beyond Stable Farms to raise money for the group that provides Veterans and military families the opportunity to experience the healing effects that wild mustangs.