They selected some mustangs to take to a prison.  The prisoners work with the horses.  They do not call it breaking a horse; they call it gentling a horse.  The inmates learn to trust horses.  They also learn patience.  The horses learn a lot, too.  They go from being touched by a human for the first time to being ridden and being adopted in a relatively short amount of time.  The inmates really enjoy the work.  It gives them something to look forward to and a sense of accomplishment.

After adoption, some of the horses go to a home for troubled teens.  Young people who have problems and/or are heading in the direction of jail.  They take the trained horses and gentle them even more.  The goal is to have gentle, desensitized horses that can work in rehabilitating the disabled.  The stories were touching.

I love working with horses.  As a young boy, I usually bounce off the walls.  I have a lot of energy.  You cannot be that way around horses.  So, I have learned some self-control.  I have learned to stay calm, talk sweetly, and have patience.  Working with horses is great for me and apparently other people.  I am glad that I am not alone.  I am glad that horses have the ability to help people.