Horses and people find solace in greener pastures at Southern Reins
Clark Tompkins high fives one of his instructors while riding at Southern Reins Center for Equine Therapy June 20. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
This nonprofit creates space for healing and second chances for people with autism, trauma or other diagnoses, and also for horses that had careers in the show ring, on the polo field or elsewhere.
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Aisling Mäki has been writing about Memphis since she moved to the city more than 20 years ago. She’s worked for print, digital and broadcast news outlets, including Memphis Daily News and Action News 5 (WMC), as well as public relations agencies. Her work has earned awards from The Associated Press, Tennessee Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Public Relations Society of America.
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