bASHLEYb was locked in closets as punishment, and physically and sexually abused, resulting in an angry and violent child who threatened her adoptive family--until she met Cocoa and Radar, the horses that helped her learn to trust again. p bBRENDAb was diagnosed bipolar and lived through humiliating domestic abuse, but three horses--Delilah, Wiscy, and Diesel--helped her establish a sense of self-worth, hope for the future, and ultimately, the will to go on.p bNICKb was angry, suicidal, and a veteran with combat PTSD, who now says, Horses literally saved my life. p Inspired by her own childhood trauma when she spent seven days in a coma, awakened to a severely compromised body and brain, and rebuilt her life with the help of a horse, Michelle Holling-Brooks founded Unbridled Change, a non-profit Equine-Partnered Therapy organization that helps match horses to individuals in need. Here she shares amazing stories of the people she's worked with and the horse cure that changed their lives