How one Texas non-profit uses jousting to help veterans, first responders | Truly Texan

Veterans, first responders and active-duty personnel in the area of Paige and McDade find healing in a unique way: through the medieval sport of jousting.

In this week's episode of Truly Texan, the team behind the Knights of the Grail discusses how their group came to be, how therapeutic horsemanship helps those impacted by conditions such as PTSD and how program participants can end up jousting in the ring of Sherwood Forest Faire.

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This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas non-profit uses jousting to help veterans, first responders