Debbie Erickson opened a gate on the grounds of her horse ranch in Wasilla and walked her tall black horse into a small pasture.
“I call her Ana for ‘anonymous’ because I couldn’t think of a name,” she said.
Ana is one of 16 therapeutic horses, mini horses and ponies at AURORA Wellness Services in Wasilla, where Erickson works as an equine specialist. When Erickson needs emotional support herself, she visits Ana…