Can Praxis

Can Praxis
Commendation Year
2024
Commendation Type
Local Organization or Group

Based in Alberta and in operation since 2013, registered charity Can Praxis is an equine-assisted therapy provider for the Veteran and first responder communities in Canada. Founded by a Veteran, Can Praxis addresses the wide-ranging impacts of Operational Stress Injuries on the mental health of Veterans, first responders, and their families. Coordinating with a team of donors, sponsors, and professional facilitators, Can Praxis delivers and funds cost-effective, therapeutic programs and opportunities that greatly benefit the well-being of the Canadian Veterans community.

Transcript

Can Praxis is horse equine therapy. Steve has always told me you can't lie to a horse. So using a horse as a medium, it builds people's confidence. It's so involved with the help that he's brought in, the expertise. But at the end of the day, it's about bringing people out of their shell, working with these magnificent animals.

I've known Steve since 1982. And the work that they do to support Veterans; not just Veterans, but first responders, children of Veterans, PTSD sufferers and the programs they run. It's just an impressive program that he's managed to put together over the years. I've seen the results of what Can Praxis does through its programs from the very beginning.

You know, you can see the tangible benefits that it brings to the people that partake in the program. It's making differences in people's lives. It's making lives better. Just proud of you. Proud of what you're doing and proud of what you continue to do with the organization.