PHOTOS: Cobb County Sheriff's Office Equine Therapy Program

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PHOTOS: Cobb County Sheriff's Office Equine Therapy Program

Detainee Joshua Clay Arp rinses Diesel, a percheron draught horse, after a morning patrol at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Detainee Joshua Clay Arp greets Dusty, a belgian draught horse, at the fence of their pasture at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

A Cobb County Sheriff’s Office deputy leads Gucci out of a trailer after a morning patrol at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

A Cobb County Sheriff’s Office deputy leads Apollo out of a trailer after a morning patrol at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Diesel, a percheron draught horse, rolls in the dirt in their pasture at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Detainee Joshua Clay Arp walks Misty, a thoroughbred Clydesdale cross horse, out of the barn as he walks her out to their pasture at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. Also pictured is Diesel, a percheron draught horse. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office badge for the horse Duke is shown on his saddle at the barn at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Dusty, a belgian draught horse, is shown at the fence of their pasture at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Cobb County Sheriff’s Office Major Tony Scipio is shown at the barn at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Detainee Joshua Clay Arp, right, shuts the gate as trainer Abigail Jordan greets Diesel, a percheron draught horse, after they took Diesel and another horse to their pasture after a morning workout at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

The horse barn is shown where the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Dusty, a belgian draught horse, is shown at the fence of their pasture at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

One of the horse trailers is shown for the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit at the barn at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

A Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit horse, Apollo, is shown in their pasture at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Detainee Joshua Clay Arp, left, walks Misty, a thoroughbred Clydesdale cross horse, out her out to their pasture at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. Also pictured is trainer Abigail Jordan as she walks Diesel, a percheron draught horse, out to their pasture. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Detainee Joshua Clay Arp works with Misty, a thoroughbred Clydesdale cross horse, before he walks her out to their pasture at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Detainee Joshua Clay Arp greets Dusty, a belgian draught horse, at the fence of their pasture at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Detainee Joshua Clay Arp leads Misty, a thoroughbred Clydesdale cross horse, out to their pasture at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Detainee Joshua Clay Arp walks Misty, a thoroughbred Clydesdale cross horse, out her out to their pasture at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Detainee Joshua Clay Arp walks Misty, a thoroughbred Clydesdale cross horse, out of the barn as he walks her out to their pasture at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Detainee Joshua Clay Arp rinses Diesel, a percheron draught horse, after a morning patrol at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Detainee Joshua Clay Arp works with Misty, a thoroughbred Clydesdale cross horse, before he walks her out to their pasture at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

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Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Detainee Joshua Clay Arp rinses Diesel, a percheron draught horse, after a morning patrol at the Stout Park Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Powder Springs, Ga. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an equine therapy-style work release program designed to help detainees develop skills. The horses are from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mounted patrol unit. (Jason Getz / AJC)

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