(Source: The United States Army) SAN ANTONIO -- The mustachioed cowboy greets Cindy Tripoli, Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston Equestrian Center manager, with a tip of his hat. He appears quite at home in this rustic atmosphere created by the sights, smells and sounds of the stable and its occupants, but then, back to the future, he pulls out a smart phone, his calloused fingers deftly calling up photos of a hog hunt with Spider, his mule, and begins an enthusiastic description of the event which ended in a lively discourse on equine breeding. It's a comfortable, weekly ritual -- a prelude to Tuesday morning equine therapy sessions for wounded warriors. The cowboy, Jed Elrod, is...
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