SHIOCTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A horse therapy clinic has officially been acquired by Rawhide Inc.
CHAPS Academy in Shiocton cited financial reasons when shutting down after 14 years in January.
Outpatient counseling services are expected to continue at CHAPS, with a primary focus on serving girls and their families.
Becky Heldt is Rawhide’s Clinic Administrator.
“Rawhide is actively seeking input from area mental health providers to tailor services at the CHAPS facility to serve the vital needs of the community. Because Rawhide has a long history of using horses in treatment programs with at-risk youth, there will be a lot of parallels in the services Rawhide intends to operate at the CHAPS facility.”
Rawhide plans to reopen CHAPS’ doors on May 1.
