Customers do not ride horses during equine-assisted wellness and support appointments. Instead, they pet, learn to take care of and sometimes even paint on horses. (Courtesy The Mane Thing)
The Mane Thing, an animal-assisted mental wellness service, will celebrate its grand opening July 8 on Facebook live at 10 a.m. at www.facebook.com/YourTexasCoach. Customers can book a one-hour session for $49 to learn about equine care and create art on the side of a horse with safe paint at the horse-aided wellness and support center. The Mane Thing works with at-risk youth and those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and offers both professional and personal coaching as well as mental health peer support sessions. 281-513-8156.www.themanethingllc.com