CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For Giving Tuesday, some volunteers from the Island University spent their day in the hay.
The horses over at the Glenoak Therapeutic Riding Center were having a spa day as they prepared for the show. Those lucky horses deserve the pampering -- because their day job is giving therapeutic rides to those with emotional and physical disabilities.
Joanne Montesano with Glenoak told 3NEWS that therapy riding is a perfect way to build confidence
"A lot of our riders need that boost and when you're sitting on top of an 1,100 pound animal, and you're able to communicate and get that animal to do what you want, it's a sense of empowerment," she said.
Students at the university also made their way to the USS Lexington and the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History for Giving Tuesday.
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