MANOR — A Manor- based ranch serving Bastrop County with “the power of the horse” is hosting its annual gala this weekend, raising funds to provide free-ofcharge therapeutic services for veterans, first responders and individuals with disabilities.Local nonprofit Healing with Horses Ranch is a learning and therapy center that promotes increased independence and resilience with its stable of 19 horses and one friendly donkey.“I can personally attest to the power of therapeutic riding because I have seen the effects on clients’ confidence, communication and resiliency first-hand,” Development Director Rebekah Fookes said. “I witnessed one of my students, a pre-teen, go ...