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How a former police officer found direction rescuing horses

For more than two decades, Mark Kirwan served the people of Washington, D.C. as a police officer. But a few years ago, feeling lost amid the COVID pandemic and after the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, he made an unusual choice — moving from fighting crime to rescuing horses. With a mix of purpose and poetry, he shares his story.

How a former police officer found direction rescuing horses

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