[The Other Harry]

He needs to start out with drug and alcohol detox, then some counseling, then a job, THEN maybe a horse.

Drugs are not an issue with me. I have done the alcohol detox and the counseling.

Bill has his 12 steps. I've been working on mine. There is a lot of overlap, but they are not quite the same.

[LSAggie]

I have done the alcohol detox and the counseling

With all due respect, TOH, if you have done the alcohol detox and gone back to drinking, you need to start over. One does not go back to "square one drink status" once he/she has gone through detox, and you know that. Bill has 12 steps and they work, you have "how many" and they aren't working. Leave animals, all animals, out of the equation until you get healthy.