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Stable worker Ali Hussein from Pakistan, 34, holds Calypso, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, during a visit at an elderly care home in Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Stable worker Ali Hussein from Pakistan, 34, holds Calypso, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, during a visit at an elderly care home in Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Homer, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, stands in a van ahead of its visit at a psychiatric clinic for adults, in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Homer, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, stands in a van ahead of its visit at a psychiatric clinic for adults, in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A student at a school for disabled children touches Ivi, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A student at a school for disabled children touches Ivi, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Ivi, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, stands at an elderly care home in Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Ivi, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, stands at an elderly care home in Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Haris, a resident of a psychiatric clinic for adults, left, plays a farewell song in piano for Homer, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, in Nea Makri, about 38 kilometres (60m miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Haris, a resident of a psychiatric clinic for adults, left, plays a farewell song in piano for Homer, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, in Nea Makri, about 38 kilometres (60m miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Stable worker Ali Hussein, 34, from Pakistan dries Ivi's hair, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, at a farm in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Stable worker Ali Hussein, 34, from Pakistan dries Ivi's hair, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, at a farm in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Founder of Gentle Carousel Greece Mina Karagianni, right, and stable worker Ali Hussein arrive with Homer, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, at a psychiatric clinic for adults in Nea Makri, about 38 kilometres (60m miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Founder of Gentle Carousel Greece Mina Karagianni, right, and stable worker Ali Hussein arrive with Homer, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, at a psychiatric clinic for adults in Nea Makri, about 38 kilometres (60m miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Elli Salma, a resident of an elderly care home, looks up as Ivi, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, visits her room, in Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Elli Salma, a resident of an elderly care home, looks up as Ivi, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, visits her room, in Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Calypso, left, and Ivi, miniature horses used for therapy programs, enter an elevator at a school for disabled children, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Calypso, left, and Ivi, miniature horses used for therapy programs, enter an elevator at a school for disabled children, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Homer, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, stands in a van, in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Homer, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, stands in a van, in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Stable worker Ali Hussein, 34, from Pakistan runs with Homer, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, at a farm in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Stable worker Ali Hussein, 34, from Pakistan runs with Homer, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, at a farm in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Stable worker Ali Hussein, 34, from Pakistan, bottom left, tends to miniatures horses used for therapy programs, at a farm in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Stable worker Ali Hussein, 34, from Pakistan, bottom left, tends to miniatures horses used for therapy programs, at a farm in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A student at a school for disabled children hugs Ivi, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A student at a school for disabled children hugs Ivi, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Homer, left, plays with its son Hercules, both miniature horses used for therapy programs, at a farm in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Homer, left, plays with its son Hercules, both miniature horses used for therapy programs, at a farm in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A resident of an elderly care home pats Calypso, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, in Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A resident of an elderly care home pats Calypso, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, in Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Nine-year-old Josifina Topa Mazuch, a student at a school for disabled children, holds the reins of Ivi, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Nine-year-old Josifina Topa Mazuch, a student at a school for disabled children, holds the reins of Ivi, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Founder of Gentle Carousel Greece Mina Karagianni cuts the hair of Odysseus, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, at a farm in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Founder of Gentle Carousel Greece Mina Karagianni cuts the hair of Odysseus, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, at a farm in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Homer, bottom, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, plays at a farm in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Homer, bottom, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, plays at a farm in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Stable worker Ali Hussein, 34, from Pakistan washes Odysseus, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, at a farm in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Stable worker Ali Hussein, 34, from Pakistan washes Odysseus, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, at a farm in Rafina about 32 kilometres (51 miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Founder of Gentle Carousel Greece Mina Karagianni, poses with Calypso, right, and Ivi miniature horses used for therapy programs, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Founder of Gentle Carousel Greece Mina Karagianni, poses with Calypso, right, and Ivi miniature horses used for therapy programs, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Homer, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, smells a painting of its portrait, created by Stamatina, right, a resident of a psychiatric clinic for adults in Nea Makri, about 38 kilometres (60m miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Homer, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, smells a painting of its portrait, created by Stamatina, right, a resident of a psychiatric clinic for adults in Nea Makri, about 38 kilometres (60m miles) east of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)