Glenfiddich donates to Wounded Warriors Canada and horse therapy for PTSD

A well-known whisky brand hasgifted $123,000 to a national program that aims to help veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorderand their partners.

The donation from Glenfiddichwas presentedon Mondayat the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. The money is going toWounded Warriors Canada and Can Praxis a national therapy program that uses horses to treat veteransand their partners.

Veteran Todd Burns and his wife have both taken part in the program.

"I cameback from Afghanistan in 2007 and I dealt with a lot of PTSD. I certainly isolated myself from my family and in particular my wife and children," he said.

"The Can Praxis program was vital in helping my wife and I reconnect and learn to communicate with one another with no power plays, no walkaways."

It's the whisky producer's fourth year partnering with Wounded Warriors Canada. According to a statement from the company,it's gifted $425,000 to date.

Scott Maxwell, the executive director ofWounded Warriors, saysthe money will help veterans and families in getting the help and support that they deserve and need.

"When they're living with operational stress injuries like post-traumatic stress disorder, the key is is family, and the key to this partnership is family," said Maxwell.

"Our PTSD equine program is a program that's designed to support, not only the injured member with post-traumatic stress, but as well their spouse, partner or caregiver. And that's a critical gap that we've identified."