Horse Power Instructor Training School
HORSE POWER STAFF BIOS
| FACULTY | PROFILE | HPITS |
| Isabella (Boo) Mcdaniel, M.Ed. | Founder and Executive Director. Graduated from
Fordham University with a BA in teaching and Antioch/NE with a Masters in Education in Organization and Management (a not for profit MBA!). Just completed a year long course with Giving Monadnock & the NH Charitable Trust in Fund raising. Soon to begin a Certificate Course at Antioch/NE in Organizational Development. The Chair of NARHA Equine advocacy committee. Master Instructor for NARHA and CHA. Several NARHA and EFMHA achievement awards. American Instructor Certification Instructor of the Year Award in 1997. NH Horse Person of the Year 2005. Life long teacher, rider, driver, competitor and trainer. Loves being with the students and horses the most! |
Background and Realms of
Therapeutic Riding Building the Therapeutic Team Lesson Planning Components of Lesson, Goals and Objectives OSHA and ADA Riding Lessons CHA Teaching Role Playing |
| Kris Young | General Manager and Ramrod! Studied Equine Science at Mount Ida College. Having been a PF lesson kid since 1978, a camp CIT and then staff member for Pony Farm summer camp, she has spent the last 28 years here at the farm, taking off a couple of years to spread her wings. Back now for ‘the long haul’, she is currently the Co-Director of the summer residential camp, staff supervisor, and active member of the HP Fundraising team. Inconceivable not to have her here! | |
| Kathy Wile | Assistant Director of the Horse Power Instructor Training School, Core HP Instructor and Faculty member of the school. BS degree in Anthropology and Psychology from Eisenhower College, partially completed graduate level studies in Early Childhood Education. NAHRA Registered Instructor. Horse Power & the Instructor Training School stays organized because of Kathy. We could not do without her! | |
| Terri Devlin | Horse Power Program Director and Volunteer Coordinator. NAHRA certified Advance Therapeutic Riding Instructor, NAHRA state chair for NH, founded Horse Power special needs camp (Barn Yard Buddies) and HP Interactive Vaulting Program, NAHRA Instructor Evaluator. Core Faculty Member of the Horse Power Instructor Training School. Wow, you should see her teach!!! Horse Power has truly been improved and imbibed with Terri’s huge energy and commitment. | |
| Susanne Haseman | Counselor at the Regional Alternative Program in Wilder, VT. Advanced NARHA Instructor, and NARHA Apprentice Evaluator. Co-founder of two therapeutic riding programs, chair of EFMHA Instructor Certification Curriculum Development Committee. EMMHA Board of Directors member and Secretary. Current member of EFMHA Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy Certification Curriculum Development Committee, NARHA Region 1 representative from Vermont. Collaborating therapist at Horse Power and key member of HPITS Development Team. Certified /Licensed Mental Health Professional. | Turning Treatment Plans into
Lesson Plans Setting the Therapeutic Environment in the Barn; Boundaries and Burnout Mental Health: Ethics Emotional Side of Physical Disabilities and Depression Anxiety/Crisis Management Attachment Disorder, Abuse, Neglect, & Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Ground Work (practical) Transitions |
| Nancy Cook | M.Ed. in Reading and Special Ed., Supervising Instructor for Practice Teaching Component in the School, founding instructor for Horse Power. Currently working in the school district as a School Psychologist specializing in testing. Member Steering committee of Clemson University, which is working toward a Therapeutic Riding Minor Degree Program. Member of EFMHA Instructor Curriculum Development Committee. Presenter at numerous national and regional conferences and workshops. Lifelong riding instructor and dressage competitor up to 3rd Level. | Overview of Learning
Disabilities in the Therapeutic Riding Environment IEP Documents & How to Practically Apply them in the Riding Arena and Barn setting. Matching Goals and Objectives to meet the needs of the students & build success |
| Lorna Young | NARHA Advanced Instructor for Horse Power and Specialty Weekend & Workshop Hostess with the Mostest! Avid rider, competitor, Pony Clubber and Event Rider. Graduate of the Cheff Center, the first school to teach people how to be therapeutic riding instructors. Has opened a number of therapeutic riding programs throughout the country. Was formerly the first Program Director for Horse Power when we were getting started. Went on to teach at High Hopes, a fellow therapeutic riding program and Instructor training center with a world wide reputation. A NARHA Instructor Evaluator and Master Instructor Candidate. What energy, smarts and drive. Come meet Lorna and see her create her magic. | |
| Jessy Savage, MSW | Horse Power Instructor & Pony Farm Lesson Program Director and Head of Riding for Pony Farm Summer Camp. BA in psychology from Skidmore College and a Masters in Social Work from Boston College. Has ridden, shown and competed since she was a little girl. Won a national title showing her own Morgan. Captain of the Skidmore College Equestrian Team. NARHA Registered Instructor. Has participated in the EFMHA Equine Specialist Workshop and Faculty of the HP Instructor Training School. Head of the Pony Farm Interscholastic Riding Team. Wait until you see her school a horse….or tame a tough kid! | |
| Lauren Riccio | Communications and Marketing Director for Horse Power. BS degree in Psychology from University of Pittsburgh, Chemical Addictions Counseling Certification from Penn State University, member Gladney Center for Adoption Board of Directors. Long time history with the farm, beginning riding lessons at 11 years of age. Pony Farm camper 1977-1982, then CIT, then Staff. Come get a terrific tour with Lauren and see why we all love her and the farm so much!!!! | |
| Jan Sanders | Business Manager; Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Rivier College, Nashua, NH; Associates BA, Hesser College, Nashua, NH. ADP Payroll Certification, EMT Milford Ambulance. Dedicated and fantastic administrative professional with management experience in both industry and retail. Extensive financial and management problem solving skills along with Human Resources and Project Management skills…Helped build and execute human resources and administrative staff for Sanders Design International. A long time lesson parent, horse owner and now grandmother of two of the sweetest girls ever!!! Could not do this without her! | |
| Corey Desmaris | Farm Manager and Instructor Attended Thompson School of Agriculture, specializing in Horticulture. Owned his own Landscaping business. Formerly of the Monadnock Pony Club member for many years. Family owned horses. Showed competitively in dressage and combined training. Attended 4H. Has done extensive training in Natural Horsemanship. Currently serving as farm manager but also loves to teach in the Pony Farm program. Believes in bitless bridles and rope halters. Has great plans for the farm, its gardens and grounds! Invaluable!!! The farm has never looked better or the horses been happier than in his rope halters and rope reins. | |
| Lisa Freeman | Faculty for the HPITS, frequent clinician at the HP riding workshops and specialty weekends, PF instructor and Centered Riding Instructor, Level 1. Med. In Early Childhood Education. Waldorf teacher for many years. Has taught at both Pony Farm and Horse Power for nearly 20 years. Has run her own summer camp for many years. Active rider and teacher. Wait until you experience the magic she weaves. She would give any of us great confidence and the ability to tackle things we never thought possible. Her words truly go with her music! | |
| Diane Fortier | Pony Farm and Horse Power Farrier | Shoeing and Corrective Shoeing |
| Gretchen Hamm | Horse Power and Pony Farm Chiropractor | Chiropractic as used with TR horses to promote wellness |
| Mark Anderson | DVM | General Vet Care How old is too old and how lame is too lame |
| Blue Seal | Feeds and Feeding | |
| Pam Sanborn | Speech Pathologist | Speech and Language |
| Deirdre Pirie | Former 4 in hand international competitor, Race track trainer and breeder, Event and Fox Hunting and show barn owner | Conditioning and Horse Behavior |
| Maryanne Hamshaw | Cheshire Horse Tack Shop of Keene, NH | Horse Equipment and Tack for the therapeutic riding setting |
| A FANTASTIC TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS, BARN CARE WORKERS, HORSE HANDLERS, TRAINERS AND HORSE LOVERS ROUND OUT THE STAFF TEAM AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS…. All we need now is YOU! |
