American Hippotherapy Association, Inc. Find a Therapist Directory
The Find A Therapist feature on the AHA, Inc. website offers the public a list of therapists/therapy assistants who are members of AHA, Inc. and incorporate hippotherapy as a treatment tool in their practice.
The individuals who are listed MUST meet one of the following requirements:
Completion of the AHA, Inc. Foundation Course (Hippotherapy Treatment Principles- Parts I and II) within the last 5 years (the prerequisite courses to sit for the AHCB Hippotherapy Certification Exam)
ORAHCB Hippotherapy Certified- this indicates the clinician has taken the AHA, Inc. Foundation Course and demonstrates educational achievement in the use of equine movement in therapy practice.
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HPCS Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist- this is an advanced credential that validates the clinician’s extensive knowledge, clinical reasoning, and expertise in the use of equine movement in therapy practice
If a therapist/therapy assistant meets the requirements and desires to be listed, they will indicate this with their membership application and/or membership renewal. Proof of licensure, certification, or certificates from AHA, Inc. Foundation Course will be required. For the 2026 Membership year, please utilize this form for directory inclusion: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwIVtvccxv7_LEYBRxz487IPSGc0-QujmmyAo9sKHU7C0Xog/viewform
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Completed AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Sarah McWilliams, SLP
Anchorage, AK
elaine@hopetherapynj.com -
Completed AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Jennifer Hardy, OT
Cave Creek, AZ
jenhealingranch@gmail.comLauren Hall, OT
Flagstaff, AZ
laurenhallOTD@gmail.comSamantha Leade, SLP
Tuscon, AZ
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Erica Kennemer, OT, HPCS
Greenbrier, AR
director@horseplay.cloudCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Joni Laster, SLP
Fortsmith, AR
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Joann Benjamin, PT, HPCS
Sherman Oaks, CA
jbenjamin@theahainc.orgAntonietta Iannaccone, OT, HPCS
Los Angeles, CA
etta.iannaccone@gmail.comMatthew Mitchell, PT, HPCS
West Covina, CA
mattbhue@gmail.comAmy Oettle, OT, HPCS
Woodland, CA
amyoettle@gmail.comElizabeth Pauly, OT, HPCS
Playa del Ray, CA
elizabeth.pauly@gmail.comMeghan Walker, PT, HPCS
Santa Monica, CA
mfwalker94@gmail.comAHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Erin Colahan, PT
San Jose, CA
erinconn25@gmail.comAdina Dawoud, OT
Sherman Oaks, CA
adinayogi@gmail.comMartha Gibson, OT
Norco, CA
mom.gibson@gmail.comWendy Lucas, OT
San Jose, CA
wendylucasboulder@gmail.comSheryl Venton, OT
Petaluma, CA
sherylventon@aol.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Alexis Boyer, PT
Lake Mathews, CA
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AHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Autumn Hayes-Diges, SLP
Colorado Springs, CO
hayes_autumn@hotmail.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Amy Moody, OT
Eagle, CO
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Emily Amaral, OT, HPCS
Mystic, CT
emily.amaral@nyu.eduAHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Laura Boehmer, PT
Norwalk, CT
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Lauren Janusz, OT, HPCS
Wilmington, DE
brandywineOT@gmail.comComplete AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Glenna Pusey, SLP
Bear, DE
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Tricia Coates, OT, HPCS
Wellington, FL
turningpttherapy@bellsouth.netEileen Davies, PT, HPCS
Jacsksonville, FL
physio_power@yahoo.comLinda Frease, OT, HPCS
Saint Petersburg, FL
lafrease@verizon.netCarol Huegel, PT, HPCS
Safety Harbor, FL
hippopt@aol.comAHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Lauren Allen, PT
Ormond Beach, FL
lkonitzer@yahoo.comCara Gilison, OT
Green Cove Springs, FL
therapyonhooves@gmail.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Laurie Burnett, SLP
Merritt Island, FL
laurieb.eislp@gmail.comCallie Pedersen, OT
Milton, FL
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Bethany Nugent, PT, HPCS
Woodstock, GA
bethany@beats-inc.orgAmy Wallace, OT, HPCS
Cumming, GA
ngahandtherapy@gmail.comMichelle Winer, PT, HPCS
Atlanta, GA
michelle@mwptservices.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Elizabeth Gama, OT
Cummings, GA
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Glen Cotton, OT, HPCS
Highland Park, IL
glencotton.ot@gmail.comAHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Jenny McQuillan, PT
Villa Park, IL
jenmcquillan11@gmail.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Katherine Saunders, OT
Morton Grove, IL
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Lesley Bray, OT, HPCS
Westfield, IL
lesleybray500@gmail.com -
Completed AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Ashley Beekman, COTA
Otley, IA
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Sarah Halfacre, OT, HPCS
Louisville, KY
shalfacre@boysandgirlshaven.orgLisa Harris, PT, HPCS
Lexington, KY
lharris0220@gmail.comJessica Perkins, OT, HPCS
Lancaster, KY
jessica.perkinsot@gmail.comAHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Lauren Kramer, OT
Louisville, KY
lmkramer01@gmail.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Savannah McDowell, OT
Ashland, KY
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AHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Sara Gagliarducci, OT
Phippsburg, ME
slg.msot@gmail.com -
Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
MaryEllen Davis, PT, HPCS
Owings Mills, MD
maryellendavis2@gmail.comKatelyn Roe, OT, HPCS
Marriotsville, MD
katelynmroe@gmail.com
AHCB Hippotherapy CertifiedJessica Rile, OT
Glen Arm, MD
reinremedy@gmail.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Nathalie Miller, OT
Boyds, MD nathalie@cultivaterehab.com -
Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Leora Barry, OT, HPCS
Belchertown, MA
leorabarry@gmail.comIlana Casady, OT, HPCS
Pepperell, MA
cloverphysicaltherapy@gmail.comLaura Dennis, PT, HPCS
Hopkinton, MA
icasady@hotmail.comAHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Maureen Brown, OT
Seekonk, MA
mobotrl@comcast.netCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Paula McDonald, OT
Milton, MA
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Jodi Haugen, OT, HPCS
Kalamazoo, MI
jhaugen46@gmail.comBeth Macauley, SLP, HPCS
Grand Rapids, MI
bmacslp@gmail.comCara Masselink, OT, HPCS
Caledonia, MI
cara.masselink@wmich.eduLaSandra Schwarze, PT, HPCS
Ferndale, MI
hisplace2485062061@gmail.comAHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Kristine Gapske, OT
Trenton, MI
littleheroespediatrictherapy@gmail.com
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Janet Weisberg, PT, HPCS
Minneapolis, MN
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Completed AHA, Inc. Foundation Courses
Rebecca Mahood-Lieb, OT
Wildwood, MO
rebecca.mahood@gmail.com -
AHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Julie Juracich, OT
Stevensville, MT
juliejuracich@gmail.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Courses
Taylor Clark, OT
Billings, MT
taymac.clark@gmail.comCourtney James, PT
Billings, MT
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Heather Ajzenman, OT, HPCS
Wolfeboro, NH
heather@playandprospertherapy.com -
Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Melanie Dominko-Richards, SLP, HPCS
Clinton, NJ
melanie.dominkorichards@gmail.comSusie Rehr, PT, HPCS
Morganville, NJ
srehr@specialstrides.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Courses
Lori Colon, SLP
Washington, NJ
loricslp@gmail.com
Christianna Farrell, PT
Clarksboro, NJ
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Ruth Dismuke-Blakely, SLP, HPCS
Edgewood, NM
skylinetherapyservices@gmail.comLaura Pulliam, PT, HPCS
Albuquerque, NM
laurahunsucker11@gmail.comNeita Miller, SLP, HPCS
Edgewood, NM
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Meredith Bazaar, SLP, HPCS
New York, NY
meredithbazaar@gmail.comPauly McGuffey, PT, HPCS
Lindenhurst, NY
paula.mcguffey@yahoo.comAHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Krista Strafford, PT
Queensbury, NY
kristastrafford@yahoo.comKrysti Maloney, SLP
Rocky Point, NY
krystimSLP@gmail.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Jodi O'Connell-Ponkos, OT
Ghent, NY
destinysridetherapeutic@gmail.comCarol Terilli, PT
Bronx, NY
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Jennifer Davis, OT, HPCS
Castle Hayne, NC
jkutnyak@yahoo.comTracey Lewis, PT, HPCS
Rutherfordton, NC
oakwoods10@gmail.comAHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Nicole Landry, OT
Huntersville, NC
nicole.landry.0624@gmail.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Nicole Kemerling, OT
Southern Pines, NC
kemerlingnl@gmail.comLucia Pasquel-Lefebvre, SLP
Wilmington, NC
luciaplef@gmail.com
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AHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Meghan Hlebechuk, SLP
Dickinson, ND
meghan.voigt@wondermenttherapies.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Courses
Jenna Weisz
Dickinson, ND
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Stephanie Gross, PT, HPCS
Perrysburg, OH
sgross14@outlook.comAHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Melissa Pucak, PT
Burghill, OH
mpucakpt@gmail.comNicole Navarre, SLP
Sylvania, OH
nbass2391@gmail.comJayne Prushing, OT
Hamilton, OT
breezehilltherapy@gmail.com
Completed AHA, Inc. Foundation CourseChristine Sikkema, OT
Loveland, OH
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Laurie Schick, PT, HPCS
Bend, OR
laurieschickpt@gmail.comAHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Madelynne Jensen
Portland, OR
rock.rose.equestrian.llc@gmail.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Amanda Lofdahl, PT
Newburg, OR
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Whitney Angelini, PT, HPCS
Slippery Rock, PA
whitney.angelini@sru.eduAinsley Dillion, OT, HPCS
Aliquippa, PA
ainsley@hilltophorizons.orgCarol Huegel, PT, HPCS
Philadelphia, PA
hippopt@aol.comAHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Katie Geiwitz
New Castle, PA
determinedwill@hotmail.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Courses
Jackie DeMerlis, PT
Warrington, PA
jackiemenke@gmail.com -
Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Mary Helene Chaplin, PT, HPCS
Portsmouth, RI
engagingpt@gmail.com -
AHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Kelly Sparrow, OT
Spartanburg, SC
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Ellen Jeanni Bonine, OT, HPCS
Rockwood, TN
jeannibonine@heightenedpotential.comAllison Harrison, PT, HPCS
Nashville, TN
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Celia Bower, PT, HPCS
White Oax, TX
celia_bower@yahoo.comKaren Fergason, PT, HPCS
San Antonio, TX
karen@riserehab.orgFritzi Glover-Strowmatt, OT, HPCS
Houston, TX
fritziot@gmail.comPriscilla Lightsey, PT, HPCS
Austin, TX
plightsey@gmail.com
Jessica Porter, PT, HPCS
Bulverde, TX
hopereinsintexas@reagan.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Katelyn Del Angel, OT
Alvin, TX
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Completed AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Anna Sullivan, OT
St. George, UT
annasullivanot@desertcloudtherapy.com
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AHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Chelsea Ellison, OT
Suffolk, VA
chelsea.ellison@naturenurturellc.netSydney Sawyer, PT
Clifton, VA
ssawyer@cloverleadfequine.org
Completed AHA, Inc. Foundation CourseJenna Lewis, OT
Virginia Beach, VA
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Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Christina Reyer, OT, HPCS
Tacoma, WA
creyer@littlebit.orgCynthe Slaybaugh, PT, HPCS
Olympia, WA
cynthe.slaybaugh@yahoo.comAHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Mindy Bohrer, PT, OT
Seattle, WA
mindib@protonmail.comSandy Jones, PTA
Everett, WA
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Completed AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Rachael Biesecker, PT
Morgantown, WV
rachael.biesecker@gmail.com -
Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Stephanie Clausen-Kubarth, OT, HPCS
Union Grove, WI
midwesttherapeutic@gmail.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Course
Courtney Losey, SLP
Cameron, WI
clundeen12@gmail.comMolly Kafka, OT
De Pere, WI
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AHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Jessica Eastman, OT
Jackson, WY
grandstepstherapy@gmail.com -
AHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Madeline Yeaman, OT
Arcadia, New South Wales, AU
admin@kidletsah.com.au -
Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Pippa Hodge, PT, HPCS
Pemberton, British Columbia, CA
pippah033@gmail.comAHCB Hippotherapy Certified
Annie Genios, OT
Vevis, Quebec, CA
annie@ergo-escargot.comCompleted AHA, Inc. Foundation Courses
Christine Whitelaw, OT
Edmonton, Alberta, CA
chris@whitelaw.org -
Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Esther Nofziger, OT, HPCS
Gerach, DE
mail-an-aufsteiger@gmx.de -
Completed AHA, Inc. Foundation Courses
Cathy Lauderbaugh, SLP
Auckland, NZ
CJLauderbaugh@gmail.com -
Completed AHA, Inc. Foundation Courses
Emma Boyle
Shanbally, Tipperary, IE
emmakirbyboyle1@gmail.com -
Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Hye-yeon Shin, PT, HPCS
Gyeonggi-do, KR
hyeyeon8318.shin@samsung.com
It will be the responsibility of the listed individual to contact the AHA, Inc. office to keep the information updated
(e.g., change of name or address, or added certification).