Lisa, the Director of Rainbow Equine Center, has over 20 years of experience in special education. As well as being a Registered Behavior Technician. She has over 40 years of overall horsemanship knowledge with her primary riding discipline being Dressage. After she retired from Professional Riding, she dreamed of combining her two passions into a well-rounded educational experience. Rainbow Equine is the end result of those dreams. 
 

Stephanie has been working with horses for over 20 years.  She has her Bachelor’s in Biology and Philosophy from Mount Holyoke College and her Master’s in Wildlife Biology and Conservation from Edinburgh Napier University. This makes her well versed in animals and animal behavior. Before pursuing her masters she worked for OSU Harding Hospital on the adolescent psych ward (ages 12-18).  Her main riding discipline is Dressage and she rode on the Intercollegiate riding team at Mount Holyoke College.

Chelsea has her bachelor’s as a K-12 Moderate/Intensive Intervention Specialist (Special Education Teacher) and her master’s as a Technology Facilitator.  She has been teaching MD (Multiple Disability) students for 15 years and is currently teaching ED (Emotional Disturbances) to High School Students who were unsuccessful in their home district.  Chelsea has been working with and taking lessons with Lisa for over 10 years.  She prefers English riding and aspires to compete in Eventing.

Josie has been riding horses for about 5 years and loves to spend time at the barn with the horses and the people. Josie has been apart of our team for little over a year and is being mentored by Lisa. In the a short amount of time she has been with us, she has gained so much experience and knowledge in horsemanship, working with kids, riding and even training. Josie shows our horses with us from time to time under the Rainbow Equine Center facility with Lisa as her trainer. Josies main riding discipline is English Hunter Jumping.

Cara is a special ed teacher, owner of Beach Spirit Apparel- with a background in CrossFit. Her passion is for inclusion and creating opportunities within her business and community for her son on the spectrum. She strives to help each individual find their own path. 

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"Find a light in the tunnel, to help them find their own why, voice and reasoning."

- Her Son, Clark Egeland 

Katie has her Bachelor’s in Special Education K-12 from Miami University and has been teaching for five years in special education as an intervention specialist. Her unique approach to teaching allows for students to grow in strength and flexibility in an organic timeframe.  Additionally she works as a private provider.  She has over 20 years of horsemanship experience. 

Reagan has been working with horses for more than 12 years. She showed competitively for six years and has recently become a certified equine massage therapist. She also has a background in Special Education. Raegan has a passion for caring and loving all animals. She helps us manage our day to day activities at the Barn, as well as care for the animals. Her main riding discipline is Western Riding.

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Attends Capital University, studying business. We have a wonderful opportunity to have Fred on our team! He helps train our younger horses. He is a trusted horseman and always puts the well-being of the horses first!