AMERICAN PAINT HORSE

Cui was born on April 26, 2005. He is a Registered Paint Horse under the name Not Two Late. He has lived with Brenda since he was 4 years old and has helped her heal through many challenges over the years. He has been a best friend to Walley since June 2009 and Paco since October 2019. Cui has been a healing partner for many people since his rescue in 2009.

TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE

Paco is believed to be a purebred Tennessee Walking Horse, born in 1999. He came into Kayla’s and Brenda’s life in 2019. He was adopted from the GAIT, Inc Horse Rescue in Maryland in October 2019. His rescue by the Goodman’s saved two horses, as GAIT, INC was then able to rescue another horse into their program. Paco has been Cui’s best friend and healing partner since 2019. He has rescued Kayla and Brenda as much as they rescued him.

AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE

Walley was born on June 30, 1987. He was adopted by Carrie Rudow in 2008. He has been Cui’s best friend since 2009. Walley has helped many youngsters through the years. He adores children. He has helped the Rudow Family through many challenges as well as the Goodman Family. Walley crossed the rainbow bridge on March 13, 2024. Although we all miss him terribly, his energy and love are ever present here at Healing with the Horses.

PERCHERON/FRIESIAN CROSS

As our newest member of the herd, Bravo comes to us with many talents! To name a few: he knows how to smile and say hello! He is a gentle giant. He is half Percheron and half Friesian. Bravo was born in 2007. We adopted Bravo to the Healing with the Horses herd on Oct 7, 2023. He has become good friends with all the boys and proves to be amazingly calm with everyone.

FOUNDER/OWNER

As an avid horse person Brenda has 52 years of experience riding and working around horses.  She has worked in the medical field (both animal and human industries), as a Veterinary Technician and an Emergency Medical Technician.  She also worked in the Orange and South Euclid-Lyndhurst school districts as a paraprofessional helping students with special challenges. She raised her two daughters around horses and has experienced first hand the emotional and physical healing that horses provide. Through this healing, Brenda conquered her own emotional trauma and witnessed  her daughters’ emotional and physical healing. 

Brenda is now fulfilling her life’s dream of owning an equine retreat where people come to heal with the help of the horses.  Brenda’s specialty is in working with her own horses,  who intuitively know just what humans need.  Brenda has brought family and friends to her horses for over 10 years, facilitating the calming, magical, and therapeutic effects these gentle giants bestow upon people. Thus giving this facility its most appropriate name, Healing with the Horses. 

Brenda is certified in Equine Assisted Learning and  Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

INTUITIVE MEDIUM/NUTRITIONAL CONSULTANT/AROMA THERAPY CONSULTANT/PROGRAM FACILITATOR

Carrie has a broad knowledge of holistic healing: Aromatherapy; Homeopathic Remedies; nutritional support; Photonic Therapy; vibrational healing. Carrie is a gifted Intuitive Medium who can assist in the communication with spirit.

Carrie is certified in Equine Assisted Learning and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

REIKI MASTER/LIBERTY FACILITATOR

Kayla is a college sophomore who is also an avid horsewoman.  She is majoring in Business Management with an Entrepreneurship focus so that she may use her education to open a horse rescue associated with HwtH. Additionally, Kayla uses Reiki as a healing modality at HwtH to include healing her rescue horses and the people who come to HwtH.   Kayla practices Liberty work with her horse Paco.

SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR/PROGRAM FACILITATOR

Lisa is passionate about making learning meaningful.  During her 30 years of private and public school teaching in the K-12 arena she has had the privilege to meet and work with many young people ranging in age from 6 to 16.  Even through No Child Left Behind, the Common Core, and a deluge of the latest and greatest teaching methods, she maintained a classroom environment where meaningful and experiential learning reigns.  In addition to working with young people, she serves doctoral students, also where meaningful education occurs.  With that said, her teaching method is to assess where the student is in his/her learning and moves the student forward.  Lisa sees herself as a facilitator/teacher.   

Becoming the best educator she could be, Lisa attained National Certification and earned a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Change.  Through teaching and learning, Lisa embraces the idea that honoring each student and creating bonds is the best way to guide an education.  

Lisa has taken her teaching experience and transferred it to Healing with the Horses.  She is certified in Equine Assisted Learning and  Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.

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