Stephanie Keene | Melissa Sevigny | Marley Larrivee
Anna Letellier | Kimberly Behre | Weston Pease | Ethan Owens |
Stephanie Keene - Executive Director and Head Riding Instructor (Eagala Level 1 & 2)
Stephanie has worked with horses all of her life.She learned about the field of Therapeutic Riding while working as a riding instructor.  A physical therapist approached her and asked if she would be interested in introducing children with Cerebral Palsy to the healing world of horseback riding. Stephanie, never saying no to an opportunity to learn something new, began to work with the children (with the help of some amazing horse partners) and after a short time saw such dramatic achievements in them that she was hooked! She trained with PATH (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship) and received her instructor certification.
Stephanie has remained an advocate for the therapeutic riding field acting as a  Vice President of NESAR (New England Special Activities and Resources). She was an active participant in getting the Maine State Equestrian Special Olympics program running, and remains a current committee member, facilitator and trainer of certifying other coaches.
Stephanie has also been on the ground floor of EFMHA (Equine Facility Mental Health Association), a PATH sub-section, and has been studying to get her Bachelor's degree in Behavioral Health. She is EAGALA [equine assisted Growth and Learning assc] Level 2 Certified, Bal-a-Vis-X Level 1-2 & Adaptive Certified. She is a MHRT 2 (Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician), and has worked hard to incorporate Equine Facilitated Experiential Learning while integrating the joy of a natural farm experience for all! Stephanie also recently has been Certified with the Tall Grass Institute for Equine acupressure. She is: Certified Brain Gym, Certified Reiki Master, Certified Violet Flame Reiki, Certified Quan Yin's Violet Flame Reiki, Certified Quan Yin's Lavender Flame Reiki, and Masgutova Method MNRI Core Specialist.
Not to be overlooked, Stephanie has trained and worked as a veterinary technician, is a certified blacksmith and iron forger, a Certified Animal Chiropractor and Level 2 Centered Riding Instructor and recently attained her Eagala Level 2 Instructor certification.
As you can see, Stephanie is passionate about learning everything she can to serve the community, the riders at Hearts & Horses and her animal partners to the best of her ability.
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Melissa Sevigny
My love for riding began early. At 8 years old, I successfully talked my parents into letting me take a lesson and I’ve been riding ever since. After high school I became a Certified Nursing Assistant and turned my focus to rehabilitation. For the last 17 years I have been blessed to work rehabilitating post-operative patients and caring for adults with mental and physical disabilities. Several years ago when my daughter was just a toddler, I opened my home as a shared living residence to handicapped adults and have enjoyed sharing my family life with them and watching them blossom in a loving, accepting environment.
In my late twenties, my love of riding became essential to my health when I needed to recover from an athletic back injury. When so many activities caused me pain, therapeutic riding provided relief and I’m incredibly grateful a passion I discovered as a child turned into a way to heal my body. I have volunteered at local barns to share my love of riding with those who need to ride for improved health and could not be more excited to have settled at Hearts and Horses Farms.
I currently live in Saco with my 10 year old daughter Madison, husband Tim and several furry family members.
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Marley Larrivee
Marley is a student & Summer Camp Instructor. She is a Life long horse rider. She has taken lessons for 11 years. She competes Regionally in shows. Marley has trained & sold horses earning enough money to buy her DREAM horse, Isabeau, a Friesian mare. Marley will graduate in June from BEHS and heads to UNH in fall to pursue a Degree in therapy!
  
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Anna Letellier
Anna began riding and working with horses when she was ten. She was able to participate in lessons at several different barns, giving her the opportunity to ride and work with a multitude of different horses. More recently, she attended Houghton College in New York where she earned a degree in Recreation/Equestrian Studies. While in school, she had the opportunity to study under Olympic & FEI level dressage instructors, a nationally recognized hunter coach, as well as earn instructor & clinic instructor certifications with CHA. Her riding and teaching experience extends to dressage, hunters and jumpers, as well as western. Anna loves to participate in cross-country events when possible. Her paint mare, Velvet, also loves to jump.
Years of working with different horses and people have taught Anna to teach what she sees and coach each rider according to their own needs and style of learning. She loves to see her students succeed and take the information they are learning and make it their own.
Anna's certifications include Eagala level 2; Certified Horsemanship Association english level 4 (with jumping) and western level 3; CHA's Instructor of Riders with Disabilities.
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Kimberly Behre
Kim is a lifelong rider who comes to us from Southern NJ where she spent nearly 10 years working for the school department educating children with special needs. She a member of PATH and studied for her certification at an Accredited Premier Center where she worked directly with adults and children with varying physical and mental challenges. Kim has a well-rounded horsemanship background starting from an early age. She grew up riding in the United States Pony Clubs where she became an active 3-Phase Event rider and eventually an Instructor. As an adult she's owned many of her own horses that she successfully started as foals in several disciplines including dressage, hunter/jumpers, driving, English Pleasure and of course Eventing. | |  |
| Kim holds several certifications including Secondary/Elementary Education, A.R.I.C.P. High Honors Instructor Certification in English Pleasure, she is currently awaiting her PATH certification as an Instructor to the Handicap and is presently continuing her education working towards a Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy.
A few words from Kim....
" I am so happy to be settled into my new home in Maine with my daughters and here at Hearts 'N Horses. I'm excited to have the opportunity to share with your family the joy and rewards horses have brought to my life."
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Weston Pease
Weston is a Level 1, 2 and Adaptive Eagala Instructor and Bal-a-Vis-X Level 1-2 & Adaptive.
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Ethan Owens
Ethan is a Level 1 Eagala Instructor |
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