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ABOUT US Our Staff | The Horses | The Location | Photo GalleryLynn serves as President and Equine Specialist for TRANSITIONS. A former Sales Director for a Fortune 100 firm, and a total of 30 years in the corporate sector. She draws on her sales and management experience to develop unique and effective equine activities that foster improved communication styles and enhance the personal and professional growth of the clients at TRANSITIONS. A certified EAGALA Equine Specialist and professional instructor of Natural Horsemanship for 16 years Lynn has attended the International Study Center for Parelli Horsemanship in both Colorado and Florida where she trained directly under both Pat and Linda Parelli in the Levels Program, Liberty and Horsemanship, Fluidity and Colt Starting. In addition to serving as the Equine Specialist for TRANSITIONS she also teaches private clinics in natural horsemanship at their farm and is an instructor of several horsemanship courses for Isothermal Community College. Professional Memberships and Training Credentials
Doug serves as Vice President and lead facilitator for TRANSITIONS. A highly skilled facilitator who brings a myriad of corporate training experiences to his role. A corporate executive for a Fortune 100 company, former Director of Sales and Marketing, Business consultant to companies in Europe, South America, UAE and Canada and the creator of the “Sales Action Plan” a tool used by hundreds of sales professionals with impressive results. Doug has facilitated training seminars to over 2000 people and 90 companies across North America. He has over 25 years of experience enhancing the sales and organizational effectiveness of corporate groups. Professional Memberships and Training Credentials
Bobbie serves as TRANSITIONS lead Mental Health Professional for Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) sessions. An integral member of the facilitation team, Bobbie brings 20 years of clinical experience as a therapist to our learning center. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of North Carolina and an EAGALA Level 2 certified Mental Health Professional. Bobbie began her career in 1988 at the Polk Mental Health Center as Director of the Found a Friend program which paired adult volunteers with youth at risk or those involved in the juvenile court system. She was responsible for all aspects of the program from managing the adults to securing funding and working with the youth and families. Services included; crisis intervention, assessment, evaluation, diagnosis and admission to the program; treatment planning and establishment of client goals; and providing individual and family therapy as needed. In 2000, she left the mental health system and started a new program at the Foothills Equestrian Nature Center working with youth involved with the juvenile justice system and those suspended from school. This program was considered a partial day treatment program for youth and Bobbie was responsible for all aspects of the program. This included managing staff, securing funding, and providing therapy. At the conclusion of the program, Bobbie began working as staff counselor at Steps to Hope, Polk County’s local domestic violence and sexual assault center. She provided individual therapy for victims of violence and facilitated the weekly support group. In addition, she also contracted with Family Preservation Services as therapist in the local middle school and high school as well as having a small caseload of private clients. Currently, she is in private practice in Tryon, North Carolina. The interventions and therapies utilized include cognitive behavioral therapy, rational emotive behavioral therapy, reality and client centered therapy, talk therapy, play therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) as well as mindfulness training and ACT, acceptance and commitment therapy. E-bay (aka; “E”) is a 12 year-old Sorrel colored registered Quarter Horse and the veteran of the TRANSITIONS herd (or “Your Majesty” as he likes to be referred to). Originally from Montana, E-bay came to Colorado as a young Stallion in the spring of 2000 where we were fortunate enough to have him move in permanently. He is the strong silent type with an amazing amount of patience, desire to please … (as in “please” give me a cookie)… and at 15.2 hands and 1050 pounds, is very athletic. E-bay enjoys both trail-riding and cutting cattle whenever he gets the chance, has never met a pasture he didn’t like and believes he is invisible to all humans whenever eating or sleeping….which is most of the time. “E” has definitely earned a high degree of trust and respect within the herd and has proven to be a great leader.Martini, just as his name suggests, is the perfect companion at the end of a long day to let go of life’s chaos and stress. This 10 year-old registered Tennessee Walking Horse is a gentle giant that loves being around people and who is very affectionate. We liberated Martini from a farm in Tennessee 8 years ago where unpleasant “tools” and harsh methods were used to force a horse to walk in a certain way simply for show. Today, Martini is a free spirit and with his almost black/coffee bean colored coat, long flowing mane and tail is an inspiring sight to all when he gallops across the pastures here at TRANSITIONS. The biggest boy on staff at 16.2 hands and 1250 pounds, Martini is the epitome of a team player accepting any assignment thrown at him with style and grace. He has a quiet confidence about him, knows who he is and thrives in his role within the herd.Have you ever been around a 5-year old who is so curious about everything that the “who, what why” questions never stop coming? Then you know Shahlik. This gregarious (and often mischievous), Grey, 5 year old Egyptian Arabian has an insatiable curiosity and appetite for learning and is one of the most intelligent horses you’ll ever meet. Shahlik and his cousin Alik (profile below) came to us at the same time from an Arabian breeding farm in Florida where they had been kept in a pasture as part of a large stud colt herd. Not only did these two have to overcome the challenge of blending into a new herd with E-bay and Martini, they had been handled by humans so rarely before living with us they also had to learn to trust us. Today Shahlik serves as the self-appointed C.I.P for the herd, (Chief Instigator of Play)!Alik or “Ollie” for short is the quiet one of the bunch. A cousin to Shahlik (profile above) and also an Egyptian Arabian has a beautiful chestnut brown coat with flaxen mane and tail and is as sweet as he is flashy. Also 5 years old, Alik has the graceful movement of a ballet dancer. Our resident shrinking violet, he is learning to build his self confidence and trust while attempting to assert himself in the herd. Happy to remain in the last spot in the pecking order, he neither needs nor cares for the responsibilities of leadership among his fellow herd mates. His new best friend is now Buddy (profile below) and the two mellow fellows’ are often seen hanging out together in the pasture while the others play dominance games. Always ready to receive a friendly scratch from a passer by, if he is ever allowed to get close enough to the fence to greet you (the other horses keep him waiting in the distance), Alik loves attention and even gives hugs! Located on 80 beautiful rolling acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina our convenience and economy partnered with customized cutting edge programs deliver better performance. (map it)
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