ABOUT
Our farm located in Luckey, Ohio, just southeast
of Toledo, offers quality, safe, skilled services to many clients,
companies and professionals.
Therapeutic Riding (Lucky Riders) is available
from April through October each year, with certified instructors
and adult professional volunteers.
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (Changing Directions)
is offered 12 months per year with licensed mental healthy professionals,
certified to offer equine assisted therapy in practice.
Pet Paws, our small animal visitation program
is available 12 months per year with the use of certified therapy
dogs and adult volunteers.
Call today for your appointment to a Healthier
YOU.
Serenity Farm
Professional Staff:
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Jennifer Gilliland, Professional Clinical
Counselor, Registered/Licensed Dietician, Certified Equine
Assisted Therapy, development and co-facilitator for all workshops,
speaker, and provides private practice office appointments
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Michelle
Reiter, NARHA Certifed Riding Instructor, Masters
of Education in Reading, Bachelor of Science in Elementary
Education, Grades 1-8, Bachelor of Science in Special Education,
Developmental Disabilities. Certified Riding Instructor
for Individuals with Disabilities through NARHA. Michelle
began her teaching career at Lark Lane and then moved to
Jay Shuer in Oregon through the Lucas County Board of Mental
Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. She is currently
a 2nd grade teacher in the Northwood Local School District.
Michelle is the mother of Ryan, age 10 and Jordan, age 8.
She spent her youth as a member of the 4-H program in Wood
County with several of herhorses. She currently owns, Rugged
Rhapsody, also known as Calvin, a 10 year old quarter horse
gelding whom her daughter and she continue to learn from
every day.
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Jenna Wasylyshyn, Equine Specialist, Graphic
Designer, Certified Equine Assisted Therapy, Assistant Riding
Instructor for Disabilities.
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Debra
DeHoff, Executive Director, Advanced Equine Specialist,
National/International Mentor for Equine Assisted Therapy,
Certified Riding Instructor for Disabilities through The North
America Riders for Handicap Association, Published Author
of 12 Steps with Results and Equine Assisted Therapy, Pencils
to Hoof Picks: using equine assisted therapy to "unlock"
learning styles in students and find the "why" for
failing grades. Co-facilitator for all workshops taught at
the farm, with development of the 12 Steps, Pencils to Hoof
Picks, Blending Step Families, Setting Boundaries for professional
staff members, Help for Caregivers and In Service opportunities
for teachers. |
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Jerry
West, Ph.D., CADCI, Clinical Psychologist, Certified
Equine Theapy, Support Staff |
Serenity Farm
Board of Trustees:
Eric Watson (Maumee), President
Paul DeHoff (Luckey), Vice President
Lori Ernsthausen, PharmD (Luckey), Secretary
Joel Yeasting, MD (Luckey), Treasurer
Jackie Dubler (Bowling Green), Member
Joanne Spoth (Carrol), Member
Richard Yeasting, PhD (Elmore), Member
Emily Worz (Walbridge), Member
Randy Luikart (Ashland), Advisor
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