Team Horse Wisdom
Windy Stopnitzky, Founder and Executive Director
A lifelong equestrian, Windy was able to attain a dream in the summer of 2005 when she began importing and breeding Andalusian horses full-tme at her farm, Paradise Mountain Ranch in beautiful Valley Center, California. For the ten years previous to that, she owned and operated multiple Alzheimer's and Hospice facilities. Windy also has extensive non profit experience, having served in various board positions in organizations for over 25 years. She has 3 grown children who it was her great joy and privledge to parent, and who inspire her daily!
Equine Assisted Growth and Learning and Psychotherapy, enables her to merge her passion for horses and for helping people fulfill their potential. Windy is an EAGALA (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association) Level II Certified Equine Specialist with over 6,000 hours of horse experience and education. She is currently pursuing her Advanced Certification.
A lifelong equestrian, Windy was able to attain a dream in the summer of 2005 when she began importing and breeding Andalusian horses full-tme at her farm, Paradise Mountain Ranch in beautiful Valley Center, California. For the ten years previous to that, she owned and operated multiple Alzheimer's and Hospice facilities. Windy also has extensive non profit experience, having served in various board positions in organizations for over 25 years. She has 3 grown children who it was her great joy and privledge to parent, and who inspire her daily!
Equine Assisted Growth and Learning and Psychotherapy, enables her to merge her passion for horses and for helping people fulfill their potential. Windy is an EAGALA (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association) Level II Certified Equine Specialist with over 6,000 hours of horse experience and education. She is currently pursuing her Advanced Certification.
Kristin A. Gresko, MA, MFT, EAC
Kristin is a Marriage and Family Therapist, having received her Masters in Counseling Psychology. She is a certified EAGALA Equine Assisted Counselor and a Lifespan Intergration Therapist & Consultant, SMART Addiction Recovery Facilitator, Certified Expressive Arts Therapist and has trained with Dr. Daniel Siegel in Interpersonal Neurobiology & Mindfulness. Kristin also has extensive training and experience with trauma, attachment issues, and eating disorders.
Horses have inspired Kristin from an early age, which was expressed through riding, creative art and painting. After a riding accident, she was introduced to deeper emotional connection and level of intuitive communication between horses and people, which opened her eyes to Equine Assisted Therapy. Formerly, Kristin has worded as a creative artist and she draws upon techniques from her personal experiences integrating art, neuropsychology, experiential and somatic therapies. She believes in a holistic approach to therapy integrating mind, body and spirit.
"Unresolved issues are mirrored through our relationships. As your life evolves, the need for healing in your own life, and in the world around you, can guide you towards a path of hope, healing, and wholeness."
Bio's coming soon for Heather Leake, MFTi and Krisitina Triolo, Equine Specialist intern extrodinaire!
The Horses
We use a variety of horses in our program as an integral part of our team. At the Paradise Mountain Ranch location, we have P.R.E/Spanish (Andausian) horses, known for their intelligence and kind dispostions. We also have our gentle giant, a Belgiun Draft horse named Babalu, who everyone seems immediately drawn to, in spite of his size!
See horses photo album below:
Kristin is a Marriage and Family Therapist, having received her Masters in Counseling Psychology. She is a certified EAGALA Equine Assisted Counselor and a Lifespan Intergration Therapist & Consultant, SMART Addiction Recovery Facilitator, Certified Expressive Arts Therapist and has trained with Dr. Daniel Siegel in Interpersonal Neurobiology & Mindfulness. Kristin also has extensive training and experience with trauma, attachment issues, and eating disorders.
Horses have inspired Kristin from an early age, which was expressed through riding, creative art and painting. After a riding accident, she was introduced to deeper emotional connection and level of intuitive communication between horses and people, which opened her eyes to Equine Assisted Therapy. Formerly, Kristin has worded as a creative artist and she draws upon techniques from her personal experiences integrating art, neuropsychology, experiential and somatic therapies. She believes in a holistic approach to therapy integrating mind, body and spirit.
"Unresolved issues are mirrored through our relationships. As your life evolves, the need for healing in your own life, and in the world around you, can guide you towards a path of hope, healing, and wholeness."
Bio's coming soon for Heather Leake, MFTi and Krisitina Triolo, Equine Specialist intern extrodinaire!
The Horses
We use a variety of horses in our program as an integral part of our team. At the Paradise Mountain Ranch location, we have P.R.E/Spanish (Andausian) horses, known for their intelligence and kind dispostions. We also have our gentle giant, a Belgiun Draft horse named Babalu, who everyone seems immediately drawn to, in spite of his size!
See horses photo album below:
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