Our Team
Eleanor Larkin
Co-Executive Director
Eleanor has lifelong experience working with horses and has been instructing since she was a young teenager. With a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Ecological Humanities, Eleanor is passionate about the power of horse-human connection and takes pride in facilitating reciprocal partnership and mutual understanding.
liz Nelson
Co-Executive Director & Co-Founder
Elizabeth found her love of horses while trying to overcome her fear of them! She loves helping beginners get more comfortable approaching a horse and in the saddle. She also loves giving tours of the facility and sharing our mission. Elizabeth knows first hand that horses have a lot to teach about ourselves.
Vicki Salzberg
Volunteer Coordinator
Vicki helps plan and spread the word about all of our volunteer events. Vicki also schedules the volunteers in lessons and helps with volunteer training.
Barbara SandovAL
Instructor
Barbara is passionate about sharing the horse-human experience. She is excited to share her understanding on how horses can mirror our emotions and body language. Barbara’s background is in biotechnology and academic biology research, but has followed her calling to work with both people and horses at Meadows.
Dallas O'Flaherty
(They/Them)
Instructor
Horses have been a guiding force in Dallas’ life for as long as they can remember. With over 12 years of equestrian experience and a background in providing various social services to under served populations, they are excited to join the team at Meadows to continue to follow their soul’s calling to support humans to feel more resourced and that they belong - through horse + human relationship.
CYnthe slaybauGH
PT, DPT, MPH, HPCS
Cynthe is our wonderful physical therapist! About 15 years after entering the field, she discovered the specialty area of physical therapy incorporating hippotherapy. She was thrilled to join her love of horses with her passion for physical therapy! She has been incorporating equine movement into her physical therapy practice for the past 18 years and feels it is one of the most amazing treatment tools she has to use
