Patty D’Andrea
Patty is the founder of Healing with Horses Ranch. Starting with a love of children & horses, she wanted to engage with a community of like-minded people when she & her family moved to Texas in 2001. She started as a volunteer at another center and was told that she needed to become an instructor because she talked too much! That started her journey! In 2004, Patty did become a PATH Intl. Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor (CTRI) and kept on learning & trying to improve. She is now a PATH Intl. Advanced-Level CTRI & Equine Specialist in Mental Health & Learning (ESMHL). She founded Healing with Horses Ranch with the encouragement of her husband John in 2011 to share the healing powers of horses, and held the first lesson in January 2012. Her mission today is to train others so that they too can share the same passion of horses in a safe, effective, and empathic way.
Patty has always loved horses, dogs, cats, and, well… all animals! She loves to travel & explore nature. She is mom to her "shadow" dog Ranger, princess pony Bailey, elusive cat Hootie, and John’s cockatiel Cricket. But mostly, she loves her husband, their two children, and their 4 grandbabies who call her Neigh Neigh!