Lili (Elizabeth) Kellogg

ManeGait Director
NARHA Master Instructor
CEFIP-Education

Lili, who holds a B.S from Colorado State University, has been involved in the therapeutic riding industry since 1987, serving as the Program Director at Equest Therapeutic Horsemanship, Dallas Texas from 1987 - 2007.
Her accomplishments include coaching riders to the international level in both the Paralympic and Special Olympic venues. Lili is also the 2002 recipient of the James Brady Professional Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by NARHA.
Lili who has one daughter, Kerith, 2 dogs and a cat, enjoys travelling, dancing, sports, and playing cards.

Shelby Nicoletti

Equine Director/Instructor
NARHA Advanced Instructor
Special Olympics Equestrian Coach
CHA Master Instructor

Shelby is a Baylor University graduate with a B.B.A. in Business Journalism.
She has been riding for over twenty years, focusing on the English disciplines of dressage, eventing, hunters and jumpers.
Shelby enjoys riding her two horses, running with her dog--Derby, cooking and painting.

Boaz (Boozie) Or

Head Instructor/Facilities Director
NARHA Master Level Instructor
NARHA Vaulting Instructor
Special Olympics Equestrian Coach

Boozie moved to the United States in 1994 from his native home of Israel. He served as an apprentice for an upper-level trainer of Classical Riding in New York State. After working in New York, Boozie furthered his education by studying Dressage in Germany. In 1999 Boozie moved to Equest Therapeutic Horsemanship in Wylie, TX where he began as a Lesson Instructor and worked his way to the Head Instructor position. January 1, 2010 Boozie joined the ManeGait team as the first male on staff!

Jaclyn Hyde

Instructor
NARHA Registered Instructor
Special Olympics Coach
Texas State Special Education Teaching Certification
CPI Certified
TBSI Certified

Jaclyn graduated from Tarleton State University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Animal Sciences degree and in 2002 with a Master of Agriculture.
She was a graduate assistant for the Tarleton TREAT program (Tarleton Equine Assisted Therapy) and worked with the Freshman Animal Sciences class as a lab instructor during her Master’s studies.
While at Tarleton Jaclyn and her horse Taylor served as the Tarleton Texans Mascot. Jaclyn grew up with a great love of horses and began taking riding lessons at the age of 10.
Over the past 20 years Jaclyn has ridden many disciplines; English, Jumping, Western, Trail, Cutting, Roping, and Team Penning and has shown many breeds of horses.
She enjoys spending time with her husband and two kids, riding horses with friends and spending time on the farm.

Jenny (Genetie) Hendrix

Instructor
NARHA Registered Level Instructor
Special Olympics Equestrian Coach

Jenny graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree from Tarleton State University in 2002 & completed her Master of Science degree in 2004.
She was a graduate assistant for the Tarleton Equine Assisted Therapy (TREAT) Program where she wrote a case study: The Benefits of Therapeutic Riding on a Person with Severe Head Trauma.
Jenny grew up on a ranch in South Dakota, competing in high school rodeo. She enjoys spending time with her family & friends, recreational riding & teaching therapeutic riding lessons.

Tricia Nelson

Instructor
NARHA Registered Instructor

Tricia is a graduate of New Mexico State University with a B.S. in Computer Science.
She is a NAHARA Certified Instructor and has been involved with horses her entire life. Tricia’s primary area of focus has been in English riding, she successfully competed on the hunter/jumper show circuit for more then 15 years.
During her time away from ManeGait, Tricia enjoys spending time with her family & friends, traveling, horseback riding and reading.

Danielle Lesperance

Instructor
NARHA Registered Instructor

Danielle attended Texas Tech University where she took courses in Hippotherapy. Shortly thereafter she earned her certification for NARHA through Equest in Wylie, Texas.
She then went back and worked as an Equine Sports Riding instructor for the Texas Tech Therapeutic Riding Center, as well as attended to the University horses. While working for Texas Tech, she rode with the Texas Tech Equestrian Team. During her time in Lubbock, Danielle also took care of six wonderful women from Agnes Dent Group Homes, all with varying levels of mental retardation, which furthered her knowledge of the disability.
During her free time Danielle enjoys spending time with friends and family, watching the Mavs, playing sports, horseback riding, BBQ’s, water skiing on the lake, and playing with her dog Rowdy.

Landon Darling

Development Coordinator

Landon holds a Bachelors Degree in Advertising and Communications from the University of Texas at Austin. She has been involved in advertising and marketing as an Account Executive at Slingshot, L.L.C. in Dallas, TX.
Landon has a passion for community service involvement.

Kathy Martin

ManeGait Volunteer Coordinator

Kathy attended St. Gregory’s College in Oklahoma. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.
Kathy has been involved with volunteerism and philanthropy throughout most of her life. Her most recent associations include The Samaritan Inn, St. Vincent De Paul Society of St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Community, McKinney Summer Musicals, and the Trinity Trail Preservation Association.
She enjoys trail riding and has successfully competed in the Peruvian Paso Nationals. Spending time with her family, knitting, reading and enjoying the arts are among her favorite past times.

Elaine Wintory

ManeGait Registrar

Elaine, who has a B.S. in Human Relations and Management from Amber University, retired from Ericsson Inc. after 21 years of service in Human Resources.
While at Ericsson, she worked in the International Assignments Department in Stockholm, Sweden and returned to the U.S. to manage International Assignments for the U.S., Benefits Administration and the HR Call Center.
Prior to joining ManeGait as a staff member, Elaine was a ManeGait ‘Paper Jockey’ helping with clerical duties.
In Elaine’s spare time, she loves to do machine embroidery, sew, read and spend time with her husband, two children and four grandchildren.