Our STaRS Team

Although it does take a whole team to provide every STaRS ride, that team effort is carefully orchestrated by our STaRS Board of Directors, our STaRS Program Coordinator, our equine team and led by one of our professionally certified STaRS instructors.

Charlotte Nobles

Program Coordinator & CTRBI Instructor

Susan Bridgman

Volunteer Coordinator

Madeleine Davey

Communications Coordinator

Jennifer Maynard

Founder

STaRS Board of Directors

STaRS Board of Directors:

Ann Thomson, President

Sally Buchignani, Vice President

Janet O’Reilly, Treasurer

Karen Mott, Secretary

Jennifer Maynard

Natasha Maynard

Deborah Katz Henriquez

Gaynor Pinchak

Ann Howell

Debbie Roberts (Emeritus)

STaRS Book keeper:

Millie Wilding

Classifieds – Job Opening

Southlands Therapeutic Riding Society is a small but thriving therapeutic horse-riding program, operating in the beautiful surroundings of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

We are in search of a qualified therapeutic riding instructor to join our program.  We offer flexible working hours, very competitive pay and the opportunity to work in a unique community environment. Applicants must be certified with CanTRA, PATH or equivalent governing organization. Primary duties include conducting intake assessments, lesson planning, providing instruction, writing up lesson notes and overall supervision of our therapeutic ponies during lessons. We have a number of dedicated volunteers to assist with grooming and tacking up.

Please submit a resume and covering letter to: stars@ponies.ca

Our STaRS Therapeutic Instructors

Kae Whittles

CTRBI – Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor

Bio Coming Soon!

Charlotte Nobles

CTRSI – Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor

Bio Coming Soon!

Gail Blanchette

CTRSI – Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor

Photo & Bio Coming Soon!

Madeleine Davey

Instructor – in – Training

Photo & Bio Coming Soon!

Get in touch

Southlands Therapeutic Riding Society
Phone/Text: (604) 837-2042  •   Email: stars@ponies.ca

help us help others

STaRS depends on donations, grants and volunteer time. We exist both for the community, and because of the community. Our donors and volunteers are crucial to our success.