Shannon Thomas started at Strides in April of 2019 caring for the horses and the barn a few times a week. Through her time working in the barn at Strides to Success she became interested in fulfilling the requirements to become a PATH certified Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning. She works with clients to build self confidence, trust, leadership skills, life skills such as focusing, paying attention, being a good listener, managing time, accountability and responsibility to name a few.
She has always been fascinated with horses, but didn’t grow up with them. She signed her daughter up for a summer horse camp back in 2009 and then lessons for various disciplines after that. She attended the lessons over the years with her daughter to learn more about horses and the riding. In 2013, she got her daughter her first horse. Since then Shannon and her daughter have adopted 3 young mustangs from the Bureau of Land Management and acquired a mustang quarter horse cross from a friend.