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• pre physical therapy
• pre occupational therapy
• pre speech language pathology
• pre nursing

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About Lisa
Lisa Stajduhar, MMSc, PT is the owner and founder of Stajduhar Stables. She organized the hippotherapy and therapeutic riding program at Stajduhar Stables. Lisa has worked in a variety of clinical and academic settings and has presented locally, at the Texas State Chapter Meeting of the APTA, and at the APTA National Conference. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN with a B.A. in Physical Therapy. She is NDT certified and has a Masters degree from Emory University in Neuroscience. She was an Assistant Clinical Professor at Texas Woman’s University, School of Physical Therapy from 1982 to 1992 where she taught the Neuro curriculum on the Dallas Campus. Lisa is a NARHA certified Advanced Level Therapeutic Riding Instructor, an American Hippotherapy Association Registered Therapist, and is a Level One EAGALA Facilitator. She currently lives in Texas with her husband and 3 children.

Iris Melton

About Iris
Iris is a licensed physical therapy assistant since 1991 and has been practicing hippotherapy as a NARHA Registered Hippotherapist since 1986. She has practiced in a variety of settings such as hospital, rehabilitation units, home health, nursing homes and outpatient clinics with specialization being pediatrics. She has specialized training in pediatric NDT and intermediate level sign language training. Iris is a NARHA registered therapeutic riding instructor and CHA certified to Level II. She's a Level I EAGALA facilitator and studied vaulting. She loved growing up helping her family with ranching and farming. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and feels this is an asset to her patient care. Her philosophy is to treat every client as if they are a member of her family. She feels fortunate to have a job she feels passionate about and is the proud mother of one son.

Patricia Martinez

About Patricia
Patricia is a speech-language pathologist with Monkey Mouths Pediatric Speech Therapy Clinic and a mother of two young children. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to provide speech therapy at Stajduhar Stables. Her goal as a speech-language pathologist is to provide the most effective therapy possible. Patricia believes that the opportunity to utilize the horse in therapy has provided her with a powerful treatment tool for speech, language and feeding difficulties. She believes that combining powerful treatment techniques and creating a partnership with parents allows the patients to achieve their greatest potential.

Patricia comes to Stajduhar Stables with over 10 years of experience as a speech-language pathologist. Prior to joining Monkey Mouths and Stajduhar Stables, she worked in a variety of settings including Early Childhood Intervention and the public schools. She has extensive training in oral-motor/feeding difficulties which includes Lori Overland M.S., CCC-SLP, Deborah Beckman M.S., CCC-SLP and Marjorie Meyer Palmer M.S., CCC-SLP. My training with Nancy Kaufman M.S., CCC-SLP along with her use of the Sound Card System by Erin Bernett M.S., CCC-SLP has helped to develop effective treatment strategies for motor-planning disorders in speech. She is currently working toward becoming a NARHA certified Therapist.

Diane Tsapos

Vision
When Diane came to Stajduhar Stables, she saw a place where she could use clinical skills and the power of the horse to impact both children’s and adult lives. The hope provided at Stajduhar Stables does not compare to any she has seen. Diane has observed many clients’ goals that were established, met in less time than traditional therapy. The therapeutic power of the horse is unmatched.

About Diane
Diane received her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from the University of Kansas in 1985. She has an extensive O.T. background. Certifications in NDT and NDT advanced upper extremity courses. Her work history includes adult and pediatric rehabilitation as a staff employee and a clinical supervisor. Diane began working independently in 1992. She has a long history of volunteer work in wheelchair sports and in the school system. Diane came to Stajduhar Stables in 2005 and feels she has found a wonderful place where client and family goals are being met and tasks once impossible are now possible.