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Our Clinicians and Staff

I can not thank the staff at Hold Your Horses enough! ... She is relaxed, happy & an attentive child when she is with you—she so looks forward to her riding time. Thank you!!!! Brenda, Client Parent
Janet Weisberg, MS OTR/L HPCS

Janet Weisberg, MS OTR/L HPCS

Founding Director, Occupational Therapist

Janet is the founding director of Hold Your Horses. A life- long horse woman, she became interested in therapy with horses while living in New York and working for a small PR firm. Seeing the possibilities of therapy with the help of a horse, Janet decided to change careers and go back to school for a master’s degree in Occupational Therapy at Rush University in Chicago, IL.​..

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Molly DePrekel MA, LP

Molly DePrekel MA, LP

Adolescent & Adult Animal Assisted Therapy

Molly DePrekel currently practices at the Midwest Center for Trauma and Emotional Healing and Hold Your Horses. She specializes in adolescents, adults,families and young women and uses the unique relationship people have with animals to assist her in therapy with clients for the past 28 years…

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Barbara Guy, MA LMFT

Barbara Guy, MA LMFT

Clinic Manager, Therapist

Barbara is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She holds a masters degree from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. Barbara works with people across the lifespan, including adolescents who’ve experienced trauma and families struggling to cope with stress to address a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief and loss, and relationship challenges…

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Carissa Brandt, PsyD LP

Carissa Brandt, PsyD LP

Licensed Psychologist

Carissa is a licensed psychologist who joined Hold Your Horses in January 2022. She completed her doctoral degree in 2016 through Minnesota School of Professional Psychology. Carissa works with individuals ages 16+ who are struggling with…

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Rachel White Robinson, OTR/L

Rachel White Robinson, OTR/L

Licensed Occupational Therapist

Rachel started at HYH as a therapy aide before returning as a licensed occupational therapist. She completed her masters degree from the University of Minnesota. Her occupational therapy fieldwork in school mental health…

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Sheryl Butler MA, OTR/L

Sheryl Butler MA, OTR/L

Licensed Occupational Therapist

Sheryl provides Equine Facilitated Occupational Therapy and co-treatments with Mental Health Providers. Sheryl graduated from Georgetown University and got her Master’s in Occupational Therapy from Saint Catherine University. During the school year …

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Krystal Balster, OTR/L

Krystal Balster, OTR/L

Licensed Occupational Therapist

Krystal Balster is an occupational therapist who joined the HYH team in 2021. Krystal graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2016 with a Bachelors degree in Psychology. She went on to …

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Kenz Becco

Kenz Becco

Operations Director, MS

Kenz is an out-of-the-box strategist, who is skilled in curating meaningful experiences and designing efficient systems for teams and organizations. They have a M.S. from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and …

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Ruth Rovner

Ruth Rovner

Office Manager

Ruth joined Hold Your Horses when it opened in 2006, serving as a Horse Handler for client sessions. In the fall of 2016, Ruth added the role of Office Manager. She has worked with adaptive riding programs as both volunteer and staff since 1997…

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Leslie Davis

Leslie Davis

Equine Manager

Before coming to HYH in 2019, Leslie was a riding instructor/trainer and competed in three day eventing — mostly in her former home state of Colorado. She enjoys helping HYH fulfill its mission to move lives forward with the help of a horse, and witnessing how much our horses help our clients…

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Lyle Uecker

Lyle Uecker

Farm & Facility Specialist

Lindsay Shank

Lindsay Shank

Farm & Horse Specialist

Lindsay joined Hold Your Horses in January of 2021. Before she could reach the stirrups, she was galloping down the road on her faithful steed. She comes with a lifetime of experience with horses…

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Jenn Evans

Horse Specialist

Avery Deffner

Horse Handler

Talia Slovut

Talia Slovut

Horse Handler / Therapy Aide

Talia joined the Hold Your Horses team as a volunteer in 2019 and became a staff member in 2020. She has been horseback riding since she was eight years old and….

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Hold Your Horses is a Minnesota nonprofit dedicated to moving lives forward from trauma and disability with the help of a horse.

Hold Your Horses

5265 Woodland Trail, Loretto, MN 55357, USA