Dr. Ulrike Thiel

Chairperson SHP-E(NL) • Chief Trainer • clinical Psychologist

Developmental psychologist, clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, equestrian sport psychologist, training remedial riding and vaulting (ÖKThR), instructor for the disabled (ÖKThR), amateur riding instructor (FENA), vaulting instructor (FENA), educator Equitherapy (SHP-NL), trainer B and vaulting, Xenophon trainer classical riding culture, dressage judge basic level. As a PhD in psychology she worked in research, private practice, clinical, scientific and university areas, as prison psychologist, court appraiser and psychologist for youth care. For 15 years she manages her own institute ‘HippoCampus’. Since 25 years she lives in The Netherlands, where she and her 7 four-legged co-therapists practice Equitherapy and train Equitherapists SHP in SHP-E(NL). She is chairperson of SHP-E(NL), member of the board of FATP and specialized in psychomotor skills of riding and human-horse harmony.

Angela Bauersfeld

Lecturer • Trainer

Experienced lecturer and trainer contributing expertise to the SHP-E(NL) training program and educational framework.

Dr. Rebecca Seibler

Supervisor • Examining Board Member

She has a PhD in pedagogics and further training such as MA supervision, riding and vaulting pedagogue (DKThR), riding trainer B (FN), supervisor (DGSv, SG), FAM. After studying pedagogics at the University of Cologne she obtained her doctoral degree on therapeutic riding in a youth reformatory. For seven years she worked on the construction and management of a center for riding therapy. Her emphasis lies on working with horses and youths with behavioral problems and mental illnesses. For SHP-E(NL) she is a supervisor in education and a member of the examining board, specializing in indication-guided improvement, empirical research and quality control.

Dipl.Päd. Henrike Struck

Supervisor • Teacher • Examiner

Study of Special Pedagogy with an emphasis on physically and mentally disabled children, Sports and German at the University of Dortmund. Vaulting trainer C, vaulting pedagogue DKThR, course manager DKThR, lecturer at the University of Dortmund, teacher for SHP, Chairperson Training and Education Committee of FRDI. Fulltime manager of the center for therapeutic riding of the AWO Dortmund workshop. Henrike Struck is supervisor, teacher and examiner at SHP-E(NL) with an emphasis on motodiagnostics, early improvement, psychomotor skills and quality control.

Dipl. Päd. Gerd Dreisbach

Teacher • Specialized in Pedagogical Project Work

Qualified social pedagogue with additional qualification as qualified riding pedagogue SG-TR, specialized in development-remediation and pedagogical work with the horse according to Marianne Gäng. Works as an independent riding pedagogue in his own practice with Icelandic horses, targeting children with retarded development or behavioral problems. Active within SG-TR as board member and head of training. For over ten years, he works as a teacher in SHP-E(NL) training with an accent on relation construction, development improvement and pedagogical project work.

Dipl. Psych. Sabine Hanneder

Psychological Psychotherapist • Teacher • Supervisor

Psychological psychotherapist, psychotherapy based on analytical psychology. Fully qualified groom (FN). Worked for 15 years at the University of Berlin in the horse project under Prof. Schubenz. Maintains a psychotherapeutic practice in Leipzig, teaches at the college of Magdeburg-Stendal, and is a member of the board in 'horse project e.V.' and FAPP. She is a teacher and supervisor for SHP-E(NL) specializing in psychotherapeutic work with children and youths.

Dr. Barbara Klüwer

Physician • Senior Physician • Supervisor

Physician in psychotherapeutic medicine, group analyses, and senior physician in psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychosomatics at the Evangelical hospital in Bergisch Gladbach. Grew up with therapeutic riding through her father Prof. Karl Klüwer; riding and vaulting trainer FN. Received the Werner Kuprian award in 1994 for her contribution on therapeutic use of the horse from a psychomotor point of view. Teacher in DKThR and SHP-E(NL) training, specializing in self-experience on the horse, psychomotor skills and psychotherapy. Member of FAPP.

Dipl. Päd. Pia Strausfeld

Social Pedagogue • Lecturer

Social pedagogue with further training in remedial vaulting (DKThR), vaulting trainer (FN), client-centered interviewing, systemic family therapy, hypnotherapy, and Centered Riding instructor level II. Offers therapeutic riding on her own farm since 1994 and works as coordinator of mother-child-riding in various institutions. For 10 years she has been teaching at SHP-E(NL) with specializations in self-experience, systemic use of therapeutic riding and mother-child-riding.