God knows the plans he has for you. Don’t give up - Debra Wheaton

A journey of hope -Debra Wheaton

 

Debra Wheaton was born and raised in the small town of Fredonia, Kansas. She attended Fredonia High School and graduated from Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas, where she currently resides.

 

 

Debra was always “horse crazy” which was an oddity for a person of color. She attended a 4-H Horse Club with her best friend, where she won horse riding competitions. She received her first horse at 17 years old and began to develop a passion to help horses people had given up on.

 

 

Debra started her business/ministry Equine Eagles in 1995, while working full time. Through the years, she has worked a variety of jobs while maintaining Equine Eagles full time. Debra became a certified therapeutic riding instructor at Prairie Meadows Therapeutic Riding Center in Coffeyville, Kansas. She volunteered at the 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, which was a life changing experience. Debra has assisted in launching equine experiential learning programs for residential women in detox centers. She facilitates specialty classes with people having physical, mental or spiritual issues. She is certified with Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA), as an Equine Specialist; this allows her to collaborate with licensed therapists to counsel clients using her horses.

 

Currently, Debra offers services in therapeutic riding, vaulting, horsemanship, Equine Connections, which is natural horsemanship, and the Soar program that focuses on Equine Experiential Learning in a ministry environment.

She can be reached by email at eqeagles@gmail.com;

IG @EqEagles & FB at Equine Eagles.