Hoofprints on the Heart Adaptive Riding Center (HOTHARC) is a non-profit founded by three women with various life experiences, but having a common dream of pairing horses with the disabled population.

• Peggy James - Peggy grew up in North Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado.  She is married and has 3 children, one of whom is disabled.  She graduated from Southern Colorado State College with a K-12 teacher’s credential in Physical Education and from UC Davis in Interior Design, with honors.  She is currently a water aerobics instructor at LARPD Aquatics Center.  She served at an assistant 4H leader and taught their Cart Driving Program.  Peggy is a NARHA member and is a NARHA certified teacher.  She has volunteered for the Taylor Family Foundation’s summer camp program by bringing in horses and teaching therapeutic riding for several years.  She is on the Board of Directors and is one of the founders of ENN (Exceptional Needs Network).  She owns 2 horses, is an endurance rider and trains horses for endurance rides. She is currently teaching adaptive riding for Hoofprints on the Heart at Hagemann Farm in Livermore California. 
  

• Carolyn Pierce - She grew up on a thoroughbred horse ranch in Oregon. Although she doesn't currently give lessons, she previously held CHA certifications and is experienced in riding instruction. She is an entrepreneur who has owned and operated several businesses. She currently is the owner of Advanced Animal Air Transport Services, a pet relocation service. As a financial planner for American Express, Carolyn worked with small businesses in developing their financial strategies, and assisting them in achieving their financial objectives. She understands the business development process of a successful business whether it is for profit or nonprofit. She enjoys helping HOTHARC in administrative roles, and in fundraising. Carolyn has worked with Shepherd's Gate in Livermore, CA for many years as a volunteer helping with their fundraisers. She has worked with special education children in paid and volunteer capacities over the past 25 years.  She is a wife and mother who enjoys her horses, traveling and spending time with her family.

• Barbara Soules - Barbara moved to Livermore,California from Cleveland, Ohio 3 years ago.  She is a wife and mother of a daughter who is living and working in Oregon and a teenage son. Barbara taught elementary learning disabilities  in Cleveland Heights-University Heights,OH for 30 years and is now retired. She was co-founder of a non-profit parent support organization in Cleveland, The Heights Parent Center. She served on the board of directors of the International Dyslexia Association in Cleveland and was a member of The Geauga Horse and Pony Association in Geauga County, OH. Barbara has a BS in psychology from Oberlin College and a MS in special education from Purdue University and is certified to teach special education, K-12.

• Peter Dragula
• Barbara Soules
• Peggy James
• Carolyn Pierce
• Michael Rountree
• Sue Plotkin

• Greg Abreu, DVM
• Jackie Reckas-Retelas, MA, LMFT
• Natalie Burback
• Jamie O'Dell
• Fredene Bradley