Elizabeth Southard

Elizabeth earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Kennesaw State University in December of 2014. She received her PATH Intl, (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International) Certification in October of 2015. She began riding horses at theage of 10 and competed in local hunter and eventing shows. Elizabeth has volunteered with Equestrian Special Olympics for thirteen years and has been on the Special Olympics Games Management Team. She has seven years experience teaching lessons to children and adults of all ages and is a PATH certified therapeutic riding instructor. Elizabeth has taught riders of various skill levels, beginner through novice. She was a member of the Kennesaw State Equestrian Team and competed in  IHSA.
Elizabeth has also taught in both a first grade and a fourth grade classroom at a public elementary school.
Because of her experience in the classroom as well as in the arena, Elizabeth understands various learning styles of students which allows her to better adapt her teaching style to meet the learning needs of each rider. She has a passion for both teaching children and riding horses.