Our Team

Carrie Thorne
Carrie brings many years of experience to providing multi modal assessment, therapies and care coordination for the performance horse. Having access to many types of therapies combined with 20+ years of equine care and management experience enables her to create wellness and performance plans to maximize soundness and performance as well as create individualized and detailed plans for rehab and care for injured horses. Carrie is certified in equine massage, kinesio taping and is also a certified PEMF practitioner. Carrie's comprehensive knowledge base in equine overall health and wellness gives her a unique place in the industry to help many types and performance levels of horses and owners. Her strong network of equine professionals to draw on enables her to both coordinate care and create and implement plans that can be tailored to each individual horse and owners needs.
Carrie brings many years of experience to providing multi modal assessment, therapies and care coordination for the performance horse. Having access to many types of therapies combined with 20+ years of equine care and management experience enables her to create wellness and performance plans to maximize soundness and performance as well as create individualized and detailed plans for rehab and care for injured horses. Carrie is certified in equine massage, kinesio taping and is also a certified PEMF practitioner. Carrie's comprehensive knowledge base in equine overall health and wellness gives her a unique place in the industry to help many types and performance levels of horses and owners. Her strong network of equine professionals to draw on enables her to both coordinate care and create and implement plans that can be tailored to each individual horse and owners needs.

Ruth Hill-Schorsch
We also work with Ruth Hill-Schorsch of Stapleton Farm LLC; an FEI level trainer who provides ridden rehab work at a high quality dressage performance horse facility for horses ready to start work prior to going home if necessary. This is an ideal stepping stone from rehab to initial return to work for horses in any discipline . Ruth works closely with the horses owner and home trainer to coordinate care. Additionally she provides continuity of treatment with Dr Cadena and Brett Flower (farrier). She is 10 minutes away from Hamilton Ridge Farm.
We also work with Ruth Hill-Schorsch of Stapleton Farm LLC; an FEI level trainer who provides ridden rehab work at a high quality dressage performance horse facility for horses ready to start work prior to going home if necessary. This is an ideal stepping stone from rehab to initial return to work for horses in any discipline . Ruth works closely with the horses owner and home trainer to coordinate care. Additionally she provides continuity of treatment with Dr Cadena and Brett Flower (farrier). She is 10 minutes away from Hamilton Ridge Farm.

Dr. Cadena
Carrie works with Dr Cadena of Michigan Large Animal Associates who brings a wealth of performance horse knowledge in addition to cutting edge technology and years of equine experience. She brings Chiropractic and Acupuncture care in addition to traditional performance horse medicine.
Carrie works with Dr Cadena of Michigan Large Animal Associates who brings a wealth of performance horse knowledge in addition to cutting edge technology and years of equine experience. She brings Chiropractic and Acupuncture care in addition to traditional performance horse medicine.

Bret Flower - Farrier
Bret is an experienced farrier with a wide range of knowledge in both performance shoeing and corrective shoeing. He has worked closely with Dr. Cadena for many years and develops an individualized plan for each horse whether it needs corrective shoeing or performance shoeing.
Bret is an experienced farrier with a wide range of knowledge in both performance shoeing and corrective shoeing. He has worked closely with Dr. Cadena for many years and develops an individualized plan for each horse whether it needs corrective shoeing or performance shoeing.