Torsten Jacobsen M.D.

At the Xenophon family picnic about a year ago, Michael and his crew of volunteers, the carriage and Reba and Ruby came to drive the families at the San Pablo reservoir in Orinda. Tineke described the program to me and it had a natural attraction based on my background which includes the following: ..more

Tineke Jacobsen R.P.T.
Director of Equine Facilitated Therapies

Our connection with Access Adventure actually came through The Fazels and Xenophon Therapeutic Riding in Orinda where Tineke had been working as a physical therapist. She first heard of therapeutic equestrian programs at a Physical Therapy course she attended a few years ago ..more

Brenda Duncan, Barn Manager

As a young girl growing up in the early 1950’s I remember watching the Lone Ranger and Tom Mix on our little black and white TV, and wanting so much to be able to ride horses. Years later, after I got married, we moved to a small place just outside of San Miguel, California ...more

Pam Seifert

I am an architect in Contra Costa County. I rode a bit in my youth and have been involved with horses for much of the past twenty five years. My daughter and I have three wonderful Arab and Half-Arab mares with whom we ride dressage. The horses live with my husband and me and our dogs, cats and poultry. ...more

Abigail Stockinger

I am half country and half city coming from a diverse family. I lived half my life in the Sierra Nevada's the other half of my life has been in the Bay Area. I decided after graduating high school to attend Feather River Junior College for my AA. I spent the next three years going to school full time ...more

Steve Harvey

Steve is and engineer and builder and enjoys the outdoors. He and his architect wife Pam Seifert have worked together designing and constructing residential projects for 30 years. Steve is an avid skiier and tennis player ...more

Jon Duncan

Come on out to Rush Ranch” my wife, Brenda, kept telling me. Little did I know that when I started following her out to the Ranch that most of these experiences would serve to remind me of some of Life’s Lost Little Lessons, and help me to reconnect with what is really important, and what ...more

Monatte McGee

I was struggling following the death of my beloved mother in January 2009. My family and friends were worried about me. They suggested that getting involved with Access Adventure could be a path away from focusing on my loss by becoming involved with helping others. ...more

Eric Bates

I was born and raised in Massachusetts and was introduced to Southern California during my three years in the United States Marine Corps. I lived in Southern California for twenty-five years. While there I was with the Big Brother program with my church. ...more

Joe Hoberg

As a young boy I had my first experience with a horse; well maybe it was a pony but I was eight years old at the time and it seemed like a horse to me. I was playing with another child at my mother’s friend’s home in the country. We hopped on the pony bareback and away we went ...more

Candace Drake

I was brought to Access Adventure through my very good friend Jim Carr. I was born into the horse world and have an intense love for them. My parents bred American Saddlebreds, a not too common breed these days. ...more

Jessica Simon

Ever since I was five years old, I desired working with horses, but my parents didn't know where they could put me, in a safe, protected, environment with such large animals that I knew so little about. With the knowledge I had of horses, ...more