Missy Cox is our instructor. She began her diverse riding career at age seven in Birmingham, AL. She joined the United States Pony Club and with the instruction and guidance of many wonderful teachers rode her way up through the ranks in 3-Day eventing. She also has experience in fox hunting, polo and the hunter/jumper show ring. In addition to being a founding board member of Spirit of Hope, Missy is a member of the United States Equestrian Federation. She is also certified as a level three instructor through the Certified Horsemanship Association and by Greg Kersten’s OK Corral Series to provide equine assisted therapy through riding. Missy has first hand experience of the saving grace and healing powers of horses and a merciful God. It is with this passion and humility that Missy strives to bring horses and children together for the miracle of mutual healing.

Lindsey Silver is our ranch assistant and took her first riding lesson at age 5.  By the time she was 10, her family built Fork Tree Farm and was raising and showing Quarter Horses. As a youth, she was involved in Pony Club and the American Quarter Horse Association, and competed in AQHA in both state and national levels. She continued her riding career throughout high school, and kept working with horses while in college at Auburn, earning her degree in Agricultural Economics. Post college, she learned the power of faith and the importance of family and friends while recovering from an eating disorder. Throughout her life, she’s found comfort and grace in horses, and hopes to share those gifts with others. She is certified in equine assisted psychotherapy through Greg Kersten’s Ok Corral Program.
 

Angela Carlton is our social worker.  She first began volunteering with SOHYR for several months as part of her internship with DHR.  She has a degree in psychology from UAB, and a second degree in social work from UA.  She is currently working towards my MSW (Master of Social Work) at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.  Her career interests surround adolescents, but she is open to any direction God leads her.   

Jerelyn Tiller is our office manager.  A Montgomery native, she grew up riding horses and also began as a volunteer at SOHYR on what we affectionately refer to as “gravel day” when we unloaded 4 dump trucks of gravel by hand since it was too muddy for the truck to drive where we needed it!  Jerelyn has a degree in Marketing and has recently returned to college to pursue a nursing degree.  She loves everything about SOHYR!