Bill Eddings - Advisory Board Member
He is a retired President and former business agent of the AFL-CIO Labor Union Local 304 in Oakland, CA. While President he supported various youth programs related to horses, including a program for inner-city youth located at City Stables, where he kept his horse.
After retirement Bill took up horses full-time and started Eddings Performance Horses, a breeding business for quarter horse cutting and reining prospects. Bill has owned and shown top quality performance horses for many years. He has always had a love for children and is happy to support the students in the program.
He is a retired President and former business agent of the AFL-CIO Labor Union Local 304 in Oakland, CA. While President he supported various youth programs related to horses, including a program for inner-city youth located at City Stables, where he kept his horse.
After retirement Bill took up horses full-time and started Eddings Performance Horses, a breeding business for quarter horse cutting and reining prospects. Bill has owned and shown top quality performance horses for many years. He has always had a love for children and is happy to support the students in the program.
Cameron Gazaway - Advisory Board Member
Cameron is a father of two and a twenty year veteran of the Fire Service as a Chief Officer and Emergency Responder at NASA Ames Research Center.
Cameron is a member of the California Buffalo Soldiers Association (CBSA), Director on the Board, Treasurer and Vice President. He has been working with kids and seniors for many years with the CBSA and Bay Area Wilderness Training (BAWT). Providing opportunities to explore and appreciate nature and the great open spaces is of paramount importance.
Cameron is a father of two and a twenty year veteran of the Fire Service as a Chief Officer and Emergency Responder at NASA Ames Research Center.
Cameron is a member of the California Buffalo Soldiers Association (CBSA), Director on the Board, Treasurer and Vice President. He has been working with kids and seniors for many years with the CBSA and Bay Area Wilderness Training (BAWT). Providing opportunities to explore and appreciate nature and the great open spaces is of paramount importance.
Carla Hall - Advisory Board Member
Carla Hill is a professional math teacher and tutor. She has been a teacher in the Bay Area for more than 20 years in both traditional and alternative education schools.
While teaching at Oakland Street Academy she oversaw students that participated in their Horses on the Hill course. A course where students learned about horses and received academic credit for their participation. Carla recognizes the benefits of equine education and saw improvements in her students' academic performance, attitude and attendance.
Carla Hill is a professional math teacher and tutor. She has been a teacher in the Bay Area for more than 20 years in both traditional and alternative education schools.
While teaching at Oakland Street Academy she oversaw students that participated in their Horses on the Hill course. A course where students learned about horses and received academic credit for their participation. Carla recognizes the benefits of equine education and saw improvements in her students' academic performance, attitude and attendance.
Professor Patricia Pendry, PHD - Advisory Board Member
PULLMAN, Wash. – New research from Washington State University reveals how youth who work with horses experience a substantial reduction in stress – and the evidence lies in kids’ saliva. The results are published in the American Psychological Association’s Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin this month.
“We were coming at this from a prevention perspective,” said Patricia Pendry, a developmental psychologist at WSU who studies how stress “gets under the skin” and the effects of prevention programs on human development. “We are especially interested in optimizing healthy stress hormone production in young adolescents, because we know from other research that healthy stress hormone patterns may protect against the development of physical and mental health problems.” By Rachel Webber, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences
PULLMAN, Wash. – New research from Washington State University reveals how youth who work with horses experience a substantial reduction in stress – and the evidence lies in kids’ saliva. The results are published in the American Psychological Association’s Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin this month.
“We were coming at this from a prevention perspective,” said Patricia Pendry, a developmental psychologist at WSU who studies how stress “gets under the skin” and the effects of prevention programs on human development. “We are especially interested in optimizing healthy stress hormone production in young adolescents, because we know from other research that healthy stress hormone patterns may protect against the development of physical and mental health problems.” By Rachel Webber, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences
Brandi Weintraub - Director
The director of City Horse grew up in the flatlands of East Oakland. As a former alternative high school student, Brandi understands the value of such schools to urban at-risk students. As a horse owner and former participant in a horse program for at-risk youth, Brandi understands the confidence and discipline gained through working with horses.
Brandi was a defiant teenager who didn't believe she had what it took to attend college and be successful. Because she never finished high school, Brandi had jobs as a laborer and in telemarketing. She always had a love for horses, but never had a real opportunity to connect with them until she participated in the horse program. Her lack of confidence in school was transformed through her connection with horses. Her work with horses built her confidence, showed her the world of horses in California and gave her a renewed attitude about herself and her capabilities.
Brandi never forgot how her experiences with horses as a young adult helped her overcome some of the challenges she faced. Brandi has a Bachelor of Science degree from UC Davis and a Masters in urban planning from UCLA. City Horse exists to give other youngsters the same opportunities.
The director of City Horse grew up in the flatlands of East Oakland. As a former alternative high school student, Brandi understands the value of such schools to urban at-risk students. As a horse owner and former participant in a horse program for at-risk youth, Brandi understands the confidence and discipline gained through working with horses.
Brandi was a defiant teenager who didn't believe she had what it took to attend college and be successful. Because she never finished high school, Brandi had jobs as a laborer and in telemarketing. She always had a love for horses, but never had a real opportunity to connect with them until she participated in the horse program. Her lack of confidence in school was transformed through her connection with horses. Her work with horses built her confidence, showed her the world of horses in California and gave her a renewed attitude about herself and her capabilities.
Brandi never forgot how her experiences with horses as a young adult helped her overcome some of the challenges she faced. Brandi has a Bachelor of Science degree from UC Davis and a Masters in urban planning from UCLA. City Horse exists to give other youngsters the same opportunities.
