Contact/Staff

Staff

Tangi Irwin

Program Director

PATH Intl. Advanced Certified Therapeutic Riding  Instructor
Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning
PATH Intl. Mentor
PATH Intl. Site Visitor
Instructor at Texas Tech Univerisity

 

Tangi has been involved with TTRC for over 20 years. Tangi joined TTRC in 2004 as a volunteer. She was certified at Equest in 2007 as Registered Therapeutic Riding Instructor. She began working full time at TTRC in April of 2007. In 2010, she became an Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning through PATH, Int. Tangi obtained her Advanced Therapeutic Riding Instructor Certification in November of 2016.

Tangi is a PATH, Intl. Advanced Therapeutic Riding Instructor, a Special Olympics Equestrian Coach, a trained PATH, Intl. mentor for instructors-in-training and a site visitor for PATH, Intl. She is also an Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning. Tangi has a B.S. in Biology from Texas Tech and an M.S. in Animal Science from Texas Tech. She did her Master's Thesis over The Benefits of Therapeutic Riding for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.  

She is originally from Levelland and currently resides in New Home with her husband, Keith, their daughters Tynlee and Laramie, two dogs and three horses. In her free time she loves watching and attending sporting events with her daughters and going to concerts with them. 

ttrc@ttu.edu
806-792-4683

 

Kelcee Heinrich

 

Office Administrator & Volunteer Coordinator

Office Manager
Volunteer Coordinator
PATH Intl. Registered Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor

Kelcee has been affiliated with the Texas Tech Therapeutic Riding Center (TTRC) since her freshman year in 2012, at Texas Tech University. She enrolled in teh Introduction to Hippotherapy course and was immediately drawn to equine-assited services. She interned with TTRC during her senior year, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, with a focus in Equine Science, in 2016.

Upon graduation, Kelcee was hired as TTRC's Volunteer Coordinator and Office Manager. In 2019, she became a PATH, Intl. Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor. Along with her administrative duties, Kelcee also oversees Hippotherapy sessions and teaches Adaptive Horsemanship when needed.

Kelcee loves spending time with her husband, their families, and two fur babies, Rocco and Midnight.

ttrc@ttu.edu
806-792-4683

                

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