Our Team
Our Team
Fiona Bromfield
Trustee and Financial & Operations Manager
Fiona has a BSocSc degree from UCT and a BA Honours degree in Psychology from Stellenbosch, as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (P.G.C.E.) from the University of Cape Town. She is also a qualified Counsellor (S.A. College of Applied Psychology) and a registered Specialist Wellness Counsellor (Association for Supportive Counsellors and Holistic Practitioners). Through her studies, she discovered a passion for helping both adults and children, and she has spent the last 14 years working in the model of Equine Assisted Therapy & Learning. Fiona is currently working towards achieving her Advanced Certification in the Eagala (Equine Assisted Growth & Learning Association) model. She enjoys being able to work with people in conjunction with horses, enabling a powerful learning process.
Call: 083 278 7382 Email: fiona@equinoxtrust.org
Sarah Garland
Trustee and Public Relations & Programme Manager
Sarah has had a lifelong passion for and relationship with horses and is constantly inspired by their way of being and their power of presence. Sarah has always had a passion for people and enjoyed being around people and helping those in need. Being able to pair her two passions in life to create a place of healing and harmony has been a dream. Sarah studied at The University of Cape Town and specialised in Clinical Social Work and after completing her Honours she wanted to explore her passion for working with children so she studied a P.G.C.E. (Post Graduate Certificate in Education). Sarah was then introduced to a modality of therapy that engages both horses and people and immediately trained through Eagala (Equine Assisted Growth & Learning Association). Sarah decided to further her knowledge and skills of working with people through completing her Masters in Clinical Social Work. Sarah has completed her Advanced Certification in Eagala, which furthers her skills in equine therapy. Sarah is excited to share her passion and knowledge of horses helping people.
Call: 072 126 1096 Email: sarah@equinoxtrust.org
Anneke Gouws
Trustee and Board Member
Anneke has been acting as an Equine Assisted Learning facilitator full time since October 2013. She was first involved with Equitots until she started her own Non-Profit Company, EQuivalence, in October 2016. She is certified with EAGALA and continuously works on areas of personal development and coaching, depending on the mental health professional she is collaborating with at the time. She has learnt a lot about reading people and tapping into what they need. She has always been in a leadership/mentoring position from school and has had overseas opportunities developing those qualities. Her passion is to help children, as well as their families. She has a strong pull towards assisting children in foundation phase development and starting to incorporate horses to assist in the education process.”
BOARD MEMBERS:
Carol-Ann Brand
I am a fundraising professional working in the NGO environment for more than 14 years, as this is where my passion lies. I am a wife and mother and grandmother to 3 awesome grandchildren. I consider it an honour to serve as a member of the Board of the Equinox Trust, because I can give, to those in need. I hope to use my own experience as a fundraiser, and my passion for the Equinox Trust to assist where I can, and to be a part of the upward trajectory of this notable organisation.