The O.K. Corral Series
Post Office Box 1137
Yerington, Nevada 89447
ph: 775-463-6565
toll free: 866-391-6565
fax: 775-463-6564
admin@okcorralseries.com
Yerington, Nevada 89447
ph: 775-463-6565
toll free: 866-391-6565
fax: 775-463-6564
admin@okcorralseries.com
the original and ultimate training in the practice of EAP and EAL
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Greg Kersten
President, OK Corral Series
Founder of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP), Equine Services, Inc., EAGALA,
& The O.K. Corral Series
Greg Kersten grew up raising and showing Quarter Horses
in Nebraska. As a child, he spent significant time avoiding
school to spend time with his equine friends. At a young age
Greg grew adept at interpreting the nonverbal language of
his horses and enjoyed the time he spent observing the
horses' behaviors, responses, and talents for keeping
themselves safe and healthy.
After high school Greg enlisted in the United States Army
where he served for six years. Stationed in Panama, Greg
became a military K-9 handler. This suited Greg's love of
animals, and allowed him to continue his learning and
observation of the importance of nonverbal communication.
He was also able to distinguish the important difference
between the nature of herd behavior and pack behavior -
particularly in comparison with human behavior.
Greg studied sociology at the University of Nebraska upon his return, but did not
graduate. Rather, he went to Washington, D.C. to work in the field of corrections in
a youth prison. It was here where he began to combine his work with at-risk youth
and horses. He realized the benefit horses could offer struggling individuals, and
began to formulate the basis of EAP. Greg continued to add to his experience in
working with youth in programs in Okeechobee, Florida and Escalante, Utah -where
he continued to apply to theories of how horse behavior can teach us about human
behavior. Greg was given more freedom to implement his ideas when he moved to
work at a residential treatment center in Colorado in the early 1990s. It was here
that he conducted the first EAP certification seminar through his company Equine
Services, Inc. Greg then brought his business and his EAP program to a youth ranch
in Loa, Utah, and continued to offer certification seminars to therapists and horse
professionals. After leaving the ranch, Greg created a nonprofit branch to Equine
Services, Inc., where he served as President, CEO and Chairman of the Board until
2005.
The O.K. Corral was created in 2005 by Greg and his wife, Jennifer. The company
was designed to offer the finest equine-assisted training and to make it accessible to
anyone who was interested in working with horses to make a difference in the lives
of humans. Specific efforts were made to maintain the affordability and ensure the
quality of certification seminars.
Greg Kersten is the only lead trainer for all O.K. Corral Seminars. While this limits
the number and location of seminars, we believe this is a necessary compromise to
ensure the integrity of the instruction of genuine EAP.
Jennifer Kersten, M.Ed.
Secretary/Treasurer, OK Corral Series
Jennifer Kersten is a Wisconsin native who left the midwest
to attend the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a
bachelor's degree in anthropology and French. She remained
in the Philadelphia area to work as a contract archaeologist and
a neuroscience lab technician.
After heading westward in 1995, she worked for a youth
residential treatment program in Loa, Utah. It was here that
she met Greg Kersten and became acquainted with Equine
Assisted Psychotherapy. Jennifer and Greg married in 2001. Between 1996 and
2008, Jennifer worked as a teacher in Utahschools, and earned her master's degree
in education and her Utah Secondary Teaching License with an endorsement in
French. When Greg and Jennifer moved the O.K. Corral to Nevada in 2008,
Jennifer was hired to work as a Case Manager for the local social services agency.
Jennifer currently co-facilitates several O.K. Corral Seminars each year, as her
schedule allows. She also is the primary administrator for the O.K. Corral office.
President, OK Corral Series
Founder of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP), Equine Services, Inc., EAGALA,
& The O.K. Corral Series
Greg Kersten grew up raising and showing Quarter Horses
in Nebraska. As a child, he spent significant time avoiding
school to spend time with his equine friends. At a young age
Greg grew adept at interpreting the nonverbal language of
his horses and enjoyed the time he spent observing the
horses' behaviors, responses, and talents for keeping
themselves safe and healthy.
After high school Greg enlisted in the United States Army
where he served for six years. Stationed in Panama, Greg
became a military K-9 handler. This suited Greg's love of
animals, and allowed him to continue his learning and
observation of the importance of nonverbal communication.
He was also able to distinguish the important difference
between the nature of herd behavior and pack behavior -
particularly in comparison with human behavior.
Greg studied sociology at the University of Nebraska upon his return, but did not
graduate. Rather, he went to Washington, D.C. to work in the field of corrections in
a youth prison. It was here where he began to combine his work with at-risk youth
and horses. He realized the benefit horses could offer struggling individuals, and
began to formulate the basis of EAP. Greg continued to add to his experience in
working with youth in programs in Okeechobee, Florida and Escalante, Utah -where
he continued to apply to theories of how horse behavior can teach us about human
behavior. Greg was given more freedom to implement his ideas when he moved to
work at a residential treatment center in Colorado in the early 1990s. It was here
that he conducted the first EAP certification seminar through his company Equine
Services, Inc. Greg then brought his business and his EAP program to a youth ranch
in Loa, Utah, and continued to offer certification seminars to therapists and horse
professionals. After leaving the ranch, Greg created a nonprofit branch to Equine
Services, Inc., where he served as President, CEO and Chairman of the Board until
2005.
The O.K. Corral was created in 2005 by Greg and his wife, Jennifer. The company
was designed to offer the finest equine-assisted training and to make it accessible to
anyone who was interested in working with horses to make a difference in the lives
of humans. Specific efforts were made to maintain the affordability and ensure the
quality of certification seminars.
Greg Kersten is the only lead trainer for all O.K. Corral Seminars. While this limits
the number and location of seminars, we believe this is a necessary compromise to
ensure the integrity of the instruction of genuine EAP.
Jennifer Kersten, M.Ed.
Secretary/Treasurer, OK Corral Series
Jennifer Kersten is a Wisconsin native who left the midwest
to attend the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a
bachelor's degree in anthropology and French. She remained
in the Philadelphia area to work as a contract archaeologist and
a neuroscience lab technician.
After heading westward in 1995, she worked for a youth
residential treatment program in Loa, Utah. It was here that
she met Greg Kersten and became acquainted with Equine
Assisted Psychotherapy. Jennifer and Greg married in 2001. Between 1996 and
2008, Jennifer worked as a teacher in Utahschools, and earned her master's degree
in education and her Utah Secondary Teaching License with an endorsement in
French. When Greg and Jennifer moved the O.K. Corral to Nevada in 2008,
Jennifer was hired to work as a Case Manager for the local social services agency.
Jennifer currently co-facilitates several O.K. Corral Seminars each year, as her
schedule allows. She also is the primary administrator for the O.K. Corral office.
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