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Kathleen Pegues, MS, OTR/L
President of Bit-By-Bit Therapeutic Riding Center
 Kathleen is originally from the Bronx, New York where she attended the Bronx High School of Science. She obtained a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Human Biology from the State University of New York at Albany. Her post-graduate degree from Florida International University was for a Master’s of Science in Occupational Therapy. Kathleen has specialized in pediatrics and hippotherapy since 1998. She is one of the founding members of Bit-By-Bit and has been our president since inception. She also works as our co-program director and senior occupational therapist, and lectures for undergraduate and graduate college and university programs about the benefits of hippotherapy. Kathleen is both a NARHA Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor and AHA registered therapist.
She currently residing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with her husband Bryan, 4-year old son Aiden Edward, and infant daughter Angelina Lilly.
Susan March, RPT
Program Director of Bit-By-Bit Therapeutic Riding Center
 Susan is originally from Connecticut, where she graduated from Quinnipiac College in the 1970's. She has been a Physical Therapist for over 30 years. Her tremendous experience in the areas of physical dysfunction, neurological impairments, and sensory processing disorders has traversed the lifespan from pediatrics to geriatrics. She has copious experience in various diagnoses such as autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, Down syndrome, stroke or CVA, and many other developmental and neurological diseases.
Susan is a NARHA Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor and AHA registered therapist. She is one of the founding members of Bit-By-Bit, and enjoys riding the horses daily, trail-riding, and competing in local horse shows.
Susan and her husband Mike, are Fort Lauderdale residents with their son Michael Richard who just granduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School and who will be attending college at UCF this fall. They are extremely proud of their daughter Sara, a recent graduate of Florida State University.
Debra LaRue, PTA
Instructor and Volunteer Coordinator
Debra is a dedicated member of our physical therapy team. She is an avid horsewoman and enjoys trailriding, jumping, and traveling with her love, Snickers. Debra has experience in physical dysfunction throughout the lifespan and currently practices in pediatrics and adult rehabilitation. Debra has been a professional bodybuilder, personal trainer, an EMT, and a firefighter. Debra's goal is to complete her NARHA Therapeutic Riding Instructor Certification this year.
Debra resides in Plantation with her husband and they have just welcomed a new grandchild!
We would also like to recognize the other stellar members of our team. We are going to be updating the profiles and pictures soon...so please check back with us!
- Liz Zoley, MA, OTR/L
- Caran Gottleib, OTR/L
- Swati Mody, PT
- Patricia Thomson, Instructor
- Rene Labombarda, Instructor
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Volunteers needed to sidewalk, lead a horse, and help with general horse care. No experience is needed, as we provide training. We offer a free lesson program incentive in exchange for volunteering with us (certain rules and restrictions apply). You can earn points toward free riding lessons as you volunteer! This is a great way to improve your horse knowledge and skills! We also offer service hours for high schools.
