Our Founders

 Laurel Manning is the President and Founding Executive Director of Park Horse Project. Born and raised in Southern California, Laurel has a deep love of horses, the San Diego County trails and community collaboration. Laurel has a Speech Communications degree from SDSU with Masters coursework in the same. She has studied with PATH, International where she completed Instructor Training and the Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning certification program. Through the love of God and horses, Laurel is now bringing her two biggest passions together.  Serving God by helping people with Parkinson's Disease and providing a home and new purpose in life for horses.  

The two together form Park Horse Project. 

 Madison King is currently enrolled in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. 

Madison received a One Health Fellowship and has completed extensive research on the effects of pesticides on bees, small animals and plants.  She is currently a teaching assistant for a pre-veterinary class at Nebraska., while working as a small animal veterinary technician and office manager. Madison has been a dog trainer for a Fortune 500 company and has been around horses all her life, growing her profound love of animals, making her a perfect partner and contributor to Park Horse Project. 

Born and raised in central California, Katrina, has always had a love for horses.  Katrina studied Accounting at University of California - Fresno that led her to Atlanta Georgia where she currently is employed at AT&T Intellectual Property as  Director of  Strategy & Operations.   Katrina's dream has always been to be a part of something bigger, giving back and serving those in need of equine therapy.  Park Horse Project, bringing people together with horses, is a dream come true.  Favorite Quote: "Instead of each person watching out for their own good watch out for what is better for others." 

Philippians 2:4