Staff

Susan Adams

Executive Director-Founder/EAGALA, Certified Equine Specialist, Magna Wave Provider

I was born in London England and raised in Bermuda. My family immigrated to America when I was about fourteen years old. I went back to Bermuda for a few years and came back to America, San Antonio Texas to be exact in 1982 and have been here in this area ever since! I had a love and passion for horses my whole life. Around 2010 I felt this calling to do this work, and it has been quite the journey! I have been EAGALA certified since 2013 and continually train in horsemanship to this day. My education is in psychology, but my love and passion is being able to bring the two together!

Sam Adams​

Facility Operations/Farrier Services

Sam grew up with horses and rodeo in his pre-adult years. After attending Southwest Texas in San Marcos, he joined the family business in construction and aviation where he ran the daily operations of the airport and flight school. He retired from the family business in 2014 and started another business. In 2015 he met Susan and joined forces with her and Oasis Acres! Sam oversees all the facility operations, keeps the horses in shape and healthy!

Marie Mason

LPC Counselor

I was born in Toronto, Canada after my parents immigrated from Holland. My father started farming and I started riding when I was nine. I spent years doing 4-H and showing on the Arabian circuit. I moved to Texas in 1993 to teach horseback riding at Camp Stewart in Hunt Texas and never left. I retired from twenty-nine years of education in 2023 to do equine therapy full time. I have been certified with EAGALA since 2010 and have taken courses in Natural Lifemanship and ARCH. I am EMDR trained, as it is useful for trauma work and can be used with horses. Our focus at Oasis Acres is anxiety, depression and trauma. We hope that you will come see what we do!

Lisa Gibson

EAGALA Certified Equine Specialist

Lisa joined Oasis Acres as a volunteer and developed a strong commitment to the EAGALA model as she witnessed first-hand the life changing benefits of the work. Lisa is now an EAGALA Certified Equine Specialist who greatly enjoys watching the amazing benefits equine mental health therapy provides.

Savannah

Meet Savannah, who was born in Texas and raised in Oklahoma. With a lifelong love for horses, volunteering at Oasis Acres has given her the opportunity to grow her knowledge of equine care while supporting a meaningful mission. Savannah works behind the scenes caring for the therapy horses rather than directly with clients, every horse’s health, comfort and well-being are top priority. Being part of the team strengthened her passion for equine care continuing to inspire a future working with horses.

Having experienced mental health challenges Savannah appreciates the healing connection between horses and humans. Savannah is grateful to be part of the Oasis Acres mission.