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Bethany Nugent, MSPT, HPCS, is a licensed physical therapist and founder of Bethany’s Equine
and Aquatic Therapy Services, Inc (BEATS). An equestrian and swimmer since childhood,
she found a natural fit in combining her love of these activities with her career as a therapist.
Bethany has been practicing hippotherapy and aquatic therapy since graduating from the Master’s
program at Ithaca College in New York in 1995. She has been working for Creative therapy, Inc in
Canton, GA since December, 2000. In August 2001 she earned the title of Hippotherapy Clinical
Specialist. Bethany is the founder of the Georgia Hippotherapy Club, an organization that promotes
education and networking among therapists practicing hippotherapy in Georgia. She is the Georgia
state liaison to the American Hippotherapy Association, a Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor,
and a classifier for disabled riders. She is also an associate faculty member of the American
Hippotherapy Association. Bethany has continued to compete in jumpers, dressage and combined
training in recent years. She is married to Michael Butler and they have a daughter, Macayla, 6,
and a son, Ethan, 4.
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