Our Mission:
To empower veterans, first responders, and their families by building confidence, fostering healing, and strengthening family and community connection through equine-based experiences and community-supported programs.
Amanda Beggs
Executive Director, PMHNP-BC
Amanda serves as the Executive Director of Homefront Horsemanship, bringing strong leadership, community presence, and a compassionate understanding of military family life. As the spouse of a United States Navy SEAL, Amanda has lived the realities of service, deployments, and the silent burdens carried by military families. This experience shapes her commitment to creating a supportive, respectful environment for every visitor.
A licensed psychiatric nurse practitioner, Amanda brings clinical insight to her leadership role, helping ensure that all ranch interactions reflect the principles of trauma-informed care. She leads donor relations, community partnerships, program coordination, and public outreach with a warm, grounded professionalism that resonates throughout the organization.
Amanda’s steady hand and genuine care help make Homefront Horsemanship a place where families feel seen, supported, and at home. staying true to our values and making space for thoughtful, lasting work.
Sandy Angione
Herd & Program Director
Sandy brings a lifetime of equine experience to Homefront Horsemanship. Having worked with horses across a wide range of settings—including ranch operations, training, rehabilitation, and specialized horsemanship programs—she offers a depth of knowledge shaped by decades spent in the saddle and on the ground.
Sandy oversees the wellbeing, training, and daily care of the Homefront herd, ensuring each horse and donkey is physically healthy, emotionally supported, and prepared to safely partner with participants. Her calm, steady presence reflects the best of western horsemanship: patience, respect, and an instinctive understanding of the animals in her care.
Her leadership helps create an environment where both participants and horses feel safe, grounded, and welcome the moment they step onto the ranch.
Zsa Zsa Estabrook
Clinical & Operations Director
Zsa Zsa combines military experience, trauma-informed clinical training, and strong operational leadership to guide the structure and safety of Homefront Horsemanship. As a U.S. military veteran, she brings a firsthand understanding of the demands, transitions, and grit required of service members and their families—insight that shapes every aspect of the program. As the spouse of a police officer, she is equally attuned to the unique pressures, sacrifices, and resilience of law-enforcement families.
Zsa Zsa also served as a clinician on the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) with the National City Police Department and the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, responding alongside officers to individuals in crisis. This work deepened her understanding of operational stress, rapid decision-making, and the emotional toll carried by first responders.
As a licensed psychiatric nurse practitioner, she specializes in trauma, nervous system regulation, and the mental-health needs of veterans, first responders, and their households. She designs and oversees program frameworks that honor dignity, emotional safety, and personal choice—principles that pair naturally with the steadiness of the herd and the values of the American West.
Her operational oversight ensures that the ranch runs smoothly, ethically, and with the highest level of care for every participant who comes through the gate. With a grounding presence and a clear mission, Zsa Zsa helps ensure Homefront Horsemanship remains a place where families can reconnect, learn, and heal in partnership with the horses.