Meet Jen

Jennifer P. Anderson (Jen) is the founder and principal of River Horse Consulting, LLC, a canine training company. With over 30 years experience in canine, equine, avian (raptor) and small animal training and rehabilitation, Jen’s experience as an animal trainer and educator is vast. A graduate of SUNY New Paltz, Jen received her BA in Physical and Applied Geography with minors in Chemistry and Botany and also received a Master’s in Environmental and Community Planning from the University of Rhode Island. A Spring 2013 graduate of the FBI New Haven Division Civilian Academy, she has continued study in Forensics and  Forensic Anthropology and integrates these disciplines into her application of the  chemical and physical properties of scent theory, meteorology, topography and human and animal behavior.

In 2006, Jen became certified as a canine search specialist with the State of Rhode Island Search and Rescue Team task forces and a member of the Rhode Island Canine Search and Rescue team (RICSAR), a Canine SAR team.   She has certified and deployed with 6 canine partners since 2000 and currently works with her canine partners and family members, Ryder, Finn, and Bellamy, all Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers.  Jen’s  working partners are also CGC and Therapy certified.  

Jen employs a diverse cross section of animal and human educational skillsets crafting unique training programs to focus on each team’s individual chemistry, physical needs of the desired training task and the building blocks of skills needs to reach an objective.  Above all, Jen is all about making sure each and every training is refreshing and rewarding for all of the participants. At River Horse,  If it’s not fun – it’s not getting done!