Release, Readjust and Reconnect™

Horses Healing Heroes™ provides heroes of all kinds a path towards healing. In a safe and beautiful, pastoral setting, our clients are helped to Release, Readjust and Reconnect.™

"We will never have to tell our horse that we are happy, sad, confident, relaxed or angry. He already knows, long before we do."       ~Marjike de Jong

Our Board

HHH™’s Board of Directors is made up of a diverse group of individuals with two common interests: a love of horses and the willingness to assist those in need. Their varied, personal and professional backgrounds bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to ensuring the continued success of HHH™.


Alanna Lungren Little is a partner in the Sacramento law firm, Hartman King PC, which specializes in environmental litigation and enforcement defense for private and public sector clients. An accomplished horsewoman, Alanna and her husband, David “Rafe” Little, own Shadow Ranch in south Sacramento County, a working horse and cattle ranch. Alanna believes in giving back to our service members, veterans, law enforcement, and first responders. Also, Alanna provides legal counsel to HHH™. Alanna, Rafe, and their young son, Wyatt, live in Herald California.


David “Rafe” Little is owner of Shadow Ranch, along with his wife, Alanna Lungren Little, in south Sacramento County and manages the day-to-day operations of the ranch. Rafe grew up in the saddle on his family's ranch and is a respected horseman. Rafe managed a horse rescue ranch where he created Rafe’s Horse Dynamics, using equine language and thinking to help the horse and human communicate with each other, leading to a lasting and understanding partnership. Rafe is a twenty-year U.S. Army veteran, receiving awards such as the Army’s Meritorious Service Medal, retiring as a Staff Sergeant. Rafe, Alanna, and their young son, Wyatt, live in Herald California.


Steven Larson (shown here in Bagram, Afghanistan in 2008-2009, with C Co. 1-168 MEDEVAC, HH-60 Black Hawks) is HHH™'s Chief Operations Officer. Steve started his career with the US Navy in the advanced electronics program, spending ten years on active duty. During his Naval career, he was deployed on two Pacific tours and one Mediterranean tour, aboard some of the greatest aircraft carriers ever built, such as the USS Ranger, USS Kitty Hawk, and the USS J.F. Kennedy.

After leaving the military, Steve worked as a flight-line manager for a small, fixed-base operator (FBO) in Hartford, CT. Next, he moved back to his home state of California to assist his father in the family landscaping business. Upon his dad’s retirement, he partnered with his wife Deborah to create a successful, online, business-referral company.

After the events of 9-11, he joined the Army National Guard, completing a tour in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, later securing a Federal position as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Avionics Supervisor for the California Army National Guard. Having experienced most of the Pacific Rim, along with locations in the Mediterranean and Middle East, he brings an appreciation to what it means to be a veteran dealing with the trials of deployment.


Deborah Larson is the impetus behind HHH™, as well as its founder and CEO. A successful business woman and entrepreneur, she started her career as a paralegal in San Francisco, California, working with corporate, divorce, probate, real estate and tax attorneys. After working closely with title and escrow companies on the legal side, she pursued a new career path, spending over 15 years in business development and sales in the title, escrow and 1031 tax deferred exchange businesses and opened her own exchange business.

She and her husband developed an online and in person business referral and networking business. She started working in a local tasting room as a hobby in 2000 and managed tasting rooms, wine clubs, events and sales for wineries from 2003 until today where she does consulting work for a local winery. Deborah is a mobile Notary Public and signing agent for real estate transactions and is an event consultant in addition to running HHH™. One thing, for sure...Deborah doesn’t let any grass grow beneath her feet!


Paul Pruden enjoyed learning horsemanship in his childhood days, but only rode occasionally through his teen and young adult years. 

These days Wendy and Paul spend most of their horse time riding trails and camping, and drive the horses for fun and occasionally to give carriage rides at Charity events. They have 5 draft horses including a Clydesdale, a Percheron, a Belgian, a Suffolk Punch, and a crossbred mare. They also raise Scottish Highland cattle and are home to several other cows, sheep, goats, chickens and Guinea hens, as well as their livestock guardian dogs, Corgi, Golden Retriever, five cats a donkey.


Jim Greer is a successful California and Nevada real estate broker and is currently working with one of the largest home developers in Northern California. He was a professional golfer with the PGA for eleven years and has been riding horses since he was twelve years old. He is an avid horseman and horse lover, who enjoys competitive team penning and working cows on his brother’s ranch.

"The horse. Here is nobility without conceit, friendship without envy, beauty without vanity. A willing servant, yet never a slave."       ~Ronald Duncan