Professionals
Our Practitioners
Gary Horton
CEO
Gary Horton has been a certified orthotist for more than 30 years. He is a member of the International Society of Orthotists and Prosthetists, and is currently president of the Arkansas State Orthotic and Prosthetic Association. He has worked with NASA to develop new innovative orthotic devices and uses these products in our facility…
Michael Horton
LPO, CPO
Michael Horton started working at Horton’s at the age of 14. He started as an orthotic technician. After graduating high school in 1992, Mike started seeing orthotic patients as a practitioner as he furthered is degree by majoring in Kinesiology at UCA. Mike became more and more passionate about Orthotic…
Christopher Horton
LPO, BOCO
Christopher Horton is a licensed Orthotist / Prosthetist and is a board-certified Orthotist through the Board for Certification (BOC). Chris began working in the family business at the age of 14 as a prosthetic technician and later transitioned to training as a practitioner after graduating from Catholic High…
Haden Zirbel
L/CPO, MSPO
Ladon Jones
LO, PTA, CFm
Les Morrow
LO, LPA, BOCO
An orthotist and technician at Horton’s, Les specializes in lower limb custom bracing and pedorthotics. Les came to us after he and his wife decided to move to Little Rock because of its proximity to Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Each time he is able to work with prosthetics patients and improve their daily…
Ryan Nix
Rehab Support Director PT, DPT
Josh Ferguson
Orthotic Prosthetic Resident -PT, DPT, MSOP, LPOA
Spencer Gordon
Director of Pedorthics
L/C. Ped, CFo
Hal Shirley
LCPed, LCOA
Hal joied Horton’s in 1993 and is a practitioner who evaluates, fits, and dispenses pedorthic and orthotic devices. He is certified by the American Board for Certification in orthotics, prosthetics and pedorthics. Hal is also a board certified orthotic assistant. Hal’s goal is to continue to implement new designs…
Richard Howard
Orthotic Operations Manager, LOA
Richard is an orthotic practitioner who travels for Horton’s to pediatric clinics and hospitals to provide orthotic services. Success for Richard is seeing a patient achieve their highest level of functionality with the help of O&P technology. A case that he will always remember is a patient who suffered a stroke…
Kandice Mitchell
LPOA, NREMTP
Kandice is a licensed Orthotic & Prosthetics assistant. Her main focus is pediatric orthotic patients; her favorite professional success was seeing a three-year-old girl with spinal bifida take her very first steps using a device that can…
Contessa Humphrey
LPOA, RMA
As a registered medical assistant and licensed O&P assistant, Contessa’s favorite part of her role is meeting patients and getting them back to functional performance. She hopes that in the future of O&P, new technology will continue to be developed that helps patients live happy, fulfilling lives. In her free…
Rebecca Rowe
LPOA
Four years after applying to an internship at Horton’s, our new manager found Rebecca’s resume and gave her a call—the rest is history! As our assistant manager, licensed orthotic/prosthetic assistant, and mastectomy fitter, Rebecca’s favorite part of the job is interaction with patients. Rebecca’s favorite…
Gary Taylor
LOA
Prior to joining our staff in 2012, Gary worked as an orthotic fitter and technician at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, TX. This is where Gary cultivated a passion for pediatric care, which he has maintained during his time at Horton’s working with our pediatric patient population from AR…
Darrell Mixon
LOA
Prior to joining Hortons orthotics and prosthetics in March 2019, I worked as a cast Tech and an orthotic fitter at ortho Arkansas in Little Rock and North Little Rock I always love How helping others and helping patients needs gives me such joy to see a smile on their face…
Professionals
Mastectomy
Trina Brickey
CFm
As the mastectomy manager for Horton’s, Trina believes in the importance of customer service. One of Trina’s clients was so happy with her fitting experience that she sent a framed letter to her expressing her gratitude and called Trina her “co-survivor.” Trina proudly displays the letter in her…
Elsa Lawrence
CFm
As a certified mastectomy fitter, Elsa fits patients with breast forms and bras, verifies insurance, and does scheduling and inventory for Horton’s. Her favorite part of her job is working with women to help them feel happy and confident, and she measures success by the number of women…
Professionals
Our Technicians
Eric Hiatt
Fabrication Manager
Led by his desire to work in a field that allowed him to use his hands and imagination to help others, Eric specializes in orthotic fabrication and management at Horton’s. He oversees the entire fabrication team and state of the art lab to be on the cutting edge of fabrication and design…
Professionals
Our Administrators
Tonya Horton
Director of Billing and Authorization
Horton works in her families business doing orthotics and prosthetics. She has been a mastectomy fitter for over 15 years. Horton does the billing and is in charge of all the patient care coordinators and the authorization department. She graduated…
Nancy Morales
Director of Business Development
Nancy’s career in the healthcare and senior care industries began in 2003 with an offer to do marketing after working in the financial industry since 2001. Although she earned her degree in Business Administration with a major in finance…