Description
What do you get when you combine the outdoors, horses, young people and leadership skills training? Taking the Reins! This program will foster confidence and leadership skills in a safe outdoor environment. Each day will start with fun leadership and outdoor skill activities leading into an afternoon of on-ground horsemanship. Participants will be hands-on in all aspects of the care, management and training of our ponies: learning to properly catch, groom and handle our rare breed ambassadors. Fun horse focused activities will be interspersed with Equine Assisted Learning sessions. Using our powerful teachers, Sammy, Maple and Flapjack, participants will develop confidence, self-awareness about their behaviour, and alternative skills to help them overcome challenges and cope with the social pressures they face today. Taking the Reins! challenges individuals to discover themselves and be inspired to reach their full potential as they confidently grow into young leaders.
This program will be limited to 6 youth (ages 11-16), two per pony to ensure and maintain safe physical distancing as well as provide plenty of one-on-one attention.
General Program Schedule
10:00 – Arrival & Sign In
Health Check and Sign In
Meet & Wait at designated area
Physical Distance Waiting activity – individual (Pony themed activity/puzzle pages)
Go over rules and how we need to respect each other’s space and well being
Morning
Leadership Activity
Outdoor Skills/Hike/Nature Based Activity
Talk Circle
11:30– LUNCH
Afternoon
12:00 – Horsemanship
Introduction to Horsemanship
Reminder of safety rules and need for respect of each other’s space and well being as well as the horses
12:30 – 1:15
Start equine themed craft activity
1:00 -1:15
Introduce EAL activity, discuss objective(s)
1:15 – 2.00
EAL exercise
2:00 – 2:15
Talk Circle, discuss outcomes
2:15 – SNACK
Introduce 2nd EAL exercise, discuss objectives
2:30- 3:15
EAL exercise
3:15- 4:00
Discuss outcomes
Complete craft activity
Journal Time
4:00pm – Pick up
