HorseProgram

Program Highlights	Details
Pre-Assessment	Divide kids & adults into three groups: Beginner, A person that has very limited time around a horse, Intermediate, A person that knows a little about a horse maybe knows how to do raising trot. Advanced, A person that knows how to ride and wants to improve one skills.
Process	In all groups, One on one with their own horse for a week, developing confidence in them selves and in there horse. Building a relationship with their horse and the riders around them. Responsibility, of their horse and equipment. Social skills, one can learn this by watching horses. Self esteem, Problem solving, task management. Instructors will get to know the rider, expectations of the rider, and can they be met?
Safety Lessons	, What to do and what not to do. Catching and haltering the horses, making sure that the two are a good mix. For example one doesnt want to put a nervous horse with a nervous person. Grooming lesson, give each rider a grooming kit for the week, explain, its their responsibility to take care of the kit, each kit will be marked for the horse, so if a piece is found out well know who left it. Why we groom, a lesson on grooming and washing the horse. Responsibility and nurturing, understanding ones horse and why they act the way they do, and respectful care. Care of equipment, cleaning tack, taking care of ones grooming kits, each person will be assigned a bridle and saddle which will be checked daily, by Ord or Carole. Tacking up a horse, and the correct way to do it, Riding: teaching skills that each rider needs a one on one lesson as well as group lessons.

Relationships	To develop a relationship between people and horses with the knowledge that God created horses and in learning about the horses we learn about God.
Teaching	To give quality instruction: teaching horse care, care of equipment, and riding skills.
Boundaries	The value of a horse, how to work with them safely on the ground and when in the saddle.
Communication	Sense of appreciation of one of Gods creatures that cannot hold a grudge, that both horse and rider can have empathy for themselves and others.
Stewardship	To care for Gods Creatures and the land surrounding us.
Value & Gifts	Every being has values and gifts to share.
Responsibility	For oneself, actions, trust, feelings and words