Roughout Ranch... Where Every Ability Matters Equine-assisted Activities and Learning Horse Encounters® all year-round, 7 days a week
Horse Encounters® for special needs
Equine-assisted services for personal development help individuals and groups discover new ways to face life’s challenges and opportunities by developing skills in effective problem-solving, decision-making, critical thinking, creative thinking, and communication.
Equine-assisted activities are a new approach to learning life skills. Participants and certified Equine Specialists team up with a horse to reach their goals. Presence, trust, respect, appreciation, affection, honesty, and communication are invaluable and critical skills for daily life when working with horses. When some people struggle to learn these, equine-assisted learning can help them.
Boundaries, awareness, and predictability are invaluable for your well-being and mental health, especially when interacting with such large animals. By working around such large, strong animals, participants will learn to be aware of everything that’s going on around them and within themselves. Also, because of how large horses are, it instills a sense of self-confidence and self-discovery because you’re able to control something so much larger than you.
HORSE ENCOUNTERS® horsemanship
Horsemanship offers a range of unmounted activities, including boundaries, awareness, predictability, grooming, tacking, and warm-up exercises for horses on the ground. These sessions promote growth in strength, balance, confidence, communication, and social skills. Participants receive personalized, one-on-one instruction from certified staff, unmounted. Alongside horsemanship techniques, participants develop valuable life skills in a supportive and encouraging environment, ensuring each session is enjoyable and enriching. The program can be for youth and adults of all abilities.
HORSE ENCOUNTERS® Girls rule...and boys too!
The sessions aim to help participants learn to stand their ground when necessary, practice self-care, and recognize when to ask for help. We aim to create a safe, enjoyable, and challenging environment where participants can learn and grow. Participants will explore essential skills, including asserting healthy boundaries, practicing awareness and predictability, managing obstacles, challenges, and distractions, and making empowered choices.
HORSE ENCOUNTERS® stable hands
The Stable Hands Program offers hands-on learning experiences that promote a sense of purpose and responsibility, encourage physical activity, and develop both fine and gross motor skills. This approach also builds confidence and fosters an environment of trust, safety, and comfort for both individuals and equines. Such as barn chores, unmounted activities that foster confidence, self-esteem, focus, stress reduction, self-awareness, and physical activity through the unique bond between humans and equines.
Stable Hands is year-round and designed to develop both personal (mental and physical) and professional skills. The program can be for youth and adults of all abilities.
Self-Determination Tuesdays
Every week, we come together to celebrate the empowering journey of self-determination. Our program promotes independence, fosters meaningful community connections, and provides tailored resources that allow participants to take charge of their lives. Through engaging activities, shared learning, and hands-on experiences, Self-Determination Tuesdays offer a supportive space where everyone can explore their passions, build friendships, and embrace their unique potential. Join us and discover the freedom to live your way—on your terms!
You’ve come to the right place if you are a Far Northern Regional Center client enrolled in the Self Determination Program. Tuesdays from 9 am to 1 pm.