Spring Horse Connection Workshop for Youth
Schedule
Tue May 30 2023 at 06:00 pm
Location
Sagehill Stables | Winnipeg, MB
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Our interactive Equine Assisted Learning programs for youth are specially designed to ensure the learning and retention of necessary life skills to aid in each youth's personal growth. It is a scientifically researched approach with the horses being the teacher.These programs are non-riding (groundwork based) and no previous horse experience is required. Youth work with horses on the ground through a set of obstacles and challenges each week, building on skills they learned in the previous weeks.
Equine Assisted Learning acts as an important educational tool to help to develop empathy and kindness as well as combat:
- Behavioral disorders
- Low self-esteem
- Bullying
- Drug abuse
- Emotional issues
- Poor communication skills
- Inability to work with others
How Does it Work?
Horses are ideal teachers for use with children. Once a child is taught the basics of working properly with a horse, he or she can become the leader the horse seeks. When the horse feels safe, cooperation is a hundred-fold and the child can easily get the horse to do what is asked of it. Getting a 1200 lb prey animal through a set of obstacles is an experience a child will never forgot. These experiences are paralleled back to the child's everyday life and challenges they might experience in the "real world". The child is able to recall the challenges they faced with their horse teachers and how they had to modify their behaviour to overcome an obstacle together. They can pull from this knowledge and success to tackle life's challenges in the future.
Give your children the skills necessary to take on the challenges that life throws at them.
One of the many bonuses of working with horses vs a classroom setting is the component of interactivity. Despite the fact that we all learn differently, we can all take away lessons that we learn through our experiences. As the only Nationally Recognized Equine Assisted Learning Program in Canada, each of our exercises is custom designed to maximize learning potential and focus on developing individual skills as they work through each fun, interactive group challenge.
Participants will:
- develop relationships
- accept responsibility and accountability
- overcome barriers to find change
- be encouraged to be creative and innovative
- find opportunity in working together
- realize the benefits associated with effective communication
and recognize the value of mutual trust, respect, and personal integrity...All while having a blast!
Our Spring Horse Connection program is a package of 4 Private or Group sessions for youth ages 8 to 15!
Group sessions will be running Tuesday evenings starting May 30th for 4 weeks. Package of 4 sessions is $250+GST. Group time-slots are:
- 6:00 - 7:15pm ages 8 to 11
- 7:30 - 8:45pm ages 12 to 15
1 hour Private sessions can be booked Monday evenings between 6 and 9pm or Saturdays between 3pm and 6pm starting the week of May 29th. Package of 4 private sessions is $350+GST.
All group and private sessions will include some time in the classroom, time grooming and meeting the horses, and time working through the obstacles with the horses. Group sessions will have students work in teams of 2 to 3 per horse.
Meet the Facilitators:
Private sessions will be done with social worker and Equine Assisted Learning facilitator Meghan Wilson. Group sessions will be done with Gwen Donohoe, PhD, and Meghan Wilson.
https://www.sagehillstables.com/eal-facilitators.html
Cancellation Policy:
We are unable to offer group make-up lessons for group program participants. Group program participants can upgrade to a private make-up lesson for an added fee of $20+GST if they have to miss a session.
Participants in both group and private session packages must give us a minimum 4 hours notice to cancel their session and receive a make-up lesson. These programs require a lot of prep time and travel time for the facilitators and we need some notice that students won't be able to attend. If we don't get the cancellation notice in time participants will forfeit that session.
Sagehill Stables requires a minimum of 2 participants to run a group session. If we cannot fill a class, participants will be given the option to do a private session instead OR have their deposit refunded. If we cannot find a mutally agreeable time for a private lesson, we will also refund your deposit.
Payment
This Eventbrite ticket is a deposit on a 4-week group or private session. Deposit will be taken off final invoice. Remaining fees ($212.50 for group participants and $317.50 for private participants) will be invoiced via email and will be due on the first day of the program. Payments can be made via e-transfer, cash, cheque, or credit card with an added credit card fee (2.75%). Deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable unless they meet the circumstances noted above in the cancellation policy.
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Where is it happening?
Sagehill Stables, 4180 Waverly Street,Winnipeg,MB,CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
Tickets
CAD 50.00
