Training with a Purpose:
The Strong Tower Ranch Horsemanship Program disciples young people using a safe, educational and fun experience with horses.
Our staff is dedicated to declaring the truth of the gospel, using horses as a tool for relationship building. Because of the willing nature of our horses, we have been able to provide riding opportunities for many in the surrounding area since 2002. Qualified instructors teach children and adults Biblical truths along with horsemanship skills. Trail rides, group demonstrations, and pony rides are also offered. You may have seen our Wrangler flag corps present our nation's colors in local parades and at the home of a U.S. congressman. God has blessed us with a dedicated volunteer staff, a sound and hard-working herd of horses, and a wonderful facility that has made Strong Tower Ranch a fun, safe place to learn and grow.
Horsemanship Lessons
Our program provides an opportunity for students ages seven and up to gain knowledge and experience with beginning through advanced horsemanship skills in a small-group setting. Instructors will incorporate biblical values and truths while teaching horsemanship skills. Sessions consist of four weeks, one lesson per week, with a scheduled make-up lesson the fifth week for those who miss a lesson. One make-up lesson per session is allotted. The cost is $115 per four-lesson session. This includes $15 for the Level I CHA (Certified Horsemanship Association) student's manual, which is required for all students taking lessons at Strong Tower Ranch. Subsequent sessions will cost $100.
Each session consists of four weekly lessons
Group Session (3 or more)
ages 10 and up
1 1/2 hour lessons
Semi-Private Session (2 students)
ages 7 and up
1 hour lessons
Private Session
ages 7 and up
45 minute lessons
Private and Semi-Private are by appointment only
Reservations for 2010 Fall Sessions
Group lessons are being held on Thursday afternoons (2:30 - 4:00) and Saturday mornings (10:00 - 11:30).
Thursday 1st Session: Sept. 9, 16, 23, & 30
Thursday 2nd Session: Oct. 14, 21, 28, & Nov. 4
Saturday Session: Sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2, 9, & 16 This will be our only session for Saturday lessons and it will cost $125.00. (FULL)
To register for any type of Horsemanship Lessons, call Lori Brooks at 636-333-0212 Ext.3.
Horsemanship Camp
"In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands." Psalm 102:25
A strong foundation is essential for many things in life, including relationships. Our horse camps will give the solid foundation it takes to be a skilled, safe rider, while building a relationship of trust and respect with the horse. Those same attributes will be carried over in our daily devotional as we learn more about how we can strengthen our relationship with Jesus.
This camp offers girls ages 9 through 15 basic riding skills for beginner riders and horse care. Please bring a sack lunch. Refrigerator and microwave available.
Camp Cost is $200 and is limited to six girls per week.
June 21-25 Daily from 10am until 3pm (FULL)
July 12-16 Daily from 10am until 3pm (FULL)
This camp is for girls ages 12 through 16 who have successfully progressed through the Level 1 CHA skills and are ready for more advanced ring and trail work. This camp will also offer "A Night under the Stars" camp-out experience. We will camp out in a tent, prepare a chuck-wagon dinner, do some stargazing and have a wonderful breakfast. Please bring a daily lunch. Refrigerator and microwave available.
Camp Cost is $225 and is limited to six girls per week.
June 14-18 Daily from 10am until 3:30pm (FULL)
July 26-30 Daily from 10am until 3:30pm
To register for Horsemanship Camp, call Lori Brooks at 636-333-0212 Ext.3.
Other Horsemanship Activities
Instructional Trail Rides:
Qualified Instructors and Wranglers will spend time in the riding ring, teaching basic
horsemanship riding skills before heading out on the trail with you. Cost is $15 per rider
for 30 minutes and $30 per rider for 60 minutes with a $60 minimum. Riders must be age 10 or older.
Pony Rides:
Pony rides are available at $5 per child with a $50 minimum.
Group Demonstrations:
Great for Homeschoolers, American Heritage Girls, Boy Scouts, or Girl Scouts (we are an approved Girl Scout of the USA riding facility). The demonstration is approximately forty-five minutes long and covers the
basic principles of horse care, the nature of the horse and tacking. Make the experience
even more personal by adding pony rides or a short trail ride. Cost is $8 per person for
demonstration only; $12 per person with a pony ride; $18 per person with a trail ride.
Birthday Parties:
If you have a horse-loving child our facilities are a great place for a party. You supply
the party favors and we'll supply the horses. Pony rides or short trail ride available.
To register for any of these Horsemanship Activities, call Lori Brooks at 636-333-0212 Ext.3.
GATES
Girls Achieving through Training, Encouragement, and Service is a mentoring program designed to teach girls how to strengthen one another through training principles, encouraging one another and service. Gates are used often to protect and keep horses in safe boundaries. Gates are also opened to guide horses into richer, greener pastures. “Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.” Psalm 118:19
The goal of GATES is to reach out and mentor girls, ages 12 and older, who show a willingness to serve. They will be mentored by a spiritually mature Wrangler and assigned a horse. The girls will learn how to do stable chores, care for and take responsibility for their assigned horse. Through this process a deeper development of relationship, trust, responsibility and obedience will be the hopeful result.
GATES Fall session will be held on Saturdays, Sept. 25 though Nov. 6 (12:30 - 2:00). There will be no activities on Oct. 9.
Space is limited, to register or find out avaliability call Lori Brooks at 636-333-0212 Ext.3.
Wrangler Program
This is a discipleship program for teens ages 14-18. The number of Wranglers is limited by the number of instructors and horses involved in the program. When there is a vacancy, instructors may recommend exceptional students for consideration. The decision to invite a student to apply is made by the Horsemanship Program Committee. Should this occur, the student and parent will be contacted by an instructor, and will be given application paperwork to complete. After a trial period of eight weeks, the Committee will make a final decision regarding the student's acceptance into the program. The criteria for consideration include, but are not limited to:
Bible studies/devotions are presented during Wrangler sessions, which are held most Saturday afternoons. Advanced horsemanship instruction will also be provided.
Wranglers are required to work a minimum of two weeks each summer, looking for opportunities to share spiritual values with young campers while providing horsemanship activities. There is a Wrangler Contract and Code of Conduct, based on scriptural principles, that all Wranglers must sign and follow consistently to remain in the program.
Other Wrangler responsibilities include horse care and training, barn and office chores, and preparation for and participation in parades and other events.
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