Packages

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Junior Mentor Program

Groups / Organizations

Groups of up to 20 people for two hours. Feel free to bring your own food and drinks.

Looking for a beautiful and peaceful area to gather with family, friends, or co-workers? Velvet Noses is the place for you!

-Beautiful setting to relax and enjoy
-Meet and groom horses
-Equine education
-Craft/Activity
-Faith based lessons available upon request

Eight weekly one hour sessions - $500.

Must have completed Horse Sense Curriculum through Green Level (With Velvet Noses Horse Ministry)


-Eight weekly one-hour sessions
-Horse safety, grooming and groundwork
-Assisting younger or newer participants
-Barn responsibilities and teamwork
-Faith based character lessons
-Progress tracking, certificate and t-shirt upon completion

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4 Individual Sessions

An individual session is designed around the rider’s abilities, confidence, and horsemanship goals. We use the Horse Sense Learning Levels curriculum to teach each participant about horsemanship. This covers more than just riding skills; each participant is also going to learn how to care for a horse, anatomy, basic first aid and horse health, behavior management, training and much more. While learning these skills, each participant will also gain confidence, self regulation, responsibility, leadership and compassion.

Included in each session:
- Safety
- Leadership and training instruction
- Use of Velvet Noses horses and equipment
- Grooming
- Horse care
- Groundwork
- Anatomy and behavior
- Guided riding instruction

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Pony Party

Schedule a party of 5 children for two hours! - $500

This package is very popular for children’s birthday parties! Feel free to bring your own food and drinks.

Included in this package:
- Use of designated party area
- Meet & Greet Horses
- Grooming and decorating horses
- Mounted and/or unmounted games
- Craft
- Take home gift
- Photo opportunities