Freedom Reigns Ranch

SERVING CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THE ONE-ON-ONE SESSION PROGRAM BY PROVIDING INTENTIONAL MENTORSHIP. ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS ARE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH TRAUMA AND OTHER LIFE-CHALLENGES. MANY ARE FROM "AT RISK" SITUATIONS.SESSION PROGRAM:AT NO COST TO PARTICIPANTS, FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH INVESTED 2441.5 MENTOR HOURS WITH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN 2021, WHICH INCLUDED:-SERVING CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THE ONE-ON-ONE SESSION PROGRAM BY PROVIDING INTENTIONAL MENTORSHIP-SERVING YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 10-24) IN THE "JUNIOR RANCHER" SMALL GROUP MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, ALLOWING MORE CHILDREN AND TEENS TO BE A PART OF RANCH PROGRAMS BY IMPROVING EFFICIENCY WHILE STILL MAINTAINING INTENTIONALITYHORSE AND PASTURE CARE:-ALL HORSES WERE GIVEN STANDARD PROFESSIONAL VETERINARY CARE (VACCINATIONS, DENTAL WORK, TEETH FLOATING), CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT, MEDICINE, AND EMERGENCY CARE AS NEEDED TO KEEP ALL HORSES HEALTHY AND SUITABLE FOR THEIR JOB-ALL PASTURES WERE CULTIVATED TO THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS FOR HORSES-HORSES REQUIRING ADDITIONAL NUTRITION WERE GIVEN SUPPLEMENTAL QUALITY GRAIN, SUPPLEMENTS/MEDICINE, HAY, AND CARE AS NECESSARY FOR THEIR FUNCTION AND PURPOSE AT FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH. AS A RESULT ALL HORSES HAVE MAINTAINED AND/OR IMPROVED HEALTH AND ARE BEING USED IN THE RANCH PROGRAM.VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT/GROWTH:-IN 2021 EACH VOLUNTEER WAS TRAINED BY SENIOR VOLUNTEERS AND FIELD PROFESSIONALS, LEADING TO CONTINUITY AND INTEGRITY THROUGHOUT RANCH PROGRAMS -IN 2021 VOLUNTEERS RECEIVED OPPORTUNITIES FOR BI-MONTHLY CONTINUING EDUCATION RELATED TO HORSE HUSBANDRY, FARM STEWARDSHIP, TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTORSHIP, FIRST-AID, AND OTHER RELEVANT TOPICS THAT LED TO A HIGH VOLUNTEER RETENTION RATE SEASON-OVER-SEASON, CREATING A CULTURE OF COMMUNITY AND GROWTH, AND EXCELLENCE IN HORSEMANSHIP AND IN WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN RANCH PROGRAMS