This weekend was our last overnight campout for the year. We hosted Kids Explosion boys and a great time. It was pretty cold and windy Saturday, but that did not deter the kids from having fun. No complaints. This time archery was the favorite thing to do. All the boys really enjoyed it and did […]

Today we worked again with the horses. Bill and Sharon set up an obstacle course in the arena and the boys had to lead their horses around the course. If the horse had any problems with anything the boys were encouraging their horses to move forward and trust them. It was a good exercise for […]

Monday was a beautiful day! It was warm but not too hot. Just perfect. The boys are still working on their belts. They dyed them this week and are getting ready for buckles to be put on. Sharon did a demonstration in the round pen with Hilbilly. She showed a lot of action to get […]

This past weekend we had a group of girls from the Kids Explosion program in Jackson. During the summer, the kids were working on memorizing Bible verses and after the program was over, their names were drawn to win a trip to the ranch for an overnight camp out. Kids Explosion is a great program […]

It was a hot Monday, so we decided to use “wisdom” and not saddle horses. The temp was 90 degrees with 80% humidity. I am sure the horses appreciated our “wisdom”. The boys started to tool their leather belts. They are looking pretty good. Brian and Janet invited us all over to their lake house […]

This past weekend we hosted our friends from the Jackson County Youth Center. The weather was amazing and we had a great time. This year was a little different. The Super Kicker Rodeo was at the Washtenaw County Fairgrounds, and we all went. The performance was great and I think everyone who went enjoyed it. […]

Yesterday we worked with the horses and started our leather belts. This week’s topic of discussion from the book was Responsibility. The boys had to tack up their horses and groom them before they could ride. The group is taking responsibility for their own horse for the entire eight weeks, getting the horses ready, and […]

Saturday we had a group of 15 kids from Kids Explosion come to the ranch for a few hours of fun. These kids were awarded the trip by memorizing their weekly Bible verses during the kid parties that were going on all over Jackson this summer. The rain kept them from riding the horses, much […]

Lately, on Fridays, we are having a “Young Travelers play day”. We have set this time aside for the youth who have been part of a Young Travelers class for them to come to the ranch to just play and have fun. They ride, play volleyball, games, maybe cool off in our cool tub (opposite […]

We started another Young Travelers group this past Monday. What a fun group of boys!Six boys will be learning about horses, leather tooling, teamwork, and mentoring, but most of all learning about themselves and the tools we have to give them to help build character. Each boy will be paired up with a horse and […]