Wraparound Boys – 6-19-10

No power didnot interfere with the activities and fun at the Lazy B’s Ranch last Saturday. We woke up Saturday morning wondering how we were going to keep the boys cooled off with no water! It was suppose to be hot that day. Thanks to Jill Clark from Highfields loaning us her generator and Charlie […]

Young Travelers-Girls Week 5

This week we spent some more time working on our belts. The girls have used their creative gifts to design them. Larry and Charlie were a big help in punching holes, but Alyssa shined and was able to do them herself. We played a word game and discussed different career opportunities. I was a naturalist […]

Night Out At The Rodeo

Last night we went to the 3 Bar B Rodeo in Adrian Michigan. Our very own wrangler, Josh, participated in the bull riding event. We took some of our ranch kids, Johnathan, Jalen, and Keith. Josh took us back behind the shoots to check out the activities behind the scenes. The kids got to touch […]

Salvation Army

School is out and kids need something to do! Yesterday, Jackson Salvation Army came to the ranch for a few hours to ride and play games. Chuck, Bill, Johnathan, and Annie all walked horses in the arena and gave 23 kids a ride! Wow, I missed a lot. Johnathan shined as he moves into his […]

Young Travelers – Girls

This Monday we talked about being a person of action. Do not put things off. Have a plan and stick to it. The girls rode in the arena with help and instruction by Sharon. She used to be an instructor. The lesson was to move your horse in the direction you want him/her to go. […]

1st Overnight Campout – Young Travelers Boys

What a fun weekend we had. There were 4 boys from our Young Travelers group. They were really looking forward to this camp out. We started off the day with grilled hot dogs and chili cheese nachos. Then they took a ride on horseback and shot archery for points. They did pretty well and I […]

Volunteer Kick Off 2010

Last Saturday we had a volunteer kick off wrangler training and party. We had a beautiful day and the food was great. Thanks to Kathy and Chris for taking care of the food! They all know not to leave me in charge of food!! We have some new wranglers this year, WELCOME to Josh, Sharon, […]

Week Three-Wisdom

Our third week with the Young Travelers girls was great. We worked with the horses and explained all the responsibility involved with caring for them. Even though they may never own a horse, the girls can learn the concept of caring for someone other than themselves. Horses make great examples of many of the concepts […]

Helping Hands – Let’s Dream Together

Our second night with the Young Travelers Girls was a lot a fun. We are starting to get to know the girls and they are getting comfortable with us. This Monday the weather prevented us from using the horses to illustrate Responsibility, so we stayed inside and started working on dream boards. We are cutting […]

First Week-Young Travelers Girls

Monday we started our first girls mentoring group at the ranch. We have 6 girls signed up for this class. Heidi was sick with the flu, hopefully she will be better by next week. We had a great time with them Monday and already know we are going to need Chris’s talking stick during discussion […]