Current Students - Fall I NOTES
LEVEL-UP WORKSHOPS!! + Student Study Guides! +
OCTOBER BOO BASH!! + Vet update & more
Hello current students at Cheyne Ranch! We just completed week 6!! of our first Fall 8 week session.
This is our best session ever, I absolutely love each and every moment I'm outside with you all. We continue to grow and this is also our biggest group of students. We love having all our families, students, instructors & volunteers here.
A couple notes as we move into October (lots of notes, because it is me):
LEVEL-UP Workshops - this SUNDAY, September 29th at 11:15 AM!!
Levels curriculum - workshops
Level-UP Workshops: Opportunities to level-up and earn the RAINBOW! (or RED!) ribbon are available - these take place separately from the regular lessons
Dates this fall are Sundays at 11:15 AM every 3 weeks - October 20th, November 10th, December 1st
$30 for the Level-UP workshops, your student will receive a 15 minute evaluation, a ribbon & printed certificate. There are also opportunities to spend time with the animals, and a few other fun things are planned.
Online registration, or text Sally
There is still room for tomorrow (Sunday, Sept 29)
Questions? Please text Sally (407) 680-3348
Fall I & Fall II - Fall Semester
We just completed week 6!! of our Fall I 8 week session.
FALL CALENDAR: Our lessons meet in 8 week sessions all year round.
I send out invoices every 8 weeks (and you are welcome to make payments or pay in full)
We ask for families to commit to their lesson schedule in 8 week increments. There are lots of benefits to this, both for your student & our logistics.
If you have not yet paid the Fall I invoice, that is ok! Let me know if you need the invoice emailed again, and the entire fall 16 week semester doesn't need to be paid until December in order to continue into January.
**Moving into the FALL II session, everyone will keep their current lesson spot unless you let me know.
Student Study Guides are available for purchase!!
Hooray! These are awesome new additions!
Student Study Guides: We have the first 3 printed student study guides available! We got the price way down from the original expected price. The cost is:
Rainbow - $20
Red Riding - $25
Red Ground - $25 (Part 1 of 3 required to be a volunteer)
Text Sally to purchase
Did you know we follow a curriculum that has about 300 mounted lessons and about 200 UNmounted (ground care) lessons? This awesome curriculum also has STUDENT STUDY GUIDES!!
HALLOWEEN Cheyne Ranch T-shirts!
Look how cute these Halloween themed t-shirts are!! I love them (it is called the Ikea effect - when we have an inflated sense of loving what we “created”)
…and if you love this fabulous design too - you can ORDER SOME!! I chose to use the Bonfire platform again. The quality of the shirts are really nice. Cheyne Ranch makes a small percentage of each sale.
Order the t-shirts before midnight on Sunday, October 6th. They will be mailed you and arrive by around October 20th.
Boo Bash! Saturday, October 26th - all ages
Fundraiser FUN in October! This is going to be so much fun!! Please register online - historically our events always sell-out!
More info and online registration here: chra.us/boo
We are needing a LOT of volunteers for our boo bash all day that Saturday! Please text me to sign up you and/or your student for volunteering. You can choose whatever times are good for you - here is a general idea of what we will be doing:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Animal care & barn clean-up
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM - Help with the NOON session at our BOO BASH!
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Help with our 2:00 PM session at our BOO BASH!
If you are willing to donate $20 for your volunteer(s), that will go towards a special t-shirt for helpers that day + pizza for lunch for our helpers
Online registration to attend the event as a participant: chra.us/boo
Text Sally to sign-up you/your student to volunteer
October Events!
What a fun and busy time of year! We have some super fun stuff coming up!
FALL BREAK (sort of) - Monday, Oct 14 - Saturday, Oct 19
Fall II weeks 9 - 16 begins - Sunday, Oct 20
Boo Bash!! - Saturday, Oct 26th
Yes, check this out. It is awesome. chra.us/boo
Property Projects & Improvements
We certainly have big love for Todd & Son Tractor Service, he brought us a BIG load of dirt, and then used his handy machine to spread it out. And NOW! the big muddy puddle in our riding area is all gone! Mostly. It is much smaller and more in front of the bunny zen room now.
We are getting a SAND play area on the playground! That should be complete by the end of October
We are working on a plan towards using the guest house as a Cheyne Ranch play & work space. To do this, we are going to buy an RV that we can rent out as an AirBnB / VRBO (I do love the AirBnB income - it is a direct donation to Cheyne Ranch!)
We received a BIG donation of Schleich horses and accessories. We are working on creating a space where kids (and adults!) can play with these. Possibly the guest house eventually, aka the cheyne ranch play space.
More reason to donate! I do love taking care of this land. But it is expensive.
A LIST!! for our helpers!!
And I made a new list!
I LOVE LISTS!! I love that so many students and family members are willing to help us with the animal care! The animal care is 7 days a week / 365 days a year, and it doesn’t stop for weather or illness, or vacations, or anything actually.
Please read this post when you have a moment… it is a new LIST! that gives some ideas for what needs to be done each week.
Horse Vet Visit
In mid-September, our amazing vet, Dr. Seiler came out and our 10 horses all received their shots! It was 2 separate injections each.
EWT + WNV = Eastern & Western Encephalomyelitis + Tetanus + West Nile Virus (twice a year)
Rabies (once a year)
As Dr. Seiler is talking I am hanging onto his every word (he is as much a teacher to me as he is animal doctor) and I failed to take any photos. But here is a photo from 2 hours later at Wednesday Nature Club… Kids working!!
We will be giving the horses their de-wormer dose soon - Ivermectin in October. I’ll have one of the Nature Clubs help me with that.
I jokingly told Dr. Seiler he was working himself out of a job teaching me so much great information. Our horses are healthy and happy and we have very few health issues. And he replied, “Sally, just remember I taught you everything YOU know, not everything I know.”
Yes, point well taken. I’m so glad to have such an incredible vet / teacher / friend on our horse journey.
Lastly - some love to share
The BEST thing about Cheyne Ranch is all the incredible people.
All 5! of the Cheyne Ranch teenagers who live here volunteer (“volun-told”) 7 hours each week (and document it!!)
Additionally, Anna & Christopher help out with our students and they do an incredible job and are (rightfully) so so adored. Evan has one of his own students now!! And he does a fantastic job. Sophia does awesome at the Friday Nature Club & family visits.
Our volunteers and workers are awesome! Thank you so much for everything you do. Please reach out if you want to help out here - the animals would love to see you!
🐎 Helpful links 🐎
🦄 BOO BASH!! chra.us/boo
🦄 Family visits schedule online: chra.us/f
🦄 Interest List: chra.us/i
🦄 Horseback riding lessons: chra.us/hbr
🦄 PALS: chra.us/pals
🦄 Nature club: chra.us/nc
🦄 Equine Bridges: chra.us/eb
🦄 Kids Night Out: chra.us/kno
🦄 Donate: chra.us/give
🦄 24-25 Calendar: chra.us/c
🦄 2024 fall FAQ for current students: chra.us/248fall
🦄 Amazon Wishlist: click here
Sally Ann Cheyne
Founder & President
Cheyne Ranch, Inc.
nonprofit 501(c)(3)
Located in Oviedo, FL
Call / Text: (407) 205-7744
email: Sally@CheyneRanch.com
Website: www.CheyneRanch.com
Facebook: facebook.com/CheyneRanch
Instagram: instagram.com/CheyneRanch
Cheyne Ranch is a nonprofit that provides a safe, inclusive and accessible way for people of all abilities to learn about animal care & connections.
We serve our local community through providing scholarships to our lesson programs, caring for the many farm animals that have been donated to us, and advocating for inclusive, accessible experiences for all individuals.
Please donate and help us with our mission: chra.us/donate
I love lists
Hello lovely workers and volunteers! You all are familiar with our AM Animal Care & PM Animal Care checklists (see below).
Well… I also created a WEEKLY checklist! These are things that are not necessarily done each day, but they should be done at least each week. I printed it, laminated it (of course) and I will find a place on the white board for it soon
Please feel free to ask for clarification on any of these tasks - this is just a list to help us brainstorm what might need to be done.
Thank you for being the best part of Cheyne Ranch!
Family Empowerment Scholarship Update - Article from the Tampa Bay Times
This article written by education reporter, Jeffrey S. Solochek, summarizes so many frustrations with the Family Empowerment Scholarship. It is short and sweet, I hope the law makers sit up and take notice.
Florida families say school voucher reimbursements worse than ever
Tampa Bay Times
https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2024/09/17/florida-families-say-school-voucher-reimbursements-worse-than-ever
September Newsletter
Student Study Guides! + LEVEL-UP WORKSHOPS!! +
Fundraising updates + Amazon wishlist + OCTOBER events sneak peek
First Up…
Student Study Guides are available for purchase!!
Hooray! These are awesome new additions!
Do you want to know more about what your student is learning here at Cheyne Ranch? Did you know we follow a curriculum that has about 300 mounted lessons and about 200 UNmounted (ground care) lessons? This awesome curriculum also has STUDENT STUDY GUIDES!!
PRINTED books, coil bound: Ranging from 40 - 75 pages, each student study guide is a wealth of information, illustrations and practice exercises.
I worked with Staples Print shop (it was hours of work actually) and we are getting a HUGE discount! So I am passing along that savings to you!
RAINBOW level Study Guide (coloring book): $20 - Even the bigger kids want this!
RED level Study Guide (mounted): $25 - must be current student at Cheyne Ranch
RED level Study Guide (UNmounted): $25 - must be current student at Cheyne Ranch
LEVEL-UP Workshops are ready for registration!!
That awesome curriculum we follow - it has LEVELS! We are offering an opportunity for students to earn their RAINBOW level ribbon this Sunday, Sept 8th.
We have planned MORE Level-up Workshops!
Currently scheduled for some Sundays at 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM
Staying the entire time is not required
Workshop fee is $30 each student
Students need to earn ribbons in order, starting with Rainbow
One ribbon each workshop. Meaning, if your student is wanting the yellow ribbon, they will need to attend the following workshops:
Rainbow
Red - Mounted
Yellow - Mounted
Questions? Please text Sally (407) 680-3348
Bonfire t-shirt - AMAZING - THANK YOU!!
Thank you so much for participating in our Bonfire t-shirt campaign! Bonfire is a very cool company that allowed our community to purchase high quality Cheyne Ranch t-shirts and sweatshirts with a minimal processing fee. I ordered t-shirts for the Cheyne Ranch teenagers and they are really nice quality! We love them!
Cheyne Ranch received a $350 payout in donations from 17 community members - THANK YOU!!
We will open up another Bonfire campaign right around Thanksgiving!
Pampered Chef fundraiser - THANK YOU!!
A big thank you to Tammy of Tastes and Twists for helping me host a Pampered Chef party! I have never done that before - and I didn’t even have to clean my house! It was all online. On a Facebook group actually :)
I know we hit the required sales so that Cheyne Ranch earned 30% of the total sales! That is incredible. Thank you all so much. Our Pampered Chef party is closed now, but if you love their fabulous kitchen tools, please reach out and contact Tammy O’Hara.
Amazon Wishlist :)
Did you know Cheyne Ranch has an Amazon wishlist? We serve approximately one zillion granola bars and 2 gazillion Gatorade slushies each month. And frozen peanut butter & jelly sandwiches - those go fast (when will Amazon sell frozen food?) I do like to make sure people are fed - so that is fun.
We also go through an extraordinary amount of non-fun things like trash bags, cleaning supplies and toilet paper. And some fun things like rubber duckies!! (not even kidding - ask your child if they have rode the horse with rubber ducks on their toes). And dry erase markers are fun.
Our biggest expenses (besides insurance, taxes, administrative software) is animal hay and feed. Wait - we actually say… animal haaaaay. :) Which we buy at Tack Shack in Oviedo. Our hay & feed costs about $3,000 each month.
All that to say, please consider a donation. We are a nonprofit which means we serve our community as a passion project. We rely on donations to keep in operating and to keep ensuring we can offer our high quality programs for a low cost. If you could see the joy on the kids’ faces and how much they learn, grow, gain independence and confidence. I wouldn’t change this job for anything. It is incredible.
October Events!
What a fun and busy time of year! We have some super fun stuff coming up!
Boo Bash!! - Saturday, Oct 26th
Yes, check this out. It is awesome. chra.us/boo
Speaking of upcoming fun stuff…
We have some improvements planned. It is ongoing. As soon as there is some money leftover each month, we look at our priority list for what needs to be fixed. We certainly have big love for Todd & Son Tractor Service, he has been helping us with his fleet of super cool land moving machines since we moved here in 2016. He is going to address this big muddy mess in our riding area. Big relief for many of us - probably a little disappointing for some of the kids that LOVE playing in this mud.
Todd is also going to bring down some trees that are very dead. Maybe they were struck by lightening? Its a big job - and I’m thrilled to put this in someone else’s expertise.
Lastly - we are getting a BIG sand area in our playground area. That is going to be super fun. It will be where the trampoline used to be.
More reason to donate! I do love taking care of this land. But it is expensive.
Trip Advisor - Family Visit / Barn Tour experience
Guess what? You can help us for FREE!!!
It would be so helpful if you would leave us a review on Trip Advisor.
We were recently listed on TripAdvisor for our Family Visits / Barn Tour experience! This offers Cheyne Ranch an additional revenue stream so we can continue offering scholarships to our community to support our mission!! And it also helps feed & care for our animals!! It is exciting.
One BIG benefit to offering these Family Visits / Barn Tour experiences is that we are achieving another goal - giving volunteers and workers an opportunity to develop their customer service and work experience! Do you know how much these kids are learning when they are faced with a new family at Cheyne Ranch and they have to think on their feet for all kinds of different questions?
What this post is actually asking for is - It would be so helpful if you would leave us a review on Trip Advisor.
Travelers often tell us how helpful it is to read past travelers' reviews before selecting their own experiences. And we're always eager to hear what you liked and how we can improve.
**For local families - we offer a MUCH cheaper Family Visit. Please schedule online through our website: chra.us/f
A few photos and videos from August ;)
Thank you for reading this far.
We have some photos and videos to share from August. Well, actually - they are on Instagram. And apparently they are called Reels now. I’m catching right up on this new technology. Kind of. Where are all these Cheyne Ranch teenagers to help with this Generation xyz alpha sigma technology?
Lastly - some love to share
The BEST thing about Cheyne Ranch is all the incredible people. The students, their families, the vets, farrier, hay store, our neighbors, the tractor guy. I could go on and on. Oh! Actually I did… here is a link to a bunch of people I want to say thank you to…
🐎 Helpful links 🐎
🦄 Family visits schedule online: http://chra.us/f
🦄 Interest List: http://chra.us/i
🦄 Horseback riding lessons: chra.us/hbr
🦄 PALS: chra.us/pals
🦄 Nature club: chra.us/nc
🦄 Equine Bridges: chra.us/eb
🦄 Kids Night Out: http://chra.us/kno
🦄 Donate: http://chra.us/give
🦄 24-25 Calendar: http://chra.us/c
🦄 2024 fall FAQ for current students: chra.us/248fall
Sally Ann Cheyne
Founder & President
Cheyne Ranch, Inc.
nonprofit 501(c)(3)
Located in Oviedo, FL
Call / Text: (407) 205-7744
email: Sally@CheyneRanch.com
Website: www.CheyneRanch.com
Facebook: facebook.com/CheyneRanch
Instagram: instagram.com/CheyneRanch
Cheyne Ranch is a nonprofit that provides a safe, inclusive and accessible way for people of all abilities to learn about animal care & connections.
We serve our local community through providing scholarships to our lesson programs, caring for the many farm animals that have been donated to us, and advocating for inclusive, accessible experiences for all individuals.
Please donate and help us with our mission: chra.us/donate
Welcome to our 2024 FALL SEMESTER!!
We just had our first day of our FALL SEMESTER today and it was AWESOME!! I'm so thrilled to be outside caring and connecting with the animals and you all - this job is truly a dream. This is our 7th year operating and our 5th year offering these classes.
This post is intended for families with confirmed spots on our Fall schedule of classes. Interested in learning more about our classes? Please start here
Please please take some time to read this. Expectations are SO IMPORTANT.
CLASS OPENINGS: (Our programs generally sell out)
We outlined a weekly calendar with 48 individual lesson spots + 48 group class lesson spots and I can't believe that is 96 total student spots!! ALL 96 of those spots are FILLED!! Whew! that took some maneuvering, thank you all for your patience while I got that together.
AVAILABLE Classes!
PALS: Our animal care 1:1 time is so much fun. We can hopefully find something that works with your schedule!
FULL Classes, the following classes are full for FALL 2024:
CALENDAR / DATES!
Fall 2024 | 16 weeks = two 8-week sessions | chra.us/p
Monday. August 19th - Sunday, October 13th
Monday, October 21st - Sunday, December 22nd
Consider bookmarking this weblink (chra.us/p) for your future reference. The next 12 months of Cheyne Ranch dates can be found here.
RAIN or SHINE!
Yes! Our classes meet rain or shine! Please only drive in safe conditions. We are committed to caring for the animals and our barn is nice and dry to keep on learning and caring! Our instructors have ahhhmazing and important rainy day lessons planned.
There are no refunds for missed classes
There is 1 make-up lesson offered every 8 weeks for individual classes (Riding lessons and PALS).
There are no make-up lessons offered for group classes such as Nature Club and Treasures
In the case of an instructor absence, a make-up will be offered
PAYMENT | chra.us/pay
Invoices will be emailed soon - I HAVE AN ASSISTANT NOW!!!! YAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!! That means you will actually receive invoices before the end of the semester - ha!
You do NOT have to wait for an invoice, please feel free to pay anytime, here is a link for all the ways to pay: chra.us/pay
$400 for 8 weeks of
Horseback riding lessons
PALS
FRIDAY Nature Club
$320 for 8 weeks of WEDNESDAY Nature Club
If you read this far in the email, please note I'm changing the WEDNESDAY Nature Club price to lower the cost. The new cost is:
$40 each week for the 1st kid ($320 every 8 weeks - you can make payments)
$20 each kid after that ($160 every 8 weeks - also you can make payments)
Other costs & timelines:
Shawna’s Farmyard Explorers ($300 for the first 6 week session)
Equine Bridges ($520 for the first 8 weeks)
Speech Therapy ($120/hour)
Mental Health Counseling appointments ($120/hour)
Is your child on the FES/UA scholarship? If so, all of our Cheyne Ranch classes are reimbursable. Our invoices are all set up with all the requirements to receive reimbursement. You need 2 things to submit for FES/UA reimbursement
The invoice we provide to you
Receipt for proof of payment
WHAT TO WEAR
Our lessons meet rain or shine, please have your child dress in layers for working in varying weather conditions
Hiking / work boots are so helpful!
Old tennis shoes are also an option
Rain Boots are not very comfortable for any extended walking or animal care and they are not great for riding
Ariat is my family's favorite brand of work and/or riding boots - they are expensive, but they last a long time
Tractor Supply has boots to try on and purchase
Please consider bringing a change of clothes. We get really dirty and/or wet out here working sometimes.
WATER! and snacks!
A refillable water bottle is SO ESSENTIAL! we have cold filtered water available to refill
Snacks are welcome, no eating in the barn please. We eat on the playground, the garage, or the pool patio
HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS | chra.us/hbr
LEARNING LEVELS Curriculum!
Do you know about the awesome curriculum we follow? We have been following it for over a year now, and slowly incorporating more and more parts into our program. This fall we are offering 2 new things!
Printed student study guides - $25 (which is my printing cost)
Level-up days! A 2-hour workshop on the weekend where students earn a ribbon when they have completed all the objectives in the level! $30
This is optional! You do not have to participate in the ribbon and leveling up part of our program! Either way you receive the same high quality planned lesson.
This is a LONG TIME in the works, and I am so excited to finally be rolling it out. I had a LOT of help from a couple very supportive mamas. THANK YOU JESSICA & JOCELYN & SHAWNA!!!!
FAMILY VISITS! KIDS NIGHT OUT! BIRTHDAY PARTY! FIELD TRIPS! | chra.us
If you have family or friends in town and want to show them our animals + each kid can have a horse ride, please bring them to Cheyne Ranch for a family visit!
Schedule online: chra.us/f
Kids' Night Out is SO FUN!! Ages 5 - 12ish, once a month during the school year:
Schedule online: chra.us/kno
We LOVE hosting birthday parties, they are small, laid back and REALLY FUN!
More info: chra.us/bday
FIELD TRIPS!! For Scouts, homeschool groups, clubs - the itinerary can be modified to your groups’ needs.
More info: chra.us/groups
LAST (but not least) PLEASE DONATE | chra.us/donate
We LOVE sharing our animals with the community. We believe so wholly in our mission to teach people of all abilities animal care and connection. Horses, animals, staff wages, insurance, software - it is all SO EXPENSIVE! There are so many ways to contribute, here are a few ideas:
Read the above expectations and participate in our incredible community with patience and compassion
Donate to Cheyne Ranch, Inc - $10 HELPS us!!
Find out how your employer might match your donation
Volunteer at Cheyne Ranch
Purchase things from our Amazon wish list
Spread the word to friends and family about Cheyne Ranch - help us continue our mission as we continue to learn and grow together!
Please let me know if you have any questions, thank you for being part of our awesome community!
Sally Ann Cheyne
Founder & President
Cheyne Ranch, Inc.
nonprofit 501(c)(3)
Located in Oviedo, FL
Call / Text: (407) 205-7744
email: Sally@CheyneRanch.com
Website: www.CheyneRanch.com
Facebook: facebook.com/CheyneRanch
Instagram: instagram.com/CheyneRanch
Cheyne Ranch is a nonprofit that provides a safe, inclusive and accessible way for people of all abilities to learn about animal care & connections.
We serve our local community through providing scholarships to our lesson programs, caring for the many farm animals that have been donated to us, and advocating for inclusive, accessible experiences for all individuals.
Please donate and help us with our mission: chra.us/donate
Thank you! We are so excited you found us!
There is so much to tell new folks! Here is our Top 10…
Hello! We receive a TON of inquiries - reaching out through all the fancy phone and computer ways and that is SO EXCITING! But I’m not doing a great job responding. So here is the Top Ten list I want you all to know…
1: Thank you for the inquiry! I’m so happy you found us!
2: Cheyne Ranch our home. We live here, this is our home on 5 acres, these are our personal animals, who are also part of our family. We are a family of 6 (now 7!), dad, mom + 4! homeschooled teenagers + an awesome bonus kid.
Cheyne Ranch is a passion project. It has evolved over the past 8 years from creating a place for our 4 children to grow up, to building a barn to take care of a couple retired horses, to welcoming a special needs adult class to our barn once a week, to now we operate as a full time education and therapy barn.
We aim to be an inclusive and accessible way for all people to learn about animal care and connection. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and our mission guides us and our vision drives us each day. More about our story can be found here.
3: I’m difficult to reach: I (Sally) am the main instructor, the curriculum designer, the business administrator, the complaints & billing department, the failing accountant, the volunteer coordinator, employee manager, the haaaaaay manager, feed manager, scheduler, the website designer, and I really really am not good at getting on the phone. I’m SO MUCH better at email and text. Although sometimes texts get lost 85 messages down. Emails are easier to manage believe it or not. Actually…
4: IN-PERSON is the BEST way to see our location, meet our animals, meet a few of our workers, is to schedule a Family Visit.
We don’t charge an annual registration fee or orientation fee, so family visits are required for first time guests before you can secure a spot on our lesson schedule.
Family visits serve a way to see where we are, who we are, how we are - an orientation, a safety briefing, and just a great way to spend time together with our animals. Family visits are just you and your kids! (and any other adults you want to bring).
Family visits are a total of $50 for the first 2 kids (adults are free) and can be scheduled online Family Visits — Cheyne Ranch
5: LESSONS, CLASSES & CAMPS!! (Our programs generally sell out)
🦄 FULL Classes, the following classes are full for FALL 2024:
🤠 AVAILABLE Classes!
🤠 Wednesday AM Equine Bridges - this is a mini Nature Club - but has a group therapy approach with our amazing Mental Health therapist intern, Karah. This is a passion project for us and gets to the heart of why we work so hard to share all this with our community.
🤠 Wednesday PM Afterschool Nature club. What is up with these openings? I think it has something to do with most of our previous students aging up into middle school ( I'm not getting older - just they are, I'm not crying - you're crying.).
🤠 (Adaptive) Horseback riding lessons & PALS: There a few spots remaining - we offer lessons Mon / Wed / Fri morning & afterschool. Friday evenings & Saturday mornings are full:) We follow an amazing mounted & unmounted curriculum, we document each lesson, and our instructors all have over 1,000 hours of training, and are in current lessons for their advanced selves ;) Ask me what adaptive means. 🤠
6: AGES:
YOUNG KIDS: As much as we LOVE babies, toddlers & preschoolers, currently the only classes for little tiny people is PALS or a Family Visits! We have plans for future classes - but not quite yet.
ELEMENTARY AGE KIDS: About 60% of the kids in our Cheyne Ranch programs are between the ages of 6 - 12. We love the elementary & middle school age kids. What a great time to help kids learn about compassion, responsibility, practice a little work ethic and succeed at pushing through hard things! There is so much to learn here.
TEENAGERS: We love teenagers! The Cheyne Family has 5! teenagers. Whew. Yes, you read that right. You will see most of them here working with us. We do try and put our teenage students’ horseback riding lessons and PALS on Friday evenings. But you will also find teen students & volunteers here on Monday & Wednesday evenings, as well as Saturday mornings.
ADULTS: Adults come here too! We have 2! different classes of special needs adults who have regularly scheduled programs. We are also happy to teach adults with special needs PALS or horseback riding lessons.
7: PROGRAMS! Yes, there are several. I want to help you find the right fit. You will love it here.
🐎 Helpful links! 🐎
🦄 Overview - Compare programs (scroll down): chra.us/p
🦄 Family visits schedule online: http://chra.us/f
🦄 Interest List: http://chra.us/i
🦄 Horseback riding lessons: chra.us/hbr
🦄 PALS: chra.us/pals
🦄 Nature club: chra.us/nc
🦄 Equine Bridges: chra.us/eb
🦄 Kids Night Out: http://chra.us/kno
🦄 Donate: http://chra.us/give
🦄 24-25 Calendar: http://chra.us/c
9: CALENDAR: Our lessons run on a 3 semester calendar and that calendar is published here!
Fall - 16 weeks
Spring - 16 weeks
Summer - 8 weeks
10: Join us! or contact us! or checkout our Amazon wishlist! or lots of things - but this is only a Top 10 and we have reached the end:
Still have questions? No problem! Please see my contact info below. I do love talking about Cheyne Ranch.
🤠There are 2 next steps, the recommended order is… it depends:
🤠 Sign up for our interest list and we will contact you!
🤠 Schedule a Family Visit to come see us!
Thank you for reading this far! We do love our community so much.
Sally Ann Cheyne
Founder & President
Cheyne Ranch, Inc.
nonprofit 501(c)(3)
Located in Oviedo, FL
Call / Text: (407) 205-7744
email: Sally@CheyneRanch.com
Website: www.CheyneRanch.com
Facebook: facebook.com/CheyneRanch
Instagram: instagram.com/CheyneRanch
Cheyne Ranch is a nonprofit that provides a safe, inclusive and accessible way for people of all abilities to learn about animal care & connections.
We serve our local community through providing scholarships to our lesson programs, caring for the many farm animals that have been donated to us, and advocating for inclusive, accessible experiences for all individuals. Please donate and help us with our mission: chra.us/give
July Newsletter
Our July Newsletter just went out via email! There are so many great things to share:
our summer recap
t-shirt fundraiser
Equine Bridges is registering now!
Fall classes sign-up
Year calendar posted
Donations
Read more here. Sign up to be included on future newsletters here: