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Update on fall programs

Sally Ann Cheyne

Newsletter to families on interest list:

Hello parents! I appreciate your patience while I work my way down the interest list for our fall programs at Cheyne Ranch! To offer some efficiency, this post will attempt to answer frequently asked questions and provide the web links for online registration and payment.

I love our unique outdoor barn and animal learning programs. There is SO MUCH learning to happen when in the barn, around the animals, feeding, cleaning, caring for them, repairing stuff they break, learning countless life skills along the way.

Nature Club is a 3 hour small group weekly session, with 3 different times to choose from.

  1. Mondays 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (homeschool) - 4 openings

  2. Wednesdays 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM (afterschool) - 3 openings

  3. Fridays 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (homeschool) - FULL

  4. $35 each week or prepay $180 for 6 sessions (15% discount)

  5. Register online here or contact me ASAP for any questions so we can get you registered

PALS is an individual or sibling session, customized for your child(ren), but primarily working through the same set of 300+ nature skills we use as our foundation and structure for Nature Club. I am the leader / facilitator for these sessions and these sessions (along with Nature Club) are my passion

  1. New service, so 10+ openings each week

  2. Can schedule weekly or every other week

  3. $35 each week or prepay $180 for 6 sessions (15% discount)

  4. Online registration is not yet available, but contact me and I will schedule you.

  5. See dates and times in attached photo, or visit this link

Family Visits a 90 minute experience for your family or small group. We will meet and experience hands-on learning with our chickens, miniature horses, big horses, goats and bunnies. At the end of the experience we bring out a horse, learn and practice brushing / grooming the horse, and kids 180 lbs and under can ride on the horse as we take a short nature walk together.

  1. Offered at select times on Sundays, Thursdays and Saturdays

  2. $40 for the first 1 - 2 kids, $20 each additional kid.

  3. Some families come a few times a year, some families come a few times a month!

  4. Self scheduling online here

Yoga what? oh yes! This amazing human named Ms. Sarah is coming to Cheyne Ranch! To teach yoga! for everyone (beginners like me!!)

  1. Mondays 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

  2. $10 for the first family member, a donation of (you choose) amount for the rest of the family members.

  3. I'm really excited about this!

Horseback Riding Lessons:

Currently, we are completely full for horseback riding lesson spots. And the waitlist has over 30+ interested families. Alyssa is absolutely amazing and I am (seriously) on the waiting list for lessons from her as well. We are going to blink and her young children are going to be old enough for her to teach a lot more often, so I am trying to not wish the time away too quickly. As the mom of 4! teenagers, I know how fast this will fly, for all of us. A few ideas while we wait on the waitlist:

  1. Sign up for Cheyne Ranch programs such as PALS, Nature Clubs, or Family Visits to spend time outdoors learning in nature - so much to learn with our feet on the ground.

  2. Take a look at other amazing horseback riding trainers in our local area - these are 3 professional, safe and knowledgeable women I love and respect. I have made a web page for this (of course I did).

  3. Enjoy some other local nature themed activities. I made a web page for that too: Local Outdoor Fun

Reading to the Animals, Birthday Parties, Kids Night Out & other events:

There is so much fun stuff planned here! Watch our social media pages for more details.

  • 9/10/2021: Friday evening, Kids Night Out! Who cares if the Parents go out it is really all about the kids having fun for an evening @ Cheyne Ranch! We are going to do a mixed media craft, and hang with the animals. I really really want to have s'mores.

  • 9/18/2021: Saturday morning, a really fun event planned called Reading to the Animals (or hopefully we will come up with a better name)

  • Birthday parties are super fun! We only do 1 each weekend so reserve early.

If you made it this far, thank you for reading! Please text me so we can set up a time to talk if you have questions.


Sally Ann Cheyne

Owner, Cheyne Ranch
Located in Oviedo, FL
Call / Text: (407) 680-3348
Website: www.CheyneRanch.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheyneRanch

email: CheyneRanch@gmail.com