A Lotte Horses

Pony Diaries is our program for homeschoolers, ages 5-13. Attendees might be brand new beginners or competent to independently walk, trot and beginning to canter, or somewhere in between.

Once our riders reach age 9+ and are confident to halter and tack their pony and ride independently, some graduate to our Fillies & Colts or Jr Apprentice programs.

Children learn to ride their horse or pony and engage in horse care, horsemanship and ranch chores. We connect through games, circle, hikes, tack care and related craft activities. All our PD riders are required to help with chores, including mucking, grooming and animal care.

This is a community program, and we value our families building connections together. We are mostly a drop off program.

Our riders experience seasonal arts and crafts created outdoors, using natural materials. Projects are led by our certified Waldorf teachers, Heather and Sushila. Past projects have included woodwork, knitting, weaving, puppet making, watercolor, plant dyes, pigment making, cooking, natures first aid and more.

Skills & Areas Explored:

• Connecting and building relationships with the animals and their peers
• Horse anatomy compared to human anatomy
• Building confidence in communicating with the horses & animals
• Improve balance, stamina and focus through ground work, riding, chores & teamwork
• Crafts, enriching our time together and building on storytelling, creativity and dexterity.
• FUN!

Homeschoolers are now required by the state of California to track "time value" for their learning. Our Pony Diaries program is 3hrs per week. The time can be broken up to include: 90min PE, 30min art, 30min ELA (speech and movement games), 30min science.

[Charter Schools - there is an extra admin fee of $40, please include it in your funds request. All attendees are required to pay a $200 non-refundable deposit unless we receive funds approval two weeks prior to commencing. This amount is refundable or available as credit once the school has paid in full, usually 30 days after commencing. We no longer offer a sibling discount for charter school students.]