Iron Horse Christian Youth Ranch

Welcome to Iron Horse Christian Youth Ranch

"May the beauty of the horse in movement, be the way your life flows with the direction of our Creator"

If we can reach the youth of today, it is our future for tomorrow.

This is the vision of Iron Horse Christian Youth Ranch. (IHCYR)

We believe in combining the therapeutic qualities of horses with

biblical principles to develop character and confidence. John15:5

IHCYR is a non-profit 501(c)3 CHA Program. We focus on Equine Education, Equine Assisted Learning/Therapy, Horse Rescue /Rehabilitation and Training.

Iron Horse Ranch provides the facility for CAESA and IHCYR which have been two separate programs.

Certified Horsemanship Association's mission is to advance excellence in horsemanship, safety and education the Safe, Fun and effective CHA way!

Equine Education/horsemanship skills

WONDERFUL WORLD OF HORSES(WWH) Level 1

ALL ABOUT HORSES (AAH) Level 2 and Level 3 -

offsite trail riding offered when level 2/3 is completed (fee for trailering and ride time)

Equine Education/horsemanship skills by a CHA Instructor or Safety trained by CHA Instructor

Go to the Programs and Equine Education Page for more details

CAESA Equine Education

CAESA homeschool program provides industry-based experiential learning opportunities for K-12th grade students in animal and plant science, CHA horsemanship, agriculture, horticulture, entrepreneurship and natural resource management. CAESA promotes student agency, access to high quality expeditionary and inquiry-based learning that builds confidence and leadership skills, inspires sense of wonder, and provides students with opportunities to apply concepts to real world situations that provides the skills needed for entry level positions in the horse industry.

Go to the Programs and Equine Education Page for more details

Equine Assisted Learning - Certified by O.K. Corral Series O.K. Corral Series is Authentic Equine-assisted work honors and integrates natural horse and herd behavior as a model for human mental and emotional health using the equine assisted philosophies developed by Greg Kersten, Founder of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.

EAP/EAL exercises, activities, approaches to safety, team building, inspiring confidence, building emotional strength. - These are Christ centered and focus on emotional health and growth through proven activities and exercises. Crisis management - nonverbal, emotional skills to make a " bad" situation "O.K."

Go to the Equine Assisted Learning page for more details

in any the programs.

OUR PRECIOUS HORSES

We care for the horses and offer rehabilitation/rescue, training to horses and ponies,

and various other animals since 2003. Countless horses have been adopted or donated to other programs or individuals. Each horse has their own story!

Our Story page

Pima Medical School Labs - We have been a site for Pima Medical School for over 14 years and are thankful for the wonderful partnership. This enables our horses to have their bi -annual vaccines and worming along with many other opportunities to care for your horses. Thank you to everyone who makes this possibly with your horses!

We depend on your support! The horses depend on you!

Donations and this funding make it possible to continue offering these classes and support the horses and mission to serve youth and individuals in our community along with our continued work for rescue, rehabilitation, care and training of horses in our programs. All horses here are involved in all or in some aspect of IHCYR.

SMALL MONTHLY DONATIONS MAKE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT - IF 100 PEOPLE DONATED $10

MONTHLY, WHAT A DIFFERENCE WE TO OUR PROGRAMS AND RESCUE WORK.

Thank you, Supporters!

HERE IS THE BREAKDOWN FOR IHCYR FOR A HEALTHY HORSE (INJURED HORSES AND OR THOSE WITH MEDICAL NEEDS THE COST IS GREATER)

FARRIER CARE -$60 or more PER HORSE EVERY 7 - 8 WEEKS

HAY $200 A MONTH on average per horse, SOME ARE HIGHER - HORSES REQUIRE forage - 2-2.5% of their body weight in feed daily.

Grain, Supplements, medications for horses. Average grain is 3 lbs a day, some older horses are on a full Senior grain diet

HORSES NEED THEIR TEETH CHECKED AND OR FLOATED EACH YEAR price varies PER HORSE - 150$-$350

ELECTRICITY GOES UP IN THE WINTER WITH THE WATER HEATERS

FUEL for the tractor to move hay and clean large paddocks.

DUMPSTER cost for weekly manure removal for what we do not compost

WE WANT TO THANK THE FAMILIES WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR EQUINE CLASSES AND SESSIONS TO

SUPPORT OUR HORSES; this is why we OFFER CLASSES. WE ARE EXTREMELY THANKFUL

pay pal Donation button on this page and put the first

name of who it is for in the message box,

or you can make out a check when you come to IHCYR or cash in our donation box.

SITE GUIDE:

HOME: Overview of our Mission

ABOUT US: How IHCYR started, past and current Board Members

PROGRAMS: What We Do - Classes

EQUINE EDUCATION: Classes, Volunteering

EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING: Information for Classes

THE STORY: The Vision and Rescue/Rehab Horses

PLEASE CONTACT US AT 719-243-0843 - Iron Horse Christian Youth Ranch for events, updates or cancellations prior

to attending any activities. You can text directly visit the Facebook site - Iron Horse Christian Youth Ranch for updates and closures.

We appreciate volunteers who have horse experience.

If you do not have any experience, we offer the equine classes to gain experience.