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

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

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

 

​IHCYR ​Summer Sessions - May thru August each year 

Private/Semi-Private Sessions by appointment year-round weather permitting

Please contact us for registration. 3-day session 10:00-2:30 

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CAESA - Community Outreach program - Enrichment Program 

CAESA - ​ (previously a public funded program since 2001)

Please contact caesacademy.org for registration

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EQUINE EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS PAGE

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CAESA - Community Outreach program - CAESA Program supports the horses for IHCYR

Colorado Agribusiness Equine Science Academy K-12 enrichment program

​caesacademy.org for more information and registration

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As of June 24, 2026, this is now a private enrichment program (private-pay) operating out of Iron Horse Ranch.​

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New Registration for the upcoming school - Families who are currently enrolled will soon be notified by CAESA to have the opportunity to register for the new Private Enrichment Program for the 26/27 school year. It will come from CAESA for your enrollment due to the changes with the Homeschool enrichment programs by CBE.

Classes begin after Labor Day - date will be announced 

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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." 

Equine Assisted Learning page

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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

Programs and Equine Education Page

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​Contact us by text or email at ihcyranch@yahoo.com or 719-243-0843 if you are interested

in any the programs. 

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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

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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! 

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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! ​

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

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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

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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

CONTACT US: Phone, Email, Address, Map

EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING:  Information for Classes

THE STORY:  The Vision and Rescue/Rehab Horses

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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.