~No horse experience necessary!~
To book a session please call or text:
Terry Carlson
(509) 521-7540
Pricing
$25 per person for a one-on-one session
You may be here for approximately one hour
Friend Discount: Bring a friend, share a pony/horse and get ½ off for the second person
For group sessions, contact me for pricing. We also have a room that can be booked for small parties/events for up to an hour after your group session for an additional fee (up to six people).
Payments accepted: cash, check, credit/debit card, CashApp
What a session may look like at Windsong:
Hours are by appointment only. Please do not stop by unannounced as I may be in a confidential session. Sturdy closed-toe shoes are required. We will be out in the corral on dirt, and there may be blowing dust/horse hair, so consider wearing casual clothes. I will refer to the equine partner as a horse in the following description, but they may actually be a pony. These are unmounted learning sessions.
First, we will meet in the office or outdoor seating area for introductions, go over forms, and discuss what you would like to see happen during your time here. Then we will move into the barn area. Each session will start with grooming the horse. I will show you the purpose of each brush and discuss safety practices around equines. You can braid their mane and put ribbons on it if you like. We will need to remove ribbons after the session to make sure they don’t fall off and get eaten with their hay.
Next, we will move on to the activity. This may look different for each person, depending on what we’ve discussed previously. We may set up obstacles to lead the horse through, or we may have classroom time and discuss horse safety and care, or do a horse-related craft.
If you have signed your child(ren) up for a Horse Powered Reading session, please let us know a few days ahead of time what their level/ability is and what you would like them to work on. Personalized sessions are designed around individual needs which can support their classroom learning. We can start with something as basic as sounding out letters all the way up to more complex vocabulary enhancement.
How and why can horses help with meeting reading goals? They will be integrated into each session, such as leading a pony around the corral to help find ‘hidden’ flash cards then sounding out the letters/words (decoding); or learning and naming the various body parts of a horse on the actual live horse or pony (vocabulary). The horses can be the ‘book’ that helps bridge the gap. These sessions can be a unique and memorable experience.
For group extended sessions, I will discuss ahead of time with the leader what their goal is for the session so I know what to set up. Some examples of goals are overcoming obstacles, problem solving, communication skills, empathy, leadership, teamwork. We will begin with grooming the horses first, then move on to the equine activity. We will meet after the session for a recap.
