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Rates: Terri will be happy to speak with you to find out what your needs are and put together a tailored session and rate package for you. Call her at 604 885 6777 with your questions. She loves to talk about all this horsey stuff so go ahead and call! Really, she’ll be thrilled to talk about this and all the possibilities that are available 🙂 No pressure. Even if you’re scared of horses. Especially if you’re scared of horses! She’ll help you with that.
Group Events: scroll down the page for info and costs
Inquire about the sliding payment scale is that available in certain circumstances. In some cases there is funding from government agencies or from sponsors like Jump Start for children and youth.
We also gratefully accept Gratitude Gifts: if you would like to “pay it forward” so that those with limited income can also have an opportunity to experience the “learning that lasts and therapy that makes a difference” at Listening Horse Ranch, your donation will make it so.
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Events
Tea, Meditation and Horses: Open to women of all ages. Combining 3 of my favourite things – yup – tea, meditation and horses!
Come find your authentic self alongside a gentle giant who will reward you just for being you! We will connect over tea, ground ourselves in a short time of meditation and then engage in some fun and enlightening equine facilitated learning exercises that take place on the ground. So, yeah, c’mon, take some time for yourself to relax with tea, gentle meditation and horse time with other women like yourself who are open to something different. Personally, I can’t think of a better way to spend of couple of hours 🙂
All that for just $55.00 per person per drop-in session and only $50 per session if you pay up front for all six sessions. Call 885 6777 to let us know you are coming for a drop-in or if you want to sign up for all 6 sessions.
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Summer “Naturalist” Horse Camp for Kids ages 6 – 17
will be offered again in July and August 2017
Looking for something fun (and educational!) for your kid to do while they’re on summer vacation? Send them to Listening Horse Ranch for a week of fun with horses in the great outdoors! Terri Scallon will help your child or youth discover the life of a Naturalist. How? By learning about nature and how all life is interconnected through the basics of natural horsemanship. Throughout the week your child will participate in horse care and horsemanship, explore the natural surroundings through the eyes of the horse and other farm animals, and learn about local animal and plant life. We’ll have fun activities like scavenger hunts, self-created obstacle courses to lead the animals through, games with the horses along with artsy-craftsy stuff and journaling, so that your child will be able to practice social constructs of respect, responsibility, boundaries and empathy and enhance key life skills that relate to relationships and choices and consequences that will ripple out in positive ways for the rest of their lives.
This will build up to going on a trail ride! Yipee! And on the very last day the group will put on their own unique version of a “Horse Show” where they can showcase what they’ve learned to their family and friends! Whether your child is shy or cautious, bold or outgoing, we will meet them where they are at and give them tools they can use to bring a natural balance to their living. The natural world has a lot to teach us and it generates learning that takes place in body, mind and spirit. That’s why at Listening Horse Ranch we say with confidence that Equine Facilitated Learning is truly “Learning That Lasts.”
Group size: 6 to 12 participants
Cost: $495. per student, some funding may be available for those who qualify
Call Terri at 604 885 6777 to book a space for your child!
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Annual Spring Break Horse Camps –
Looking for something active, fun and educational for your kids during spring break? Give us a call and find out about our horse camp for kids. There will be horse-assisted learning games, life lessons taught through basic horsemanship all with an emphasis on fun! Call Terri at 604 885 6777 or Tracy at 604 741 7797 for details.
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Power Tools for Living: An Experiential Learning Program for Children and Adolescents – A ground based group program through a series of 5 group Sessions
Based on the work of Robert G. Magnelli, Ph.D. and Nancy Magnelli, B.S., R.N.
With over 25 years of experience working with groups of children and adolescents, the Magnellis realized it was the group work with horses as therapeutic partners that made the most significant and lasting changes in the lives of their clients.
“We saw the incredible power of the horse to open hearts, give clear, relevant, truthful feedback to actions and attitudes, and give unconditional acceptance in the presence of emotional congruence, on the inside and the outside.”
Based on their experience and research we offer an Equine Facilitated Learning program that enhances the healthy constructs of social and emotional intelligence under the following categories:
Respect
Responsibility
Relationship Skills
Boundaries
Empathy
Choices and Consequences
Tracy Gray (Equine Professional) and Terri Scallon (Mental Health Professional) will be working with the principles of this program to bring these life skills to children and youth. We invite you to call them directly or to bring this information to an agency that might be able to assist you in accessing funding for this program, such as your school, physician or the Ministry for Child and Family Development. A component of Therapeutic Riding will be incorporated for those who are interested and Tracy Gray is a qualified vaulting instructor.
$250 per student (ask about funding options available)
Private/individual Sessions available also.
We will work with you and other interested families to offer this program at times that are suitable to the group. Please contact us and let us know your availability.
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Connecting with Divine Consciousness
Will be offered again in July or August 2017!
Group event (limited to 10)
We are hard-wired to deeply connect with nature and when we do, we are revitalized by the Source that gives life to all – but how often to we give ourselves the chance to really experience this?
Come breathe the fresh air, walk the forest trails, amble along the beach, spend time with our horses, goats, and dogs. Eat fresh garden vegetables and farm fresh eggs – all organic, of course. Experience guided meditations that connect us with our deepest self – the self that is one with everything. Listen to the wisdom of spiritual masters from all faiths who have walked the earth and take time to reflect and journal. And for a special, magical evening, join in chanting and sacred drumming under the stars in the presence of the horses, led by our holistic healing partners.
As well, each day you will have a one-on-one session with our qualified Spiritual Director and the horses so that you can privately experience the Wisdom of the Horse.
Come rejuvenate yourself in body, mind and spirit and reconnect with the Divine within.
Cost: $495. Cdn. per person
All faith perspectives that are based in Divine consciousness are honoured. We ask that participants respect the beliefs of others.
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12 Step Strengthening Recovery – One day group events limited to 12 participants.
For those in A.A. or N.A. or otherwise in recovery from substance abuse
AND a separate group
For those in AlAnon or family or friends of those who abuse drugs or alcohol.
This program is for adults in recovery from substance abuse (drugs and/or alcohol). We will focus on steps 3 and 11 of the 12 Step Program: letting go of our ego and living as our Higher Power directs us. This will be helpful for you whether you are an active participant of a 12 Step AA/NA/GA group or not. This event incorporates, but is not restricted to, the program and philosophy of 12 Step groups.
You will learn how to expand your life beyond your cravings and old habits so that you can transform life-damaging patterns into life-affirming ones. We will equip you with tools of meditation and the horses will lead you through a process of self-inquiry that will expand your self-awareness and deepen your connection with a Higher Power. Come let go of beliefs that no longer serve you and be renewed and inspired by nature.
$145.00 Cdn.
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Private Session: Finding Clarity of Purpose: Making Difficult Decisions
Life sometimes asks us to make decisions that aren’t easy. This workshop will focus on gaining clarity, whether it relates to matters of the heart, workplace dynamics or life direction.
Since horses mirror what we are feeling they help us see what we sometimes cannot. And since horses don’t lie, they will let us know when we are making the right decision for ourselves.
Our experienced therapist and her equine companions will guide you through a process that will not only help you with the decision you face now, but will also equip you with tools to face other important life choices in the future. If you have an important decision to make, give yourself the gift of time to discern what is right for you. Let the horses lead you to your authentic self and uncover the life you are meant to live.
$175. Cdn.
Call or email us to book a personalized time of equine-facilitated therapy focused on life direction and choice. 604 885 6777
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While you’re here on the beautiful Sunshine Coast of B.C. …
Need accommodation? Check out our Listening Horse Ranch Retreat Log Cabin on our listing on VRBO/HomeAway no. 724677
We have a one bedroom Guest Ranch Log Cabin (with pull-out sofa) on site that features privacy on an acre of land with flower and herb gardens, full kitchen, a two-person jacuzzi tub and new washer/dryer in the mud room for your convenience. Use of TV/DVD and Wi-fi are included in the price of rental. There are walking and riding trails leaving the property that go for miles. The ocean is only 2 kilometers down the road, with your choice of Roberts Creek Beach and pier where you can mingle with the locals, or picnic at the more private Flume Beach. The seaside walk at Davis Bay is also beautiful, especially at sunset. There are cafes and restaurants you can enjoy close by like the famous Gumboot Cafe in “downtown” Roberts Creek, Straight’s Coffee Shop in Wilson Creek at the IGA plaza, and Wheatberries or The Pier Cafe at Davis Bay.
If our Log Cabin is booked, there are many lovely, unique and trusted local B&B’s available on the Sunshine Coast.
Artsy?
On your visit to the beautiful Sunshine Coast of British Columbia you can take a Purple Flag tour of the sites of our fabulous local artists or visit our art galleries. You might choose to get your groove on and attend one of our many jazz festivals, chill at the Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival, or sweat to the beat of an Afro-Cuban-Funk band at the Roberts Creek Community Hall. If you are a bibliophile the very popular Festival of the Written Arts takes place every August where leading authors come to speak and engage with the audience.
Holistic Partners
Along with our Horse Assisted Therapy experience, at additional cost, we can put together a unique healing retreat package and create a tailor-made time of insight and renewal in accordance with your needs and desires.
The Horse Assisted Therapy we do at Listening Horse Ranch is one of the many holistic healing modalities available here on the beautiful Sunshine Coast. Give us a call and we will tell you about the other holistic practitioners we are able to engage to package a multi-dimentional healing experience for you unlike any other. Choose from a wide range of massage therapies and energy work to help further integrate your equine learning experience.
In addition, Terri knows many of the Spiritual Practitioners on the Sunshine Coast. Among them are a Tibetan Buddhist lama who lived and studied with the Dalai Lama, an aboriginal teacher and sacred water pourer who can lead you in a sweat lodge experience, or sacred drummers and sacred sound musicians. Terri, BTW, was ordained in the United Church of Canada 20 years ago and is presently the minister of the very friendly congregation of Gibsons United Church. Naturally, she is happy to offer spiritual direction in the Christian faith which has a long-standing, but somewhat unknown, tradition of mysticism and ancient wisdom.
Terri honours all spiritual teachings and especially enjoys the parallel teachings of love and compassion found in all faiths.
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Outdoorsy?
If you enjoy the outdoors you can go for a horseback ride or on an adventure tour of hiking, cycling, kayaking, sailing, boating or fishing. In late July the Gibsons annual Sea Cavalcade parade followed by a street dance and fireworks are a favourite happening. In late August there’s the very unique Higgeldy-Piggeldy parade in Roberts Creek that anyone can be in (even you!) and ends with a day of local musicians playing at the beach mandala surrounded by artisans’ booths, organic food vendors, face-painting and art activities for kids. For a quiet day outside you might relax at any of the beaches along the coast. In the winter months Dakota Ridge is 20 minutes up the mountain behind us where there is tobogganing, snow-shoeing and cross-country skiing in pristine snow. We also have ice arenas and swimming pools in Gibsons and Sechelt for indoor fun. There really is so much to enjoy here on the Sunshine Coast – one of the most scenic areas of Canada. We are truly blessed to live in such a beautiful place.