About The Ranch

Max posting:

There have been a few of you who are new to this blog that have asked us to give a description of what GGYR is and what we do. No problem.

Galloping Grace Youth Ranch is a non-profit 501c3 organization. Our mission is to bring pure joy to children. This joy is a result of a child's relationship with one of the many horses on the ranch. Participants in our program call or email us to schedule a session. We operate on an all volunteer staff so session times are coordinated based on their availability.

Our program is offered free to participants. The ranch is funded entirely through donations, fundraising and grants. Horses require a significant amount of money to keep them fed and healthy. This typically means that it is also very expensive for someone to experience the horses first hand. Because it is so expensive, many children miss out on this incredible opportunity. We have made it a priority at GGYR to offer our program free so that these children have the chance to be around horses.

Many people call and ask us if we give riding lessons. We are not a formal riding school. Children who participate in our program will experience a level of horsemanship by which they are both comfortable and capable. If a child simply wants to come to pet and feed the horses carrots, then that is what we do.

This is basically the nuts and bolts of our program. Again, our mission is to bring pure joy to children. Our role is to facilitate a safe experience for both the child and the horse. The joy just happens to be a natural by product of the time that these children spend with our horses. If you would like to participate or have more questions, send us an email at gallopinggrace@yahoo.com or maxandmichelle@aol.com.