Caring for animals, especially animals as large as horses, takes a lot of responsibility. Dream Makers learn to care for the horses in all aspects, from feeding, health checks, exercising, and grooming, to cleaning tack and scooping manure. Once they are through their initial training and learning process, the girls then go on to fully execute horse care independently, which gives them a sense of accomplishment and proves that they can learn–and do–hard things.

Running a ranch takes an incredible amount of teamwork. To complete their work and make sure the horses are cared for, the Dream Makers have to come together on things like time management, project planning, communication, and initiative. It requires them to be motivated self-starters who are willing to be good leaders and good teammates.

All of our Dream Makers take horsemanship lessons, both on the ground and in the saddle. These lessons teach them perseverance and grit. Handling and riding horses is hard and humbling. The Dream Makers learn to literally and figuratively get back in the saddle after each setback.

Running a ranch takes an incredible amount of teamwork. To complete their work and make sure the horses are cared for, the Dream Makers have to come together on things like time management, project planning, communication, and initiative. It requires them to be motivated self-starters who are willing to be good leaders and good teammates.

We believe, and have seen firsthand, that there’s nothing more confidence building for a young girl than learning to lead and become partners with a horse. Confident young girls make good decisions, don’t easily stray from their values, advocate for themselves, and quite frankly, go on to change the world.

All of the above skills combine to create the next generation of strong leaders. Leaders worth following. Leaders who lead with integrity, kindness, care, respect, and empathy.