Hope, Horses & Kids

06/24/2026

Week 2 Day 2 and phew it was a busy one. Did you know kids helping kids is our jam? We love teaching confidence and leadership skills in youth and there’s no better way to do it than through connection with kids and horses.
Today we learned how to lead big horses by playing roll the dice, this afternoon was a classic Horse Powered Reading®️ escape room followed by some vaulting barrel practice.

06/23/2026

Camp #2 Day 1 in the books. This is our vibe!
📑learning the rules of the barn
🤝 meeting the herd
👂 an unbeatable classic - the body parts game
🚶‍♀️learning to lead a horse
🧽grooming and braiding - cows too!
🧢 hat making

So much fun was had meeting new friends and enjoying nature.

Our Superhero camp July 6 - 10 still has a few spots left. This is a camp for younger kids or those who enjoy a shorter day. Head to our website to check out more.

06/18/2026

By popular demand there will be a one day back to school booster camp at HHK featuring Horse Powered Reading®️and Horse Powered Math®️ tailored to the groups needs to refresh their academic brains before the school year starts. Head to our website to sign up

06/14/2026

Our Superhero 🦸🏽‍♂️ camp July 6th-10th is specifically designed for those kids who want to experience our camps, but are unable to spend the fully day at the barn, whether it’s because they’re younger, have separation anxiety or neurodivergent brains that can handle a shorter day, this camp is for you! We will still have the interesting and exciting activities of our regular camps, just managed into a shorter time frame. DM us for more info.

📣New Summer Camp Alert 🔔

The camp for the week of July 6th - 10th will be dedicated for our clients with neurodivergence.

We believe every child deserves a place where they feel seen, celebrated, and free to be exactly who they are. Through horses, connection, movement, creativity, and play, we create opportunities for neurodivergent youth to build confidence, friendships, emotional awareness, and trust in themselves.

We view personal differences, sensitivity, curiosity, imagination, determination, and unique perspectives as superpowers 💥 and create a safe space for children to express themseves exactly as they are and every child feels welcomed 💛 🐴

06/13/2026

📣 New event alert 📣

Our 3️⃣rd annual Hootenanny dinner will be held on September 12th at the Rancho Cielo Youth Campus. This is our largest dinner fundraiser of the year and by attending you support the care of our animals and the continuation of our programs while also -

🍖 enjoying a fabulous meal cooked by the DCA academy
📝 get to bid on exclusive silent auction items
🎶 listen to music under the stars in the beautiful hills at the ranch

We truly appreciate the support we receive from the community, without you we could not continue to do what we do, which is helping youth in the community have affordable access to animals, nature and equine assisted learning activities among much, much more. Thank you and we hope to see you there! 💃🏼

06/13/2026

Our final day of our first camp of the summer and it went out with a bang 💥. We started with Shipwrecked, this is a true Equine Assisted Learning activity that needs teamwork to get it done which ended up being a huge challenge for this group of kids, but they all rose up and nailed it 🎯.
We finished the day with some much anticipated forging with Greg Deaton from Off Grid Anvil. The feeling in the forge when the fire is going and the hammers are clanging is palpable, the kids always surprise us with their hyper focus and utter enjoyment of physical creativity. This is such a cool activity and we are so thankful to have a forge on property!

06/12/2026

❤️‍🔥REMINDER❤️‍🔥
Tonight we have our wonderful blacksmith Greg in the forge. We have a few spots left - make it a date night, make it a mate date or make it some ‘me’ time - just don’t miss out on this unique and fun opportunity. Working with fire is empowering, exciting and you can really get those creative juices flowing. Head to our website www.hopehorseskids.org to book now

Next Friday be sure to join us for a unique opportunity in the forge 🔥

06/12/2026

Our penultimate day of camp and it’s flown by! Today was a Horse Powered Reading®️ fave - word herds, barnyard animals were cleaned, Ellie the pot belly got a new watering hole, and finished off a warm summer day with some time in the saddle. Perfection.

Check our website for future camp availability, and a reminder that our superhero camp is available for those who feel a full day at the barn is just too much- it’s open to ages 3+

06/11/2026

Day 3 of camp started with a bang 💥 with ranch ninja warrior. This is such an excellent activity for building motor skills, body awareness and strength while learning all the tasks that need to be done on a daily basis on a ranch, not to mention it’s super fun!! We then had some time out of the heat visiting the animals before diving into a Horse Powered Reading®️activity called Story Cubes. Another fun one in the books 📚

06/10/2026

Day 2 of camp and it was jam packed with a variety of activities. We started with roll the dice, groomed some goats, did some cross country obstacles, communication painting a horse, and ended with a cult fave - musical hula hoops with the barnyard animals. In true HHK style we talked lots about life skills such as perseverance, patience, communication, connection and teamwork. These kids are rocking it 🤘🏻