Youth Horse Leader Program

 

Penny Lane Foal Rescue and Training Center offers youth, 9 years and older, opportunities to:

  • participate in 50-minute individual or partner lessons

  • work with horses from the safety of the ground

  • understand how to lead horses through effective communication

  • develop respectful partnerships with horses through natural horsemanship techniques

  • learn to use approach and retreat techniques, pressure and release, repetition, voice commands, and body language to guide horses through various maneuvers

  • socialize and provide foundation skills for rescued foals

  • make a huge difference in the lives of rescued foals by giving them a second chance at a wonderful life

  • become an advocate and ambassador for responsible horse ownership, horsemanship, and humane treatment of New Mexico's horses

​

Benefits of Working with Horses

 

Our Youth Horse Leaders who engage regularly with horses experience increases in:

 

  • Personal responsibility

  • Respect

  • Communication skills

  • Focus

  • Executive functioning skills for analyzing, planning, and completing tasks

  • Problem-solving skills

  • Capacity for compassion and empathy

  • Relationship and friendship skills

  • Self-management skills

  • Confidence and self-esteem

 

​

​

Untitled
IMG_20180714_155600.jpg
Untitled