Stable Moments Mobile 2024 Field Trip
Our Stable Moments Mobile program takes the Stable Moments program INTO our community’s schools! For the past four months, trauma-informed mentors have been getting to know 23 amazing kiddos in 3 Jessamine elementary schools. Justin’s Place has provided an hour per week of programming for these kiddos including mentorship with their assigned mentor and equine learning activities! We discussed topics like independence, distinguishing safe vs unsafe adults, responsibility, emotional awareness and more! Over. the four month period, children also learned about their assigned horse… things like their role in the herd, their breed, markings, likes and dislikes and more!
At the end of this four month program, all 23 kiddos from 3 different schools came to Justin’s Place for four hours of riding, learning, and loving on animals! This is our second Stable Moments Mobile field trip and it is SUCH a special time… here’s why:
Our trained community mentors are incredible.
Our mentors are every day people who took a step out of their comfort zone to commit to mentoring two kiddos for four months. These volunteer mentors make SUCH a different for these children. For a child to have the undivided attention, positive regard and encouragement from an adult for an hour per week…. it truly changes their entire attitude, outlook on themselves and brightens their day. We could NOT do this program without our mentors. At the field trip, the mentors get to facilitate special moments as the cherry on top of this amazing program!
They get to meet their horse.
These kiddos have learned everything there is to know about their horse over 4 months and even got a toy replica of their horse! But nothing can prepare them to be up close and personal with a fuzzy, warm, breathing, thousand pound animal! It’s like watching magic unfold for each child!
They get to interact in whatever way they choose.
It’s amazing to see each child choose to participate in different ways! Some want to spend a lot of time with the bunnies. Some want to lead a horse instead of ride. Some begin riding very nervous and rigid and by the end are throwing their hands in the air and completely relaxed! It’s amazing to see their sense of control over their experience open them up to joy and peace on the farm!
Stable Moments is truly a life-changing program for kids in our community who need it most! We are currently gearing up for a new season of this program and NEED more mentors! Let us know you’re interested by filling out this form!