The Academy Offers Two Courses:
- Essentials: everything needed to launch or strengthen your equine mentorship program—so more kids can heal in your community.
- Healing-Based Horsemanship: our unique philosophy and approach to helping humans heal with horses – empowering you to bring hope to your community.
Essentials: Build and Strengthen Your Nonprofit Ranch Ministry
Essentials is structured around three foundational areas: Business, Leadership, and Operations—each of the 21 modules crafted to cover key concepts for beginners and best practices for enhancing an existing program. Plus, Essentials includes book recommendations, articles, and additional training resources, along with exclusive BONUS videos and resources from our strategic partner, Mission Triangle.
Healing-Based Horsemanship 1: You and the Horse
Healing-Based Horsemanship, teaches you our specialized approach to training horses as partners in the healing process for trauma recovery, through five core topics: Framework, Fundamentals, Trust, Boundaries, Communication, and Leadership. Each of the 20 modules is designed to build necessary mindsets and skills, helping you and your horse connect deeply and relationally—making this approach unique from other natural horsemanship philosophies.
Who Should Enroll in The Academy?
You are dreaming about starting a program similar to Hope Reins.
You want to learn how to better connect with your own horse.
You would like to strengthen your similar ministry program that is already open.
You want to help humans heal with horses.
Cost: $300 per course
Unlock Your First Year of Academy Membership—FREE with Course Purchase!
(Purchase one or both courses, and enjoy complimentary Academy membership for a full year! After that, renew for only $50 annually.)
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Questions? TheAcademy@hopereins.org
What Our Learners Say
“The Essentials course was professional and thorough, and I gained knowledge that has allowed me to move forward in opening an equine ministry. The knowledge I gained from that course has been invaluable!”
“This course was more than I ever expected. Thank you for putting together and sharing so much invaluable information. I initially had no idea really where to start; this course has truly helped me, and will continue to as I move forward.”
“The planning, organization, creation of materials, and the seamless presentation of the videos were absolutely outstanding. You’ve put into words and practice what I have felt for so long but couldn’t fully articulate. I now have the tools to confidently implement these principles into our program, and I couldn’t be more excited for what lies ahead.”
“Your program has given me the freedom to think differently about my horses. It has also made me look at all aspects of my life where I value performance over relationship. Thank you for sharing what you and your team have learned from your years at Hope Reins.”
“The content was exactly what new and aspiring similar ministries need in a training course such as this. The length of the videos was perfect. The additional resources provided at the end of each module are extremely valuable.”
“This was like having a conversation with a like-minded friend, friends who glean off one another and have moments of ‘yes!’ I can see this being a fantastic resource for startups and is filled with sizeable benefits for established organizations.”
