We are so glad you’re here!

We sincerely hope that you consider this page as your exclusive portal for all the information you require from Hope Reins. Your family holds the utmost importance to us, and we are dedicated to lightening your load on this journey by providing access to timely content that you can conveniently reference day or night. Thank you for granting us the privilege of accompanying you and your cherished family every step of the way.

Important Dates 2024

Sessions Phase 1
March 4 – June 28

Sessions Phase 2 (4 pm, weekly)
August 5 – November 22

Sessions Phase 2 (6 pm, biweekly*)

August 5 – November 8

Camps & Retreats:
Camp Registration Begins

Monday, April 8
(Please register for one week only.)

Camp Weeks: Monday – Friday, 8 am – 12 pm

July 8 – 12 // July 15 – 19 // July 22 – 26

Teen Retreat

Friday, July 19, 4-8 pm & Saturday, July 20, 10 am – 2pm

Special Events:
Fall Festival: Oct 21 – Nov 1, during sessions
Christmas at the Ranch: December 2 – 6, 4 pm – 5 pm

2024 Observed Holidays – Ranch Closed

Jan 1 – New Year’s Day

Jan 15 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Mar 29 – Good Friday

May 27 – Memorial Day

June 19 – Juneteenth

July 4 – Independence Day

Sept 2 – Labor Day

Nov 11 – Veterans’ Day

Nov 28 – Thanksgiving Day

Nov 29 – Day After Thanksgiving Day

Dec 24 – Christmas Eve

Dec 25 – Christmas Day

Dec 31 – New Year’s Eve Day

Guidelines (when you’re at the ranch)

  • Stay on property.
  • Please notify Hope Reins team leader if parent/caregiver must leave property.
  • Dress appropriate for the ranch and the weather (close-toe shoes).
  • Coat or jacket when the weather is chilly.
  • If you bring a guest please communicate name to Angela Evans.
  • If another adult brings your child/kids to sessions, please communicate name and contact information to Angela Evans.

Sibling Policy

  • Please follow the three P’s: Privacy for sessions, participate with your child, paddocks are off limits.
  • With Playpal: Siblings can engage in any activity around the ranch except working with horses.
  • Without Playpal: Parents must take responsibility for kids (actively watching them) and siblings need to stay with their parents. They can participate in activities with their parents.
  • No wandering or joining sessions.
  • Please default activity spaces (fishing/swings) to kids that are in sessions.

Adverse Weather Policy:

  • Hope Reins will notify clients of a weather cancellation by 2 pm the day of adverse weather unless sudden change occurs while in sessions.
  • If a storm starts during sessions, heavy rain or thunder will prompt horses to be put away. Lightning will mean ending early and sending families home.
  • Heat Policy: 98-105 (real feel). Sessions are abbreviated.
  • Above 105 degrees sessions are canceled.

Contact Information:
Angela.Evans@hopereins.org
919-440-1376

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