Programs
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Day Visit Program |
The Day Visit Program offers
worthwhile, educational activities for children. They learn safety and self control;
how to be kind and respectful
of one another and animals; feeding, housing and health care needs of the
animals; the commercial uses of animals; identification of wild plants and
animal species; world geography; identification and appropriate use of tools;
to compost and recycle; and the purposes and proper care of a garden.
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| Summer Programs |
Our Summer Programs allow staff the opportunity to work
with children during a concentrated time. Children learn to appropriately
approach, lead, handle, discipline if need be, mount and dismount and ride
a horse. We teach equine care and health needs, horse anatomy and tack
identification, and so much more. Research shows that working with
livestock, especially horses, has a positive and lasting impact on
children. The ability to focus, be less anxious, display faster reflexes,
communicate more effectively
and the ability to improve cognitive processes are examples of this
positive impact on children.
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| The Special Programs |
Special programs allows children the chance to plan, develop, and
execute individual or group projects with the support of OMF staff.
Examples of special programs at OMF include: Function Living Skills class
students coming out twice a week to participate in structured educational
activities, working with a child and mentor pair through Services to
Families and Children, and Talented and Gifted students coming out for
ongoing programs specially crafted for them. The possibilities for special
programs are unlimited.
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| Farmer For A Day Program |
Be a farmer for a day! Stay over in the beautiful bedroom in the Horse Barn and then help feed farm animals the next morning. Meet the horses, cow, goats, sheep, pig, chickens and our farm dog, Caledonia.
Included with your stay is a complimentary continental breakfast.
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