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Sherry is certified by:
* AAHS (American Asso. of Horsemanship Safety)
* EAGALA (Equine Asisted Growth and Learning Asso.)
* NEA Nebraska Education Assoc.
She is a member of
*NHC Nebraska Horse Council
*USEF (US Equestrian
Federation)
* AQHA American Quarter Horse Asso.
* PNHSC Parelli Natural Horsemanship Savvy Club
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HEARTS FINDING WINGS TO FLY!
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2008 SUMMER CAMPS YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS
How the Camps Came About?
Schedule for Camps
What you Will Need to Know and Bring
About Calamus Outfitters Ranch
What You Will Learn and Experience
Why a Camp Type Retreat
Women's Camp Testimonials
THE 2009 CAMP SCHEDULE WILL BE OUT BY NOV. 1ST 2008.
2009 SUMMER CAMPS YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS
WOMEN'S CONFIDENT LEADERSHIP CAMP
at CALAMUS OUTFITTERS RANCH near Burwell, NE
Do you want to be even more confident?
Do you want to have greater leadership skills?
Do you want to develop a deeper relationship with your horse?
Do you want to be able to communicate more effectively?
Do you want to be safer yet and have even more fun?
Then SIGN UP NOW for a camp where you will be saturated in a horse expereince which will lead you to new discoveries about your horse and yourself.
Go to registration page for form.
Only accepting 6 to 12 participants for these special camps to ensure individual instruction and special attention!
SPOTS WIL FILL UP FAST! SO REGISTER NOW!
We are very excited about these camps as the people who attended in 2007 were very pleased and many of them expressed interest in returning in 2008.
Waiting list available!
WEEKEND OR WEEKDAYS?
The reason for having some camps during the week days as opposed to the weekend is because the lodges at the Calamus Outfitters Ranch are already booked up for the weekends next summer.
The only thing left availabe are the cabins.
So you can see how critical advance registrations are.
The ranch is a busy and very popular place.
You will love it!
SAVE $$ with an EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT!
We are offering discounts for those who sign up with a $200 deposit 2 months prior to date of camp.
This will help us secure the deposit so we can pay the reservation fee for the cabins and lodge.
If an real emergency comes up for you and you are unable to attend,
we can apply your deposit to other lessons, clinics or camps. (By approval only)
We understand that things can happen, so we will remain as flexible as possible, however we must still pay for your room reservation if you cancel less than one month in advance, so we cannot return or credit this amount.
4 Day Women's Confident Leadership Camps
Accomadations in modern comfortable Lodge
Maximum 12 students
Arena, round pens, play ground, trail rides, swimming, and tanking available
Lease a horse for $100
Cost of 4 day camp is $850 includes:
Lodging $120; Meals $80; Pen for (1) horse $30; Classroom & misc. supplies $20;
12 hrs. of Instruction is only $112.50 a day only $10/ hour;
(if you get in on the above discounts.)
It is still only $150 a day for instruction
(if you miss out on the above discounts.)
Note: If you come the night before you will either have to find your own accommodations elsewhere, or you can reserve a room for you & your horse at the Ranch for about $50, meal not included.
This will be life changing!
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Major & Michelle sidepassing |
Wouldn't you love to have this much fun! |
Hobby & Leigh jumping |
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WOMAN’S CONFIDENT LEADERSHIP CAMP
AT CALAMUS OUTFITTERS
Near Burwell, NE
How the Camps Came About?
Dear Horse lovers,
I want to share with you the concept of this camp and how it came about. Over the last year I have taught quite a few women and their horses at one and two day clinics. After each class the students always want more and felt like they were just getting started. Many of you came to another clinic and several of you have attended more than two. I appreciate your dedication and desire to continue learning and progressing. I did the same thing several years ago. I went through about 4 level one classes each a few months apart. It was a great motivator to keep me moving forward. However, when I went to a three-day class I found that I retained more of the information because we had more time to absorb and practice. Then I went to a weeklong class, and I was amazed at the difference in the experience. I will cherish that time forever, as it changed my life.
I would like to offer a full 7 days, however, from a little research it seems that most women are so busy these days with kids, jobs, etc. that most felt 4 days away from home was about all that they could sacrifice. Next year I would like to offer several of these camps, plus a full week camp as well. If you know of a perfect location for such a camp, I would love to hear from you. I am not tied to one particular location. However the Calamus Outfitters Ranch seems perfect for this first camp because we will have all of our needs met by the staff of the Ranch so that we can focus on our horse relationship.
As I visit with horse lovers I have realized that there is a wealth of knowledge available at our fingertips about horse training. This camp is not only about developing a relationship with your horse, but about building your confidence as a leader and partner for your horse. As a group we will be there to support and encourage one another as we overcome fears, and face challenges that we may have with our horses. You will grow closer to your horse and develop a new self-awareness of who you are as a horsewoman during this camp. Please join us!
Sincerely,
Sherry Jarvis
e-mail sherry@heartinyourhand.com
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SCHEDULE FOR CAMP
(Schedule is flexible according to needs of students and horses)
First Day:
8:00-9:00……...Arrival at the Ranch
9:00-10:00…….Registration – (Settle in Lodge and Stalls)
10:00-12:00…..Orientation/Instruction (Learning, Leadership, Agendaless)
12:00-1:00……Lunch and Free Time
1:00-1:30……..Time alone with horse and get to round pens
1:30- 3:30…….Round Pen (Mirror & Bonding with horses)
3:30-4:00……..Break/Snack/Saddle horse and get to round pens
4:00-6:00……..Saddle Fit/Passenger and Balanced Riding
6:00-7:00 ……Time to feed horses/clean up for dinner/free time
7:00-8:00……..Dinner/Free Time
8:00-9:00……..Group Reflections/Video viewing
Second Day
7:00-7:30……..Feed horses
7:30-8:30……..Breakfast/Free Time
8:30-9:30……..Classroom (prey/predator relations and reading horses)
9:30-10:00……Time alone with horse and get to round pens
10:00-12:00…...Dancing at liberty to music in round pen
12:00-1:00…….Lunch and Free Time
1:00-1:30……...Time with horse alone and get to play area
1:30-3:30………Ground Games in Play Area
3:30-4:00………Break/Snack/Saddle horse and get to play area
4:00-6:00………Riding with a Purpose & Stick Riding
6:00-7:00………Time to feed horses/clean up for dinner/free time
7:00-8:00………Steak Dinner/Free time
8:00-9:00………Group Reflections/Video viewing
9:00-10:00……..Campfire sing along
Third Day
7:00-7:30………Feed horses
7:30-8:30………Breakfast/Free Time
8:30-9:30………Classroom (Fears, confidence, communication)
9:30-10:00……..Time alone with horse and get to play area
10:00-12:00……Ground Game (with obstacles)Trail Preparation
12:00-1:00……...Lunch/Free Time
1:00-1:30……….Time alone with horse and get to play area
1:30-3:00……….Trail Ride Confidence Building
3:00-5:00……….Trail Ride with Games (option- tanking, or free time)
5:00-6:00……….Free Time (individual instruction, videos, relax)
6:00-7:00……….Feed horses/clean up for dinner/Free time
7:00-8:00……….Dinner/Free time
8:00-9:00………Group Reflections/Video viewing
Fourth Day (Columbus Day)
7:00-7:30……….Feed Horses
7:30-8:30……….Breakfast/Free Time
8:30-9:30……….Classroom (Lessons learned)
9:30-10:00……..Time alone with horse and get to play area
10:00-11:30…….Ground Games/Challenge Pattern
11:30-12:00…….Time to pack (get most of belongings out of lodge)
12:00-1:00………Lunch/Free Time
1:00-1:30……….Time alone with horse and get to play area
1:30-3:00………..Last Ride/Challenge pattern
3:00-4:00……….Final Reflections/Awards/Evaluations
4:00……………..Check out/Say Good-bye
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WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW AND BRING!
1. An open mind & learning attitude.
2. Listening ears, observing eyes, open heart.
3. Plenty of energy.
4. Plastic Water bottle.
5. Your horse,
(This must NOT be a colt or very green horse. This is not a colt starting class we have separate classes for this.
A person must be able to at least walk and trot on this horse even if you are afraid to do so, someone must be able to do this.
Absolutely No stallions please)
You can lease a horse for $100.
6. Rope tied halters with 12-foot lead, preferable a 22 foot also, if you have one.
7. Natural Hackamore, if you have one.
8. Bareback pad, if you have one.
9. One or two Horseman Sticks with strings (4 feet long, no whips please)
10. Saddle & Pad of your choice that fits you and your horse.
11. Feed for you horse (grain in airtight containers, no paper bags, please)
12. Hay should of course be a small bale for ease of feeding.
13. A water bucket for your horse & bungees to tie it with.
14. Any supplements you currently feed your horse.
15. Your own grooming equipment and supplies.
16. The stalls and pens are sandy.
17. Journal or Diary pens or pencils.
18. Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and chap stick for your protection.
19. Insect Repellant just in case.
20. Rain gear, just in case.
21. Both warm and cool clothing, you never know about October.
22. You favorite snacks, meals are provided and there is a small store on the ranch.
23. Personal toiletries, towels are provided.
24. Comfortable boots for riding and maybe shoes also.
25. Horses must be current on all vaccinations and healthy.
26. Have you horses feet trimmed in advance. (Shoes are not necessary)
27. Registration must include insurance policy #’s and emergency contact info.
28. Must notify us of any medical conditions in writing. (Form will be provided)
29. Liability waivers must be signed.
30. Cameras, favorite music CD, or musical instrument if you play (optional)
31. A DVD if you want copies of anything we video and one CD for copies of digital pictures
32. Flashlight.
33. No dogs allowed.
34. Please notify us if you have any special food needs or allergies.
35. Laptops and cell phones are allowed in lodge. Please leave cell phones in lodge, truck or trailer.
Absolutely no riding your horse with your cell phone, ever!
36. No smoking in lodge, must go outdoors.
37. There are vets nearby we can call in case of an emergency.
38. Arrive between 8:00-9:00 on the first day.
39. If you need to arrive before Friday, you may stay at the lodge for an extra fee.
Or you could stay at another location. Contact us for details.
40. If you want to stay an extra day that may be arranged also. Just let us know.
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Bruce Switzer Owner of Calamus Ranch |
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Cindy & Cheryl on the trail at Calamus |
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ABOUT CALAMUS OUTFITTERS RANCH
near Burwell, NE
The Switzer Ranch, home of Calamus Outfitters, is a fourth generation cattle operation located in the north central Nebraska Sand hills. Blessed with abundant native grasses and ample underground and surface water, the Switzer Ranch is truly located in “God’s Cow Country.”
Adam & Teresa and Bruce & Sue will show you a real working ranch, combined with Sand hills hospitality, a comfortable lodge and hearty, home cooked meals.
HC 79 Box 40
Burwell, NE 68823
www.calamusoutfitters.com
Phone: (308) 346-4697
e-mail at hbswitzer@nctc.net
· Each lodge sleeps up to 20 people comfortably, kitchen included, A/C, Cable TV
· 5 private bedrooms each with individual full baths
· Large great room, suitable for meetings, receptions, reunions
· Covered Deck
· Evening bon fires and Star gazing
· Pens or Stalls for your horse
· Parking for your horse trailer
· Beautiful view of Calamus Lake and Valley
· Whole lodge is handicapped accessible
· Small store is also available for snacks etc.
· Sand hills hospitality with hot meals each day
· No pets please. Dogs are not allowed
· No Smoking in the Lodge, Smoking is permitted on the deck.
Direction to Calamus Outfitters Ranch
16 miles Northwest of Burwell, NE, on Highway 96
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12 miles North of Taylor on Highway 183 then 4 miles East on Highway 96
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND EXPERIENCE!
1. Learning misconceptions. (How to enjoy learning and application)
2. Confident leadership. (What it looks and feels like)
3. What it means to be agenda less. (How to be in the moment)
4. Round pen – mirroring & bonding (How to cultivate join-up)
5. Round pen dancing to music. (How to let interactions develop naturally)
6. Saddle fit (How to make your horse and you more comfortable)
7. Mounting & dismounting (How to be safe)
8. Passenger riding (How to release control)
9. Balanced riding (How to ride in harmony and find your balance point)
10. Lateral flexion (How to get soft bend and suppleness)
11. Pre-flight checks (How to know when you have permission to ride)
12. Go button (Hower effectively)
14. Mental, emotional & physical fitness (How to bring up life and take it back down)
15. Prey/Predator Relationship (How to develop it without resistance)
16. Reading Horses (How to understand behaviors and work with them)
17. Ground Games (How to gain your horses trust & respect)
18. Breathing (How to use it to make transitions)
19. Stopping & Backing (How to get it from the mind to the feet)
20. Side-pass (How to build steps toward lateral success)
21. Leads (How to get them simply with body posture)
22. This-no-That (How to gently get straightness in your horse)
23. Impulsion patterns (How to get your go equal to your whoa)
24. Stick Riding (How to ride your horse without reins)
25. Simulations (Feel what a horse feels)
26. Fears (How to recognize & listen to the wisdom)
27. Confidence (How to develop a frame of mind with authenticity for success)
28. Communication (How to speak a new language with honesty)
29. Ground Games with Obstacles (How to put purpose and creativity into your play)
30. Trail Ride Preparation (Building confidence for you & horse by walking a trail)
31. Trail Ride Preparation (Building confidence for you & horse with simulation trail)
32. Trail Ride Games (How to keep your horse interested with purpose on the trail)
33. Assets for Horsemanship (Discover what assets you posses)
34. Hindrances to Good Horsemanship (Discover which ones you will throw away)
35. Habits (How to break them up with imagination, & create desirable ones)
36. Nuggets of Knowledge (Discover your own blinding flashes of the obvious)
37. Time Alone with horse (Precious time to really get to know your horse & enjoy)
38. Challenge Patterns (A little test on the last day to challenge your savvy)
39. Crossroads (Realizing how you came and how you are leaving)
40. Dreams & Goals (Finding a renewed purpose to live your dream)
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Robin & Coda |
What a beautiful pair of paints! |
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WHY A CAMP TYPE RETREAT?
Dear Horse lovers,
Say Goodbye to stale hotel rooms and common approaches to horsemanship clinics. Join us at the gorgeous Calamus Outfitters Ranch in the beautiful Sand hills of NE to experience a development retreat where nature is your classroom, horses are your teachers, and you discover more than you might expect about yourself. The ranch has spectacular sunsets, a peaceful environment, featuring a cozy lodge and home cooked meals. Awaken each day to the sounds of country life and finish each day under a blanket of stars or with a campfire sing along.
This will be a retreat that equips and encourages you to move beyond perceived limitations. You will be given positive support and strategies toward becoming a more confident leader for your horse. For those who are profoundly curious and committed to personal growth this retreat may take you beyond where you’ve been before. We hope that you go away knowing and experiencing the power of discovering how changing on the inside will dramatically impact your horsemanship skills and goals.
We will not only focus on riding, but on reading a horse. During the four days horses will provide us constant and instant feedback about our progress. Because horses see through the slightest of change of emotions and intention they will help us re-examine habits and patterns that may be holding our progress back. As animals that are preyed upon in nature, they have a highly developed ability to sense changes in the stance, intent, and emotions of predators. Horses see through the times when we say one thing but are really thinking and feeling another. They do this by reflecting back what they see in the handler’s behavior. So they are acting as a very responsive biofeedback agent offering us constant feedback for our actions. Through interaction with a horse you will become more aware of your own desires, attitudes, strengths, and weaknesses and how they affect your relationship. You may discover some feelings that you never had before in looking at a horse with a new set of glasses!
A tremendous boost in confidence comes from learning how to connect and then direct a thousand pound animal through mental focus, creative visualization, and clarity of intent. These skills, which can be difficult to teach in a traditional training session, are fun to learn and have many applications in how we relate to people everyday. You will also learn greatly from your fellow participants. Through
group sessions you will foster this unique developmental connection to receive insights and to contribute to each other’s greater leadership mastery. It is intended to be a community in the best sense of the word.
We hope this will be a life changing experience and that during the retreat you will feel re-energized, have a new sense of purpose, and acquire skills and insights necessary to shift behaviors so that you can be more effective toward whatever it is you want to achieve. Growth comes from being able to face your fears, communicate your true feelings and access your strengths in a supportive environment that encourages your natural talents to emerge. Through interaction with horses you will deepen your
awareness of personal issues, body tension, and attitudes that may be inhibiting your dreams from becoming reality. Come, let your heart find wings so that your dreams can fly.
Sincerely,
Sherry Jarvis
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Women's Camp Testimonials
The third Alumni Women’s Confidence Leadership Camp was Oct. 2-6th 2008 and the gals say it was the best one ever. Here are a few comments:
Thank You Sherry for all your preparation and commitment to our Women's camp. You really put your heart and soul into it this year, and I felt it was just perfect.
I love the Sandhills , mix that with my horse, furthering my horse knowledge and horse friends and I am in heaven.
I enjoyed learning new patterns. Now I understand the purpose of the patterns. Horses are pattern animals. Now I understand more clearly accepting "Good", and not just "good enough". And staying with the task until he is relaxed doing it.
Camp was awesome as usual-thanks to Sherry for mentoring and guiding us. A person really does learn tons of stuff about yourself (the great, the good, the bad, and the ugly) and lots of stuff about your horses.
I was really impressed with the leaps and bounds upward each of us has made and celebrated {and there were lots!} but more importantly how we hold each other accountable for positive progress, how we hold each other up when it's needed, and how we can share what we do have.
I only wish I could do camp more often. There is nothing like focused time on partnership with your horse.
Thank you for the nice thank you note. I loved the picture of me and Lexie on it! I would like to get one of that blown up. It really shows how far Lexie and I have come! I enjoyed this camp the most. I felt confident for once in my abilities and my horses abilities.
I really appeciated the private lesson format and the assessments. It made me take a good look at myself and even though I dreaded it I was pleasantly suprised by what I can actually do with my horse.
Every single time I've gone out since camp she's caught me. I don't push or force anymore, or grab when I can because I might not get the chance to again!! I let her decide to be with me. The other night I thought maybe we wouldn't get to ride because she kept changing her mind about staying with me. But then I thought, banish those thoughts from your mind, so what if you don't get to ride! That isn't the goal here! And wouldn't you know it she decided right at that moment to hook up with me!! It is so very very rewarding, words can't even describe my happiness, to see the changes in my horse because I have changed in my attitude, in my very being. And all for the better, all for the good, that even makes it worth even more to me!! Her placing her trust in me is the most best compliment she could ever give me, the best reward, and one I will guard and nurture with all that is within me. I can only think of one thing that would be even better: the feeling you must get knowing that your students and their horses are experiencing this partnership and that you had a hand in helping us do that! Thank you for that!! I will be forever grateful for this awesome, life changing experience. Sharon
Join our Yahoo Chat group to read more reports about the camp and get support and encouragement from other horse lovers seeking to enhance their horsemanship experience.
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