Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy

Horsemanship with Patsy Little     Spring 2025

All students must complete a project for these classes. This class does not include riding lessons.

Location:  
Juday Creek Equestrian Center
53590 Fir Road, Granger IN
Phone: (269) 213-0001
Email: little.patsy@ymail.com
Start Date:  week of January 6th through week of February 24th
Contact Patsy to arrange for your optimal group day/time. 
Additional registration at location is required.

Patsy has been involved in horses for over 20 years. She has given lessons to beginners, intermediate, and advanced riders. She has built a solid lesson program. Patsy is CPR/BLS certified. Enjoy classes year round in the comfort of a heated indoor arena, classroom and bathroom. 

Horsemanship 
Ages 6 and up
Students will learn the fundamentals of horse care in a safe environment. We will talk about horse care, and keeping, stable management, common illnesses, emergency situations, cost of keeping a horse, basic anatomy, and common breeds. There will be lots of opportunities for questions and discussions.

Every course has a riding component that may be purchased directly from Patsy Little.

Closed toe shoes (preferably with a slight heel), long pants, a folder with a pencil are needed to be brought to class each week.

Horsemanship with Patsy Little Syllabus

  

*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.

Teacher of Record: Tom Hurst

Inclement Weather Cancellation Policy: Class will be cancelled if South Bend Area Schools are cancelled due to weather.  If classes are cancelled for any other reason, Patsy will make sure to send out an email 24 hours in advance to let you know.  If classes are not cancelled and your child(ren) will not be attending class, please call/text/email Patsy in advance.  Please contact the instructor in the event of questionable weather.