Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
Horsemanship with Patsy Little Fall 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) 231-0001
Email: little.patsy@ymail.com
Start Date: Contact Patsy to arrange for your customized day and 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.
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
Ages 5 and up
In this introductory class the student will learn about the care you provide your horse, the pride in your horse, your appearance, and your sportsmanship. We will also learn about how to take vital signs of your horse and the importance of having this information when calling your vet for an emergency. Students will learn what vaccines horses are given, talk about routine vet visits verses an emergency visit.
Horsemanship with Patsy Little Syllabus
Courses With Horses
Ages 9 and up
A continuation course. Horsemanship is a prerequisite for this course. We will dig deeper into horse care, emergencies, advanced anatomy, equine disease.
*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.
