Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
Spring Creek Equestrian Center Fall 2025
All students must complete a project for these classes.
Instructor: Alison Grosse
Website: www.springcreek-equestrian.com
Email: algrosse@yahoo.com
Phone: 269-756-3894
Location: 16771 Pardee Rd. Three Oaks, MI
Heated indoor classroom and riding arena for learning!
Format: In-person
Additional registration at location is NOT required.
Instructor/ Owner: Alison Grosse is an accomplished rider and trainer. She has earned National, Regional, and Local awards. She instructs riders of all ages and abilities with impressive results, including National Championship titles. Students are nurtured to learn and progress at their individual abilities. Alison owns and manages Spring Creek Equestrian Center which houses about 25 horses and is a busy, fun barn for families.
Required Materials for all classes:
- Some kind of boot with a slight heel (riding or hiking boots).
- Jeans
Optional Materials (provided by student/family):
A helmet for use near horses in the stalls.
**The courses offered do not include a riding component. The course covered by the partnership is lecture/stable time only. The riding component may be purchased, for a nominal fee, by contacting Alison directly.
Equine from Head to Hoof
Ages: all
Day/Time: Tuesdays, contact Alison to schedule, times vary.
Dates: September 2nd through October 21st.
During this class the students will be working towards hands on instruction and time with the horses. Students will learn the basics in horse care, equipment care and use, how to groom and prepare a horse for riding, barn and horse safety, and barn and horse maintenance.
Though not provided by the Partnership, a riding component is available for a nominal fee.
Horse Knowledge Advance
Ages: all
Session 1: September 3rd - October 22nd
Wednesdays, contact Alison to schedule, times vary
OR
Session 2: October 28th - December 16th
Tuesdays, contact Alison to schedule, times vary
*PLEASE NOTE: SESSION 2 STUDENTS MUST ATTEND ORIENTATION ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1:00pm-1:30pm
During this class the students will be working hands on with the horses. Students will learn the basics in horse care, how to groom and prepare a horse for riding, common horse illness, disease, and daily equine requirements . PLEASE NOTE THAT THE HEAD TO HOOF IS A REQUIREMENT TO ENROLL IN ANY ADVANCED CLASS .
Though not provided by the partnership, a riding component is available for a nominal fee.
*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
