February 12, 2013 / Leigh St John / Make A Comment / New to WHY Ranch?, Watch this...
Tweet During this team building exercise, students, mentors, parents and WHY Ranch staff from each of the three “Diamonds in the Rough” host-stables tell each other, and us, what makes them unique. Our “Diamonds” come from all over and come in all shapes and sizes and this exercise helps them relate to each other and [...]
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February 8, 2013 / Leigh St John / Make A Comment / Interviews, New to WHY Ranch?
Tweet Amy Meyer, Founder of WHY Ranch, was interviewed on Las Vegas Radio KLAV by well-known personality and child-protection activist, Cogee. Listen to this fascinating and often thought-provoking interview by clicking here: KLAV-Interview >>> If you are able to step up and help us to help even more children, even with a donation of just [...]
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February 8, 2013 / Leigh St John / Make A Comment / Interviews, New to WHY Ranch?
Tweet Bullying is a major issue and WHY Ranch is doing its best to be part of the solution. White Horse Youth Ranch and Amy Meyer were profiled as the cover story for Mentor’s Magazine. Click here to listen to the interview between Amy and the Publisher of Mentor’s Magazine, Linda Forsythe. >>> If you [...]
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January 17, 2013 / Leigh St John / Make A Comment / New to WHY Ranch?, Watch this...
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December 2, 2012 / Leigh St John / Make A Comment / New to WHY Ranch?
Tweet Help us to help Las Vegas’ socially-challenged kids AND have a chance to win an incredible and unique patchwork quilt, made entirely of horse images OR a year’s worth of coffee!!! It’s FREE to enter! To Register for the Contest: INDIVIDUALS: Simply send a blank email to register@whyranch.org to obtain your Registration Form TEAMS [...]
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September 2, 2012 / Leigh St John / Make A Comment / New to WHY Ranch?, Our Team
Tweet Amy received a Broadcast Production in Electronic Media; Radio, TV, Film degree from Stephens College in 1993. She moved to Las Vegas to pursue a life in Philanthropy by creating the Paul E. & Helen S. Meyer Foundation alongside her Grandparents, Paul & Helen and her Aunt Pauline Meyer in 1994. Amy has been [...]
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September 2, 2012 / Leigh St John / Make A Comment / Interviews, New to WHY Ranch?, Success Stories
Tweet Renoka is one of eight Diamonds in the Rough WHY Ranch students at our partner facility, Four Views Equestrian. She has written the following story about her experiences with a horse named Max. “I take a deep breath getting ready to see one of the world’s most beautiful sights for me, a horse. All [...]
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September 2, 2012 / Leigh St John / Make A Comment / Interviews, New to WHY Ranch?, Success Stories
Tweet “WHY Ranch’s Diamonds in the Rough program is excellent. I have learned a lot from it. Every other Saturday I get to go to Four Views Equestrian Center for a riding lesson with Angel Pitton. I ride a pony named Kizzy; Kizzy is a very sweet and fun pony to ride. Kizzy has helped [...]
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September 2, 2012 / Leigh St John / Make A Comment / New to WHY Ranch?, Success Stories
Tweet Evaluation Criteria Our riding instructors, parents of the students and their teachers, measure the success of the Diamonds in the Rough program. Measurement of Diamonds in the Rough Program Success 1) Instructional success will be demonstrated by each student’s ability to accomplish each skill independent of the trainer while under that trainer’s supervision 2) [...]
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July 31, 2012 / Leigh St John / Make A Comment / New to WHY Ranch?, WHY History
Tweet Paul E. & Helen S. Meyer’s Legacy Amy Meyer’s grandparents created the Paul E. & Helen S. Meyer Foundation (“the Meyer Foundation”) to provide educational programs and scholarships for children. Paul and Helen Meyer also owned racehorses in Illinois, which had a major impact on Amy during her childhood. What many people do not [...]
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