‘City kids’ and seniors connect with large-hearted horses at Rivercross Ranch [Video]

On a ranch just west of the city limits, a group of students from Jack James High School gets off a bus to spend the next hour and a half with some full size and miniature horses.

The students are on their sixth trip out to the Robinson Outreach at RiverCross Ranch (ROARR) .

“We are providing equine assisted learning,” said Marilyn MacLean, director of equine operations. “It’s a building block system where you come out and connect with horses and (guests) are learning communication, teamwork and leadership.”

MacLean says ROARR became a registered charity in 2017 and works with students and seniors from eight years old to 90.

“We don’t charge for the services we provide,” she said. “So we remove the barriers that sometimes prohibit people from being able to be part of these programs and I think that’s something that’s very special about us.”

She says just …