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Welcome to Humble Ranch
Welcome to the Humble Ranch Education & Therapy Center web page. The Humble Ranch is a working ranch, located just two miles south of Steamboat Springs , Colorado . The Yampa Rivers flows nearby and the Continental Divide fills the backdrop. What a great place to experience the educational and therapeutic benefits of the outdoors. Since June of 2000 the Humble Ranch has been home to a Colorado non-profit, The Humble Ranch Educational and Therapy Center (HRETC). The goal of the HRETC is to provide therapeutic activities for individuals with special needs, in a natural environment, outside the confines of a traditional hospital setting . We are a North American Riding for the Handicapped Association Premier Accredited Center. In 2008 we had 80 client (98% local), 1257 therapy sessions (1 hour), over 100 volunteers, 10 staff and 10 horses. |
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It was the life long dream of Cheri Trousil, a physical therapist, to offer the excitement of the outdoors as an integral part of a therapy program to nurture and encourage physically challenged children toward a healthier life style. The opportunity to make Cheri's dream come true arose in 1999 when Ed Trousil, Cheri's husband, organized a highly sophisticated collaboration effort with the Colorado Department of Wildlife, Colorado State Parks and the City of Steamboat Spring to purchase the 4,000-acre working ranch, Yampa Valley Land & Cattle Company of Steamboat Springs. As a result of this successful collaboration 1,800 acres of this beautiful Steamboat Springs South Valley land became the Trousils Humble Ranch and Cheri's dream became a reality.
What happens at the ranch on any given day during the summer is what makes us so unique. Clients can ride a horse, play in the barn, swing in a hammock, catch frogs in the pond , or feed the llamas . These are some of the activities taking place while a physical, speech or occupational therapist works with the client on individual treatment goals. It is here that we see the miracle of the animal/human connections unfold and witness the many therapeutic benefits of such a relationship.