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The horses can even help with some homework (elementary). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gift-certificate-to-come-play-piano-with-a-horse","title":"Play Piano with a Horse","description":"\u003cp\u003ePiano with Horses 🐴🎹🎶\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a fun activity to do with friends and family or to gift the animal lovers in your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded is a personalized sanctuary tour, an introduction to horse body language, a selection of practice exercises such as \"choose your own brushes\" where we show you how to apply your new horsemanship skills and of course you will be able to play piano with a horse!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of the horses have a chance to try musical instruments and most really enjoy playing. We teach games and various enrichment activities in an effort to discover how they each learn and to show them that new things can be fun. Many of the animals of Little Creek have heavy pasts and new experiences can be truly terrifying when you've mostly had bad new experiences...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course you are welcome to take your own photos and videos. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis gift card is for up to 5 participants\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e***For bio-security, please make sure your clothing and shoes have not been in contact with any other farm animals***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Creek Sanctuary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48850418663701,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/9123\/7653\/files\/IMG_6921.png?v=1742079982"},{"product_id":"learn-the-language-of-horses","title":"Learn the Language of Horses","description":"\u003cp\u003eHorses communicate in ways we can observe. They each have their own style - just like us! Some are loud and obvious, and some whisper. Often, a glance at one of their communication points is all they need to get the desired result. If they turn the volume up it would look like this: a look, a glare, a pretend bite\/kick, and finally an actual bite or kick. Where they look or reach for is important and has been documented. We can teach you how to interpret their language. Horses have learned to ignore us when we try to communicate with them in their language because they are often \"disciplined\" for answering in their language. Dominance theory has been debunked but many equestrians are left wondering what replaced it. We can teach you!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a five lesson course and each lesson is 2 hours long. Groups are kept very small with a maximum of four participants. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeek 1 - Introduction and overview, practical applications. \u003cbr\u003eWeek 2 - Communication points 1-5\u003cbr\u003eWeek 3 - Practice and dig deeper\u003cbr\u003eWeek 4 - Communication points 6-12\u003cbr\u003eWeek 5 - Review, Q\u0026amp;A, Where do we go from here\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e***For bio-security, please make sure your clothing and shoes have not been in contact with any other farm animals***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Creek Sanctuary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48850470699285,"sku":"","price":240.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"sibling-support-program","title":"Sibling Support Program","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThanks to all our wonderful supporters, we have a FREE program for siblings of non-verbal (or minimally verbal) children. We interviewed many adult siblings and the heartbreaking truth is that they often do not feel very connected to their disabled siblings. They all had to leave restaurants before the food even arrived, shows right when it got interesting, they had to forgo extra-curricular activities and vacations. Many are conflicted; feeling anger and resentment while also knowing that there is simply no choice but to invest every dollar and spare minute into helping their disabled sibling. Some of them tearfully shared that once their parents are gone, they won't even visit anymore. We aim to give these children a safe place where they can express all of their feelings. They often end up supporting one another and for many it is the highlight of their week. They feel heard, seen, and let's not forget that horses are also really cool. They finally have something that is special and just for them. We teach them how horses communicate non-verbally. We don't even try to draw any parallels (but they do). We show them that speech is only one aspect of communication and as a result, many develop a much closer and stronger bond with their disabled sibling. We use cooperative care with all the animals and the positive interactions they learn to foster with the animals at Little Creek are life altering for the entire family dynamics. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThis is our most popular program and siblings can enroll for a block of four sessions each time their name comes up on the waiting list. 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We do this because it has a positive impact on both the clients and the sanctuary animals if no one feels rushed and also because we believe that the “feeling” of Little Creek needs to be shared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will get to know all of the animals’ stories, you will have a chance to brush cows and horses, or cats and dogs if that is more your thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will also get a brief overview of the body language of horses and how they communicate. 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