2012 Klein Ranch Summer Programs
Junior & Senior High
Experience a week filled with a variety of engaging ranch activities along with caring counselors and staff.
- Explore the prairie on horseback
- Hike and explore the mini-badlands
- Camp overnight along the Grand River (weather permitting)
- Explore the Bible with your counselor
- Worship God by a crackling fire under a majestic sky
- Make new friends
- Worship at Native American Church
- Learn to care for the animals
- Grow in faith and community
- Gain self-confidence
Week in the Saddle
This Week For Experienced Riders Only:
Join us for a Week in the Saddle July 24-29. This Program is just what
the name implies: a week in the saddle. This week is for experienced riders only! Spend an intense week on the high plains - camping under the stars, riding horses, studying the Bible, and getting to know your fellow campers in a smaller group setting. Activities will include:
- Exploring new sites around Klein on horseback
- Setting up camp for the night and diving into our Bible Encounters
- Cooking ‘cowboy style’ over a campfire
- Worshiping each evening and sleeping out under a canopy of stars
Home on the Range
Have you ever seen “where the deer and the antelope play...”? Come to Klein and experience life on South Dakota’s unique western prairie. This program offers a chance for 5th and 6th graders, along with an adult to have fun on the ranch. Ride horse, go for a hike, worship under the stars, share in community, explore your faith together, and much more.
Wrangler in Training (WIT) & Counselor in Training (CIT)
For those who have an interest in becoming a wrangler or counselor at camp, this program gives campers a chance to shadow and train with qualified staff, assisting with all aspects of working with campers and horses. Supervise saddling, rides, tack and care of the animals.
- One week of training covers the basic camp and counseling or wrangling skills
- Return for a second and third week to work side-by-side with staff
NEW at Klein Ranch!
Team Driving
Along with all of the great ranch activities, come this week during WIT/CIT, Grades 10-12 & Week in the Saddle to experience what it is like to drive a wagon or buggy on the open prairie. David Lee Brown and his team of horses will join us at the ranch to show how it's done!
