Our Mission and Vision
OUR MISSION AT GRACEFUL OAKS IS TO MENTOR CHILDREN, EMPOWER YOUTH TO LEAD, FOSTER EMOTIONAL HEALING AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES.
The Vision of Graceful Oaks Youth Ranch is Making and keeping families whole through Jesus Christ.
We have fun and learn all at the same time at Graceful Oaks. Our certified equine session program runs throughout the year. Please check out our site, visit our Facebook Page and find out all the ways you can be involved with Graceful Oaks.
Check out our wish list of items that we need and use around the ranch on a regular basis.
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Meet Wilmils Flash, aka Hot Rod, our new program horse at Graceful Oaks! Thank you Meredith Lyons for donating him to our program!![]()
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A note from Meredith about Hot Rod and his accomplishments: ![]()
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Hot Rod was bred to be a cutting horse, sired by the stallion Dual Pep. We purchased him in Texas, when he was 7, for team penning and ranch sorting. He had an extremely successful career in both arenas. We don’t have an exact tally of the dollar amount of earnings he has made over his career. In addition to prize money, he’s helped earn belt buckles, halters, bridles, saddle pads, jackets, horse coolers, just to name a few. Some of his accomplishments include:![]()
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AQHA Certificate of Merit - Team Penning and Ranch Sorting![]()
Top 10 in the United States Team Penning Association![]()
Top 10 in the AQHA in Team Penning and Ranch Sorting![]()
Qualified for the AQHA Bayer Select Competition![]()
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He has traveled around the US competing in Mississippi, Texas, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, and of course here in Colorado.![]()
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When he wasn’t competing in the arena, he went on three years of the Round Up Riders of the Rockies 10 day trail ride that is over 180 miles long, also competing in the gymkhana on the ride and winning multiple events there.![]()
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He is no stranger to crowds, as he’s also been in the July 4th parade in Steamboat Springs three years. Crowds, camels, wagons, strollers, people, dogs, you name it, nothing bothered him, it was just another day for him, except he was braided with more ribbons and bows to celebrate the holiday than a regular day.![]()
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Hot Rod has carefully carried kids and beginner riders, both in the arena competing and learning to ride. He’s a special horse and we hope that everyone at Graceful Oaks Youth Ranch will love and appreciate him as much as we do.![]()
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Chalae Collard
Fun photos from Hangin at the Ranch, this past Monday, we played dry, dry, wet (water game version of duck duck goose), painted wood crafts, and got to do some archery . We are full this Monday, but have a couple more spots, Wednesday if you want to join the fun this week! ![]()
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@kristina Price
A big shout out to our Empowering Youth Leadership Team!! Several of the EYLP team members are working with Local Management and Chalae Collard to redevelop the Graceful Oaks website. They brought great ideas to the table and learned valuable business development and marketing skills during our first website team meeting. Great way to show initiative, team!
Come serve with us! June 24th from 5 to 8pm we will be working at the ranch! We have all kinds of projects from painting to plating flowers, mucking and cleaning pens! We would love an many volunteers as possible to join us. ![]()
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Let us know you are coming! RSVP to our June 24th Service Day event. ![]()
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We cannot wait to see you!
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Hangin' at the Ranch is unfortunately canceled for tomorrow, June 16th. We look forward to seeing you at a future date. We still have some spots available for days in June and July. You can sign up at... ![]()
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