March Updates
Hello current and former Cheyne Ranch students! Welcome to March!!
SUMMER CAMP Registration Announcement! +
Spring Semester Update: Week 8 Wrap-Up +
More Stuff :)
These first 8 weeks of the Spring 2025 flew by!
Spring Break Camp!!
First things first!! We are having a Spring Break Camp!! It is going to be so fun! If you would like to register your student, please see this link: chra.us/spring
Summer Camp Registration is HERE!!!!!!!!!! Our 6th year!!!!!!!!
Registration for current and former students: chra.us/early
Registration for new families opens up on Friday, March 14th. This is our 6th year and typically everything we do here at Cheyne Ranch sells out! So please register soon!
Coupon Code if you are going to reserve funds through SUFS (so you can register without paying): DIRECTPAY
It will be so FUN!!
More News:
🎓🎓 We are putting something together for an end-of-year showcase event in May for our current students! Please stay tuned for more details
✈️✈️ Philip and I are planning a getaway for our 21st wedding anniversary and my 48th birthday, April 10th-14th. Having such amazing animals and of course my 4 lovely teenagers - it makes it incredibly hard to leave town. The past several years I end up bailing on my travel plans to stay home, but I think this time we will really be going. The dates of April 10 - 13 were already built into the schedule so there won’t be any unexpected makeups for Cheyne Ranch lessons or classes.
🦄🦄 We have welcomed some incredible new workers to Cheyne Ranch in 2025! I am so so thrilled! Please welcome:
Katie Meyer - homeschool mama to 4 kids, age 7 - young adult. Passionate lifelong horse student, formerly a vet tech in Apopka. Katie is helping us with teaching, animal care and optimizing our learning plans.
Alexa Stasko - UCF graduate, works full time at Oviedo vet ER. She is taking graduate classes while awaiting entry to Univ of Florida Vet School!
Desiree Ferrer - homeschool mama to 2 kids, age 7 & 9, business owner with her husband, plus helping our business stay organized and in communication!
Erin Schwartz - homeschool mama to 2 kids, age 2 & 7, animal lover, former animal rescue volunteer at a ranch in Colorado, helping me with all things related to kids, animals, and events.
🐤🐤 We ordered BABY CHICKS!! that will be arriving around April 1st! I hope! I didn’t really understand the chicken / egg shortage when I ordered them, so now I am nervous they won’t arrive! I’ll keep you posted. They are supposed to be buff orpingtons - I love this breed. We have 2 currently, and one is 11 years old!!
🤠🤠 FREE BOOTS!! Lots of sizes in the tack room, from my kids and others. Grab what you need! Please donate your outgrown boots, too - I am happy to pass them along!
Important Reminders for current students as we close the first 8 weeks:
Payment for the First 8 Weeks:
Invoices for the first 8 weeks were sent out at the end of January.
If you need the invoice link resent, please let us know.
Step Up For Students (SUFS): Cheyne Ranch is now a Direct Pay Provider!
Thank you to everyone who has reserved funds through SUFS.
We are tracking these reservations on a spreadsheet and will notify you when payments are received.
Schedule Changes and Cancellations:
If you will not be continuing lessons, please inform us as soon as possible.
We understand schedules change, and early notification allows us to accommodate our waiting list.
Lesson Schedule Adjustments:
If you need to make changes to your lesson schedule, please contact us.
Starting in April, outdoor lessons between 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM will be limited due to the heat. We adjust our schedule by staring earlier in the day and also possibly having a 6:00 PM lesson start time option.
Makeup Class Information:
Wednesday, January 22nd (Weather Cancellation) Makeup:
All makeups for the cancelled Wednesday, January 22nd classes will be held on Wednesday, March 13th.
Anna's Saturday, February 15th Makeup:
Makeups for Anna’s Saturday morning February 15th, will be held on Saturday, April 12th (Anna was at regionals for IEA).
Alternatively, please contact us for other makeup scheduling options.
General Student Missed Class Makeups:
If you missed a class during the Spring 1 session for any reason, please contact us to schedule a makeup.
Options for makeups include Sunday mornings, Mondays at 4:00 PM, and other Monday / Wednesday / Friday AM and PM options are available during spring break.
Please remember that we offer one makeup per 8-week session.
Updated CALENDAR for Spring 2025!! I can’t get enough of a good spreadsheet, can you?
3rd Annual Walk for Autism - City of Longwood
On Saturday, April 26th, Cheyne Ranch will be attending the Longwood 3rd annual walk for autism (for the 3rd time!!) This is a great time to come out to our local community and see all the incredible ways we can support inclusion and acceptance!
We plan to bring our miniature ponies and some baby chicks!
Thank you for being the best part of Cheyne Ranch!!
Sally Ann Cheyne
Founder & President
Cheyne Ranch, Inc.
nonprofit 501(c)(3)
Located in Oviedo, FL
Call / Text: (407) 205-7744
email: Sally@CheyneRanch.com
Website: www.CheyneRanch.com
Facebook: facebook.com/CheyneRanch
Instagram: instagram.com/CheyneRanch
Cheyne Ranch is a nonprofit that provides a safe, inclusive and accessible way for people of all abilities to learn about animal care & connections.
We serve our local community through providing scholarships to our lesson programs, caring for the many farm animals that have been donated to us, and advocating for inclusive, accessible experiences for all individuals.
Please donate and help us with our mission: chra.us/donate
