Freedom Reigns Ranch

Igniting hope, with the help of a horse. Providing mentor sessions to children and young adults who have been through trauma and other life-challenges.

We accomplish this through our Individual Session Programs, Junior Ranchers Group Mentorship, Special Circumstance Group Experiences, and Family Sessions... all completely FREE-OF-CHARGE.

The Ranch also serves as a foster home for horses recovering from abuse and neglect in Middle Tennessee. Participants are offered the opportunity to assist in the rehabilitation process of caring for abused and neglected equines.

The INDIVIDUAL SESSION PROGRAM pairs one child with one horse and is led by one mentor. Healthy self-image, loving relationships, trust, and boundaries are built through activities that can include riding, ground and liberty work with horses, hiking on the land, playing games, doing crafts, and farm chores. Mentors work hard to adapt programming to meet the individual needs of each child. One-on-one sessions are scheduled by season, as well as on an as-needed basis during the season, and participants come on a monthly or bi-monthly basis.


Junior Ranchers, a GROUP MENTORSHIP PROGRAM for ages 9-24 broken up by age, gender, and circumstance, builds upon the healing attained with the one horse + one mentor Individual Session Program and adds the child's peer community. In addition to learning basic horsemanship and riding skills which are inherently empowering, Ranchers engage in group activities and practical application Bible study. The program's goal is to grow self-confident and servant-hearted young
 leaders who are empowered to step outside of their own self-limitations.

FAMILY SESSIONS are an opportunity for families dealing with inter-relational challenges to step outside of their routine. The session can focus on topics including teamwork, respect, communicating emotions, problem-solving, and boundaries... or the time can simply be used as a "bright spot" in the midst of family turmoil.

EQUINE RESCUE AND FOSTER CARE. A majority of horses used for ministry at Freedom Reigns have been rescued from abuse and neglect. Our Christian faith instructs that we are to be caretakers of God's creation, yet so many times, humans fail to steward well those in their care. Horses are majestic, yet fragile animals who are vulnerable to cruelty. 

Freedom Reigns works in cooperation with established equine rescue organizations and with law enforcement. Our program fosters horses in need of physical and emotional healing. The children in our Individual and Group Programs, many of whom are scarred by their own experiences of abuse and neglect, gain valuable experience and hope in working to heal the horses.