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Mini Boot Camp News

 

Our Mini Boot Camp for 2010 will be September 16-19, 2010. This is a 4-day intensive hands-on certification workshop. Arrival should be early evening Wednesday Sept 16. Please plan to not fly out till after 2pm on Sunday, September 19, 2010 if possible.

 

This class is full. The 2011 schedule will be coming soon. One class in the Spring and the other in the Fall.

 

The Mini Boot Camp certification workshop is designed to teach you on how to bring a miniature horse into the community, load and unload into mini-van's or trailers, work where ever the need is, and many other perfected hands-on techniques to help you start up an Equine Guided Interactions (EGI) program and how to start-up a non profit organization and how to make it run effectively.

 

After months of visiting with like organizations through-out the US and Canada in 2006-2009, we have fine-tuned our Boot Camp workshop. We believe this 4- day intensive hands-on class will send you home with dreams and goals for your own mini-horse or mini-donkey program.

 

This is a tuition based donation to Minis and Friends. Hotel and meals are not included; however we can assist with finding a hotel during your stay. We can also assist in the start-up of your 501c3 in guiding you to proper forms and other important details. Email Mini Boot Camp today on how we can help.

 

What will you learn?

 This workshop teaches the basics of Equine Guided Interactions (EGI) - aligned with our sister organization in Canada who has developed a more in depth program "EGATP"
  You will participate in a hands-on 4-hour "Horsie Etiquette 101" class taught by our mini expert Tana Fowler at Fowler's Hill Country Miniature Horses or Williamson County mini Director Kim Sullivan
  Hands-on visits to a youth organizations and nursing home to practice working in the community
It will teach you how to start-up a 501c3 non-profit organization from start to finish
You will learn about fundraising, media, marketing, foundations and grant writing
You will receive a notebook/CD full of useful letters, email templates, instructions of tried "what works"
  You will also receive information on the importance of a Website, Blog and social networking internet building - we will discuss the how-to's and software and opportunities to have a website developed by Minis and Friends (optional)
 

You will receive a Certificate of Completion of the Workshop that you have gone through EGI training

And much, much more ..

 

Prerequisites for attendance:

  1. You must own miniature horses or be familiar with horses
  2. You must fill out and return the Application in advance
  3. You must come to Austin for hands-on training
  4. You must pay 1/2 down before you come either by PayPal available on this site or by check
  5. You must be prepared to work hard and ask questions - we want you to go home and succeed!

 

If you would like to learn more about the unique field of Equine Guided Interactions (EGI) to bring to your community - contact us today to reserve your spot for our Workshop above. Our classes are small so contact us today!


Contact Mini Boot Camp to find out how!

 

NOTE: We are not affiliated with Hearts & Hooves in Texas

 

Mini Boot Camp - June 2009

 

The 3.5 day workshop galloped off into intensive hands-on training June 18-21, 2009. Our trainees from Buena Vista, Colorado worked hard in the Mini Manners 101 class, visited with Ride On Rock in Georgetown, participated in a very special visit with the Austin Children's Shelter and worked on the How To's for working with people of all ages with special needs and start-up of a 501(c)(3).

 

Susan and Crissey are in start-up and having a great time at Mini-Blessings while waiting fo their 501(c)(3) paperwork .

 

From: LarrynCrissey@aol.com
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:46:38 EDT
To: <minisandfriends@austin.rr.com>
Subject: An Incredible Visit and Training
Dear Sally,
 
Just a short note for now to let you know that Susan and I are safe and sound here in BV.  What a wonderful,wonderful visit we had with you all.  We learned so very much.  We loved all of  you and the minis.  Thank you so much for all the work and planning you did for us to make our Boot Camp so successful and meaningful.  We are geared to go and we are so very grateful to you for helping us with our dream which now we know can come true.  We'll be in touch.  Do take care and know how much we appreciate you.  Special thanks to Ellen, Candy and of course all the minis.  Hope you and Gil have a restful day.  Love, Crissey and Susan

 

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Minis and Friends
P.O.Box 91704
Austin, TX 78709

512-292-8746, mailbox 2

bootcamp@minisandfriends.org

 

 

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