reading quest with equest
Equine Assisted Literacy Program
Do your students want to learn about horses?
Would a horse fit in your classroom?
Equest would like to visit your school with our mini horse ambassadors to encourage students to read!
*This program is targeted for 1st and 2nd grade readers*
Check out the video from Ch 5 news on our program!


How Our Literacy Program Works
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Equest will visit your school with 2 miniature horses to introduce the program.
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Each student will be presented with an informational book about horses.
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The miniature horses will become the students' pen pals and send a letter each week for 4 weeks to encourage the students to work on their reading skills.
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Each pen pal letter will present a horse-related theme and include worksheets.
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Interactions with the horses promote enthusiasm towards reading skills, confidence among their peers, and a caring relationship with an animal.
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Targeted literacy skills may include:
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Identifying nouns, verbs, and adjectives
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Rhyming
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Increasing Vocabulary
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Capitalization
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Initial/Final sounds
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After the 4-week curriculum is completed in the classroom, the students will take a field trip to Equest! The 2-hour visit will include hands-on unmounted activities with the horses and a craft project. The visit culminates with the students demonstrating their reading skills by reading their books to the horses.
Literacy Program Fees
$250 for school visit
$50/student
*The student fee includes the book, field trip supplies, and curriculum*
To learn more and receive information about our Literacy Program, please contact:
Kim Burris
(972) 412-1099 ext. 220