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Heartland Youth Ranch offers hope and healing for youth and families through horse ministry.
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Susan Schauer shares her faith and love of horses through her nonprofit horse ministry, Heartland Youth Ranch, located between Ord and North Loup in central Nebraska.
Midwest Messenger photo by Kristen Sindelar
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Faith-based outreach incorporates Bible lessons into each horse riding session and annual summer camp. Here, Susan Schauer instructs a group of youth in the activity center at Heartland Youth Ranch in the early years of her ministry.
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An assortment of boots in all sizes line the tack room floor for the youth to borrow for horse riding sessions at Heartland Youth Ranch.
Midwest Messenger Photo by Kristen Sindelar
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Horse riding sessions at Heartland Youth Ranch begin and end with a word of prayer.
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Building trust and relationship between horse and rider begins with groundwork.
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Horse riding sessions at Heartland Youth Ranch teach youth about trust and relationships.
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Reporter Kristen Sindelar has loved agriculture her entire life, coming from a diversified farm with three generations working side-by-side in northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at Kristen.Sindelar@midwestmessenger.com .
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