Dreamcatcher Ranch
Ranch Staff
Camp director and instructor, Carol Saulsberry, has over 30 years experience as a rider and trainer. Carol worked as a Pony Club District Commissioner for 4 years in New Hampshire and 8 years as an event organizer and instructor for United States Pony Club while her three children were active members as well as showing. Carol also competed at 3-Day Events on the East Coast for 10 years. For fun and excitement she was a member and rode with the Wentworth Hunt Club, foxhunting for fun.
Carol continued teaching the values and instructional approach of Pony Club to her private students as a trainer in Orange County, CA for eight years prior to moving to Dreamcatcher Ranch. Some of these 22 students continue to seek instruction at camp with Carol and hope someday to become assistant trainers at the camp. At last, Nicole Inal has accomplished the skills and knowledge to step up into the position of assistant trainer with Carol for this summer.
Carol holds a Bachelor's degree in Recreational Therapy with a minor in Child Psychology. She is also a certified Equine Massage Therapist and has instructed and certified other students in the field since 1994. In 1990, she competed Level II Certification in Equine Assisted Growth and Learning as an equine specialist.
Co-owner, Joan Fuquay, is available to assist you with questions via phone or e-mail: http://equicamp@aol.com. Joan holds a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology. She has a regular job with the Aids Foundation as a case manager, as well as helping with some of the cooking and activities of the camp on her time off. She has also completed Level II Training in Equine Assisted Growth and Learning, a program that uses horses for team building which is implemented during camp to help create a more cohesive bond among the campers as well has build group spirit.
Both Carol and Joan are members of The American Camp Association (ACA) (http://www.acacamps.org). They attended the Basic Camp Directors Course offered by the ACA and the ACA Conferences in February of 2003 and 2004. At the conferences they learned many new exciting things about the entire youth camp experience and continued leadership programs that are used for our counselor training each year. Both the CIT's and Senior Counselors attend the Training Program offered each year at Dreamcatcher to improve their skills as leaders and share their hands on experiences.
In 2005 Carol and Joan attended the Girl's Circle facilitator training. We attained many new skills and resources to promote girls' resiliency and connection by developing a safe community in a circle format. Because of the size and structure of our camps we believe we have responsibility as safe, caring adults to offer this additional program to enhance the camp experience. To learn more about Girls' Circles Association go to www.girlscircle.com on the web.