SOUL 2 SOUL Activity & Therapy Visits
Registered miniature therapy horses, registered therapy dogs and miniature donkeys.
*Registered Pet Partners teams
*Available off-site at your location or on-site at SOUL Harbour Ranch
SOUL Buddies Animal Therapy Club
Barrington High School students are buddied up with mentors and therapy animals from the SOUL Harbour Ranch Animal Therapy Program to learn how to become registered handlers and provide animal-assisted activity and therapy visits throughout the Barrington community
“Walk With Me”*
*A Pet Partners Special Initiative
This program was developed in response to the Surgeon General’s Call to Action about walking for better health. Walk & visit with our therapy animals!
Story Time & “Read With Me”*
*A Pet Partners Special Initiative
These library programs are dedicated to improving literacy. StoryTime involves reading to children with therapy animals present. The “Read with Me” program allows children to read to therapy animals in a nonjudgmental environment.
“Just Say WHOA to Bullying”
Just Say Whoa® to Bullying is a nationally-recognized bullying prevention program that helps children AND adults to recognize and respect the differences in one another by partnering with therapy animals.
“SOUL Veterans Animal Therapy Troops”
The 4th weekend of every month is dedicated to Active Duty, Reserve, Veterans and their families. Our registered therapy teams will visit Chicagoland VA Hospitals and host visits at SOUL Harbour Ranch.
“SOUL Scouts Animal Therapy Troops”
Animal-assisted therapy and activity visits for Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops at SOUL Harbour Ranch. This program is for troops of all ages through age 18, geared towards troops earning their pet and animal badges. Possible opportunities for Cadet and Eagle Scout projects.
“Good 4 The SOUL”
Quarterly events built around mindful, meditative and restorative sessions, i.e. different types of yoga, art therapy, essential oils, and other fulfilling activities that fill our hearts and SOULs with happiness! (May or may not include our therapy animals).
“SOUL K.I.D.S.”
COMING SOON IN FALL 2021
SOUL K.I.D.S. is a program in partnership with the Barrington Police Department, teaching messages of Kindness, Inclusion, Diversity and Service to District 220 School District schools. Includes programs “Just Say WHOA to Bullying” and the “SOUL Buddies Animal Therapy Club.”
“Virtual Visits”
Join us for a virtual visit at 5pm on Friday evenings via our Facebook page, SOUL Harbour Ranch and meet our animals! We also host private virtual visits (via Zoom) with the locations that we currently visit, by prior arrangement only. SOUL to SOUL virtual visits…helping us stay connected with our 4-legged friends!