Circle “C” Stable is a dynamic training center offering unique, experiential learning opportunit
08/23/2024
Registration is Open for Circle "C" Experiential Learning Classes!
These are perfect opportunities for homeschoolers. Please email us with any questions!
*Chicken Care 101
Through hands on learning, students will learn how to plan for and care for chickens!
Meets on Mondays from 1-3 September 9th - October 28th
Ages 5-12
*Team Building with Horses
In working with horses on the ground, students develop problem-solving skills that encourage individuals to work together as a team in order to achieve positive results. Each week's activity explores the use of effective team buliding strategies and how they can apply it in their own lives on a daily basis.
Meets on Wednesdays from 1-3 September 11th - October 30th
Ages 7 & up
*Building in Nature
We will explore nature through the building of various projects that can be used in your own backyards and gardens.
Meets on Wednesdays from 10-12 September 11th - October 30th
Ages 5 & up
To register, please email us at [email protected]
All classes are $280 and we offer sibling discounts.
Not a homeschooler, but interested in one or our classes? Email us and let us know! We organize classes for small groups, clubs, coops, field trips, etc.
08/23/2024
We still have a few spots in our Building in Nature Class!
Registration closes on Friday, August 30th.
Class meets every Wednesday from September 11th - October 30th.
Time: 10:00-12:00
Cost: $280 (please email us to inquire about our sibling discount!)
Ages 6-12 year olds
Email us at [email protected] to register!
Class Description:
We explore nature through the building of various projects that can be used in your own backyards and gardens. With each project we learn some basic wood working skills such as drilling, hammering, sanding and wood gluing. We also learn how our projects can help preserve nature right in your own back yard! We will make our own tree building blocks, birdhouses, plant stakes and bug house just to name a few!
08/23/2024
The Circle “C” School Supply Round Up is still underway! Each year we donate school supplies to help families in need in the Berrien Springs County. We will collect them through this Sunday, August 25th.
Joker thanks all of you who have donated so far!
08/15/2024
It’s a good day to snuggle with a friend.
08/13/2024
It’s time for our annual Circle “C” Round Up of School Supplies! Each year, our horses collect school supplies for kiddos in need in the Berrien Springs area.
When you are out doing your back to school shopping, Jefferson asks that you pick up an extra supply or two for a child in need.
All donations can be dropped off at Circle “C”. Kindly place them on a table outside Cindy’s office. And make sure you say a “Hello” to one of the horses!🐴
✂️📚Suggested Items📓📝
Folders
Glue sticks
Kid safe scissors
Pencils
Erasers
Pens
Pack of 3 highlighters
Black Sharpie
Composition Books
3 ring binders
Notebook Paper
Notebooks (any spiral size)
Pencil cases (hard cases and soft ones)
Backpacks
Fun stickers and erasers😊
📚📝Our collection of supplies will end Sunday, September 25th🐴📓
08/08/2024
Our Class Registration is open for Fall!
We hold a number of experiential learning classes for children at Circle “C” Stable. We have classes that actively engage students in chicken care, backyard farming, horse care, and team building with horses. All of classes focus on hands on learning activities. These are great opportunities for homeschool families or co-ops!
Each class begins September 9th and runs for 8 weeks.
Each class is $280 per student and we do offer a sibling discount. Please inquire via email for sibling discounts.
To register for any of the classes below 👇🏼send us an email at [email protected]
🐴Monday 10:00-12:00 Horses from Head to Tail
Students learn about all aspects of owning and taking care of horses.
🐓Monday 1:00-3:00 Chicken Care 101
Students learn about the planning for and taking care of chickens and maintaining a healthy Chicken Coop.
🛠️🏞️Wednesdays: 10:00-12:00 Building in Nature
Students explore nature through the building of various projects that support nature in their backyards.
🐴Wednesdays: 1:00-3:00 Team Building with Horses
Working with horses from the ground, students will develop problem solving skills and foster positive communication that will encourage individuals to work together as a team to solve various problems.
🐴Thursdays 10:00-12:00 Horses from the Inside Out
This class dives deeper into the care of horses.
🐓Thursdays 1:00-3:00 Chicken Care 201
This class is a follow up to our first chicken care class. It focuses more on the actual day to day practicalities of taking care of chickens, prepping their coop for Winter and maintaining nutrition for our chickens.
👩🏻🌾Fridays 1:00-3:00 The Backyard Farmer Gets Ready for Winter
Students actively help prepping the Circle C gardens for winter and plants a fall crop of veggies.
✨For more information on all classes or to request a registration form, please email us at [email protected]✨
08/07/2024
07/24/2024
The Circle “C” Coop has come a long way! We are just thrilled over the final product and we are loving our Hens!🐥🐓
We will be announcing our Chicken Care Classes soon! Stay tuned!
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07/20/2024
Lazy Saturday Nap. 🐈⬛🐈
07/04/2024
Happy 4th of July to all of our Circle “C” Family & Friends! AND thank you to all who serve!! We are so grateful for your service and sacrifice!🇺🇸🐴
07/01/2024
We loved hosting an Equine Assisted Learning Session with a local Saint Joseph Girl Scout Troop this past weekend. It is always a pleasure working with such delightful young adults and sharing our love of horses with them. We worked on communication skills, team building and played some fun games together!
Let us know if we can organize a session for your organization, troop or club. Our horses make the best teachers and help to build self confidence in individuals. Send us an email! 🐴
06/28/2024
“A horse is not just a horse. He is sanity. He is happiness. He is a teacher. A therapist. A Best Friend.”
Happy Friday, Circle “C” Family!❤️🐴
06/23/2024
Our first session of Circle “C” Summer Camp ended on Thursday and we had such a great time! It was so much fun finishing up our daily chores together, playing “Simon Says” and running through the sprinklers in the arena! We will miss our campers but hope to see you again at Circle “C” soon! ❤️
And remember, “Teamwork makes the dream work!” 🐴🍉👩🏻🌾🐥🌞
06/20/2024
It was another fun time at camp today! We worked on our roping skills today, drew pictures in front of our horse stalls with sidewalk chalk, and went on a scavenger hunt!
We can’t wait for tomorrow😊
06/19/2024
Circle “C” Summer Camp Day Two👩🏻🌾🌞🐴🐥
Today was jammed packed of activities, laughter and fun. These campers are amazing and we enjoy being with them so much!
Today we planted more potatoes, learned about electrical fences and why we use them, cleaned stalls, fed and watered our horses, talked to horses, worked with horses in the arena, and groomed them!
We also made our own dirt sundaes that reminded us of the lasagna garden method we use at Circle “C”.
And don’t forget about our baby chicks🐥We cleaned the coop, planted marigolds for them, fed and watered them and made some delicious watermelon treats for them! Ms. Cindy snuck in an egg science experiment too…more on that later!
We ended our day sitting under our favorite shady tree eating a slice of watermelon for ourselves❤️🍉
See you tomorrow!!!🌞
06/14/2024
Sweet Dreams! ✨
06/12/2024
Today was Hay day! Circle “C” is incredibly thankful for our family and friends who helped today. There is so much that occurs behind the scenes to keep a stable running and our horses well cared for. Thank you for making today a huge success and more importantly, fun! As Cindy always says, “Teamwork makes the Dream work!” We love our Circle “C” Family!❤️🐴🚜
06/03/2024
Last call for our first session of Summer Camp at Circle “C”!
Each day will be spent caring for our horses, chickens and gardens, AND we have games, scavenger hunts and awesome crafts planned!
We have only a few spots left and registration deadline is Friday, June 7th.
Email us today!
🐴Ages 5-12 year olds
🧑🏼🌾Session 1 June 17th-June 20th
🐥Full Day: 9-3 $300
🌞Half Day: 9-12 $160
* we do offer bring a friend to camp and special sibling pricing. Email us your inquiries. 🧑🏼🌾
06/02/2024
We hope the sun comes out today🌞Here’s to Sunday Snuggles!
05/24/2024
Equine & Wine will not take place this Sunday, May 26th. We hope everyone enjoys their Memorial Day Weekend with their Family & Friends!
05/13/2024
It’s been a busy Monday at Circle “C”!
In our Horses from Head to Tails Class, we learned how to clean tack and how to properly groom a horse .🐴
In our Happy Hens Class, we installed treads on our Coop’s stairs, clean out the trough and dry dandelions! 🐣
We love sharing our knowledge with these kiddos!
05/12/2024
Wishing all of you horse Moms a very Happy Mother’s Day! 💕🐴
Sending love to all the Moms out there! Thank you for all that you do!💐
05/11/2024
We hope you get to frolic with your friends this weekend! 🐴
05/08/2024
We had quite the storm yesterday! Our phone lines are still down. Please email us if you need to get in touch with us. Thank you!
05/08/2024
Our “Happy Hens” class has been so much fun and we are accomplishing a lot of chores to ready our chicks and our coop. This week, we finished planting marigolds, picked dandelions to dry and feed to chicks, installed a ramp and the door to hold open in the coop. We gave the chicks all new bedding, food and water with apple cider vinegar to keep them healthy 😊
We also have named a few chicks as their personalities have emerged!! We will introduce you to them in a stories, so look out!👀
05/07/2024
The Circle “C” Gatekeepers.
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05/04/2024
We have some schedule changes this weekend!
🐴📚Story Time & Craft with the horses will return in June.
🐴🍷Equine & Wine is rescheduled for Sunday, May 26th! Memorial Day Weekend! Golden Muse Winery had a sudden change of plans and is not able to partner with us this Sunday.
We are so sorry for any inconvenience and hope to see you all at our next events!🐴😊
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Fly boots are on! They are going to take some getting used to….😂
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There is nothing like a good ‘ol April Shower! ☔️We are so grateful for Spring!
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We witness such love between our horses and students. Emmy gives the best kisses!🐴💕
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Everyone was quite excited to have some play time in the arena! ❄️🥶🐴
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How Moose is entertaining himself during the storm!
We work on building a lot of trust between our students and our horses. The horses make our job easy. They regulate their responses to the students, and through watching their body language, we are able to help our students communicate better.
Captain is a steadfast and patient teacher who is extremely curious! We are so happy to see the trust these two friends have work towards and have established with each other. ❤️
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The meeting of new friends🐴
Welcome to the Circle “C” Family, Stanley! Koda is glad to have a pasture mate🐴❤️
Watch the nose nuzzle at the end🥰
A smooch from Cash
May your Saturday Chores be as magical as ours! 😂
Our campers are always mesmerized by our automatic “waterers” for our horses. They love cleaning them and it brings a smile to our faces to watch their joy!
🌞🐴Sunday Sunbathing beauties!🐴🌞
Our Baby’s First Christmas! 🎅🏼❄️🐴
Snow Day!❄️
Even the Burds need a Bath.
Barnyard Bath Time!
Koda is all about what everyone is drinking!😂🤣 He’s not shy about asking for a drink! 🌞🐴🌞
Courses with Horses was developed through a partnership between Circle “C” Stable and Dr. Erica Gergely in 2018. Cindy Nimtz, owner of Circle C, and her long-time equine specialist, Autumn Pelkey, met and teamed up with Dr. Erica Gergely during a week-long EAGALA training the three were attending. The trio all hold individual certifications in equine-assisted learning (EAL) and equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) through the globally renowned organization, EAGALA.
Cindy has owned the breathtaking, lush 29-acre farmland since 2001. The property is an outdoor oasis and boasts nature in all its glory complete with hiking and riding trails, rolling hills, mature trees, a campfire pit, and green pastures. Over the years, Circle “C” Stable has grown and transformed from a full-service equestrian center to a unique education and training facility offering horse camps, educational groups for homeschoolers, corporate trainings, and customized individual and group programs designed for personal and professional growth. Circle “C” Stable has a reputation of excellence in Berrien County and Southwest Michigan.
Dr. Erica Gergely is a licensed clinical psychologist in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She holds a PhD in clinical psychology from Western Michigan University and two master’s degrees in clinical and forensic psychology. Dr. Gergely was formerly the EAGALA Networking Coordinator for the state of Michigan, and currently serves on EAGALA’s Research Committee and the Scientific Review Board for Horses and Humans Research Foundation. She has worked as a traditional-office based therapist for many years with populations ranging across the lifespan (from young children to older adults) and is adept at treating a broad spectrum of diagnoses (from depression, to anxiety, to PTSD, OCD, and BPD). She is also the on-site counselor at Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturing company, where she provides brief clinical intervention, management consultation, and corporate trainings. Dr. Gergely is known for her ability to synthesize her training in evidence-based treatment, with her knowledge of human behavior, research methodology, and overall wellness to meet the needs of her clients both in the office and in the arena.
Autumn is an avid horseback rider with 18 years of experience working with horses. She attended her first EAGALA training in 2010 and has been assisting Cindy with equine assisted learning activities and home schooling courses ever since. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and is certified as an Equine Specialist through EAGALA.
Together with the all-important horses, Cindy, Erica, and Autumn bring you, Courses with Horses!
