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Therapeutic Horsemanship for Teens

Healing Starts Here

Therapeutic Horsemanship & Counseling for Teens in Crisis

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Dallas / McKinney, Texas · 501(c)3 Nonprofit

The Crisis — Every 60 Seconds

Youth are fighting battles adults often never see.

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teens experience sadness or hopelessness

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of those teens will attempt suicide

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teens become victims of cyberbullying

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teens or pre-teens report a binge-drinking episode

Every day7h 22m

isolated on phones, on average

This is happening right now. In Dallas. In families just like yours.

Our Story

We Lived The Pain

We tried everything. We lived the pain. From our experience came the idea: give struggling teens a place where counseling, horsemanship, and the healing power of land could meet.

Rustic Way Ranch began with humble beginnings — two horses, a used round pen, and twenty acres of raw land. A family carried the vision. Partners brought the land. Together, they created a place where young lives could breathe again.

We had the vision.They had the land.Together we created Rustic Way Ranch.
FoundedBorn from lived experience and family pain
July 25, 2023Approved as a 501(c)3 nonprofit
Feb. 13, 2024Fully operating on 20 acres
Rustic Way Ranch origin momentRanch land from presentation

Mission & Programs

To support and enhance adolescent mental health.

Rustic Way Ranch surrounds teens with the structure, relationships, and experiences they need to move from crisis toward confidence.

Horsemanship
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Horsemanship

Hands-on connection with horses helps teens practice trust, boundaries, courage, and calm in a living environment.

Professional Counseling
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Professional Counseling

Licensed mental-health support gives families a grounded path through anxiety, grief, trauma, and hopelessness.

Nature-Based Experiences
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Nature-Based Experiences

Twenty acres of Texas land creates room to breathe, move, listen, and remember that healing can happen outside four walls.

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Our Impact

Today, Lives Are Changing

“We are seeing young lives change. We are seeing the vision we had come to life.”

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Trusted Community Relationships

Melissa ISD
McKinney ISD
Texas Health Resources
The Chicago School of Psychology

Hope Is On The Horizon

“…a generation of adolescents who are equipped to be healthy, strong, and capable of doing great things.”
Court Carrker, Founder and President of Rustic Way Ranch

Meet The Founder

Court Carrker

Founder & President

Led by personal experience with adolescent mental health challenges in his own family, Court co-founded Rustic Way Ranch to ensure no family has to face this alone.

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