Where people, animals, and purpose come together.
Hidden Pastures is a nonprofit working farm in Wylie, Texas where children, adults, families, and community members learn through real experiences with animals, nature, practical skills, and everyday farm life.
Through programs, lessons, private experiences, camps, events, and volunteer opportunities, people have space to try new things, build real skills, connect with others, and discover what they are capable of.
WHY THE FARM MATTERS
More Than a Place to Visit
At Hidden Pastures, the farm is not simply the backdrop. Animals need care. Skills take practice. Relationships develop over time — and those everyday experiences create real opportunities to learn, grow, and take responsibility.
Real Responsibility
Animals need care. Work needs doing. People have meaningful roles.
Real Learning
Skills develop through practice, problem-solving, and experience.
Real Connection
Relationships with animals and people grow through time, awareness, and participation.
The farm does not give people answers. It gives them a place to practice finding their own.
Featured Event
The Ones We Carry
A Quiet Evening of Remembrance & Hope
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026
Time: 6:30–8:00 PM
A quiet evening for those carrying grief that feels heavy or hard to explain. In recognition of Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month, we’ll gather to remember those we’ve lost and be present with the animals and one another.
Free to attend. RSVP appreciated, but not required.
There Are Many Ways to Be Part of Hidden Pastures
Youth and Family Farm Programs
Hands-on programs where kids learn, explore, build real skills, and spend time with animals as part of everyday farm life.
Adult Programs & Experiences
Learn, connect, and build skills through hands-on farm experiences, horsemanship, and individualized programs designed for adults.
Horsemanship & Riding Lessons
Private 1:1 Western riding lessons for ages 8 through adult, combining mounted instruction with complete horsemanship and horse care.
Private Equine-Assisted Learning & Wellbeing
Individualized sessions for ages 14+ centered on connection, confidence, communication, and personal growth. Riding is not required.
Seasonal Farm Camps
Immersive days during school breaks and summer filled with animals, outdoor activities, projects, and real farm life.
Visit the Farm
Private tours, birthday parties, camps, and other scheduled ways to experience Hidden Pastures.
Learning Happens Through Real Experience
Hidden Pastures programs are built around meaningful participation rather than passive observation. Confidence and connection grow through doing, not watching.
Care
Learn to observe, communicate, and care for animals — never as props, but as partners in the work.
Learn
Practice horsemanship, farm skills, and problem-solving through real, hands-on tasks.
Practice
Confidence grows when someone learns to do something that once felt unfamiliar or difficult.
Contribute
Take on real responsibility — leading a horse, completing a task, contributing to the group.
A Farm With Room for Different People and Different Paths
Hidden Pastures welcomes people with a wide range of interests, abilities, experiences, and reasons for coming to the farm.
Our programs and experiences serve:
- Children, teens, and families
- Homeschool families
- Adults and women
- People with disabilities and support needs
- Veterans and first responders
- People navigating difficult life experiences
- Riders and horse learners
- Community members seeking meaningful time outdoors
You do not need to fit into a particular category to belong here.
Not every program is appropriate for every participant, but we work to provide a range of ways for people to find a place at the farm.
Want to Come to the Farm?
Hidden Pastures is a working farm with scheduled programs, animal care, private activities, and events.
We are not open for unscheduled drop-in visits, but there are many ways to experience the farm.
You can:
- Book a Private Farm Tour
- Celebrate with a Birthday Party
- Join a program or class
- Attend a Seasonal Farm Camp
- Come to an event
- Participate in Volunteer Farm Hours
Hidden Pastures is a working farm with scheduled programs, animal care, private activities, and events.
We are not open for unscheduled drop-in visits, but there are many ways to experience the farm.
We Can Bring a Little of the Farm to You
Hidden Pastures Animal Visits bring appropriate farm animals into the community for private celebrations, organizations, senior communities, workplaces, schools, and larger events.
Choose from:
- Goat-Grams
- Community Animal Visits
- Event Animal Visits
Helping Make Participation Possible
Cost should not automatically prevent someone from participating. Need-based assistance may be available through the Hidden Pastures Access Fund, depending on available funding. Assistance is not guaranteed.
Built From a Belief in What a Farm Can Offer
Hidden Pastures was founded by Allie and Brian, both veterans, alongside their families.
Together, they built a working nonprofit farm centered on meaningful experiences, responsible animal care, practical learning, and connection.
What began as a place their own family needed has grown into a place where others can learn, participate, contribute, and belong.
Help Hidden Pastures Grow
As a nonprofit farm, Hidden Pastures depends on community participation and support.
There are several ways to be part of what happens here:
Volunteer
Work hard, learn, serve, and help care for the farm through Volunteer Farm Hours.
Sponsor an Animal
Help support the ongoing care of the animals who make Hidden Pastures possible.
Donate
Support programs, animal care, farm operations, and opportunities for people to participate.
Find Your Place at Hidden Pastures
Come to learn something new, spend time with animals, build a skill, celebrate, volunteer, connect with others, or simply experience life on the farm in a different way.
There is more than one way to belong here.