Upcoming events
Camp dates, workshops, and one-off events live on our Google Calendar. We're getting it embedded here soon.
Calendar coming soon
20 minutes from Lethbridge
Find your happy place.
Pony rides, cuddly critters, and wide open skies on a small family farm in Southern Alberta.
What we do
Six ways onto the farm.
Visit the farm
Pony rides, the petting zoo, the farm store. Pre-book and come on down.
Plan a visit →Celebrate
Birthday parties and on-farm events with crafts, scavenger hunts, and pony rides.
Book a party →Mobile petting zoo
We bring the farm to you, from corporate barbecues to small indoor parties.
Get a quote →Learn & Grow
Equine assisted learning, riding lessons, and school programs that nourish.
Find a program →Camps
Day camps for ages 3 to 12. Lil Farmers, PD Days, summer camp, horse camp.
See camps →About the farm
A small family farm with a quiet wellness mission, since 1997.
Read our story →
About the farm
A small family farm with a quiet wellness mission.
Established in 1997 as a family homestead raising goats, dogs, and children, Gentle Giant Acres rebirthed in 2016 as a therapeutic farm dedicated to bringing the joy of farm life and the benefits of animal interaction to everyone.
We believe that spending time with animals, big and small, can promote overall wellness and contribute to a happier, healthier you.
Read our story →
For schools and class groups
We do field trips, well.
Curriculum-tied farm visits for K-12 classes from Lethbridge School District 51, Westwind, Horizon, Holy Spirit Catholic, Palliser Regional, and home-school groups across southern Alberta. Kids meet the animals up close, do real chores in the refuge, and burn off the kind of energy that doesn't fit inside a classroom.
We scale the day to your group's age and size, with safety-first staff who plan around your school's policies. Pick a date from the live tour calendar, or get in touch first if you have specific curriculum tie-ins.
Plan a school visit → How to find us
Twenty minutes south of Lethbridge.
Take Highway 5 south to Highway 52 (Just past Welling) and go East (Towards Raymond). You'll pass a few fields, we're on the left. Pre-registration required, but the directions are open all year. If Google Maps is more your thing, click the link for directions!
Get directions Meet the critters
This week's creature feature.
Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Tall, feathery, and quietly philosophical. Will follow you around like a six-foot dinosaur with opinions. Visit the Farm to be looked at, intensely.
Meet all our critters → What's happening
Stay in the loop.
From the Facebook
The latest from the farm, photos, baby goats, and last-minute happenings. Tammy posts there more often than anywhere else.
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