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Winter Camp 2009
We are offering
one camp during the Winter season:
THE PROGRAM
The day-long program runs from 9:00a -
3:30p, and will include Games: - Horse Bingo
- Horse-Opoly
- Herd Your Horses
- Horse Jeopardy
Crafts: - Baking
horse treats for the week (on 1st day)
- Draw-string
bags (with horses on them)
- Journals - detailing
- Drawing your favorite horses
- Lettering
- Bird Feeders
- Beading
- Lead ropes (on 2nd day)
Activities: - Tack/blanket cleaning
- Barn organizing
- Stable management
- Pasture pick-up
- Fence repair
- Leg wrapping
- First aid for horses (e.g., colic, wounds, lameness, etc.)
- Horse Knowledge Discussions
All levels of rider, from rank beginner to advanced, are welcome. The physical size, riding ability
and previous experience of each camper are carefully considered in the assignment of horses and riding groups.
A TYPICAL
DAY
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Good Morning Meeting, review of safety rules, and feed / stalls / turnout
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Gathering: name game, overview of day, horse assignments, barn rules
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Feed: campers will give thier horses breakfast (hay, grain, water)
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Quick Groom: campers will groom their horses for the first ride
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10:30 pm
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Tack Up: put on saddles and bridles (English or
Western)
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10:45 am
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Morning Ride: riding lesson in the grass ring
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11:30 am
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Untack & Stall Clean
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12:15 pm
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LUNCH: eating, playing games, crafts, journals
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1:15 pm
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Horse Facts: horse knowledge discussion
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1:30 pm
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2nd Feed: give lunch to your horse
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1:40 pm
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Show Grooming: show quality grooming incl. braiding
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2:00 pm
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Tack/Afternoon Trail Ride
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3:00 pm
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Untack horses and clean up stalls
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3:30 pm
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Pick Up: see you tomorrow!
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Each day, campers should arrive with:
- Bag
lunch (except Friday)--refrigeration is available
- Snack (except
Friday)
- 2
large bottles of water
- Cold
weather accessories (gloves, scarves, hat, etc.)
- Riding helmet
- Winter Boots (waterproof preferable)
- Sunglasses (optional)
- Change
of clothes
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