Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Hello From Hoofbeat!                                 
We hope everyone is enjoying what's left of summer.
We want to say a big thank you to everyone of the campers, staff, and horses - it was another great summer at Hoofbeat!
Whoopi the barn cat is really missing all of the campers and staff. She walks around the barn looking for anyone that will stop and pet her. Today she came down the barn hill and was looking in the office windows, hoping someone would come out and say hi to her!
We are transitioning to our fall programs at camp now. We have some UW groups coming to do planning sessions and our after school riding lessons with the Madison middle schools starts in a couple of weeks.
We also have our fall Mother/Daughter Weekends on September 25 - 27 and October 2 - 4. Both weekends are full, but we do have waiting lists. Our spring Mother/Daughter Weekend dates are May 6 - 8, May 13 - 15, and May 20 - 22. The registration information should be up on our website soon!

On October 23 - 25, we have our Horse Lover's Weekend for girls ages 8 - 15. It's a fun way to enjoy camp in the off season, with riding lessons, horse care classes, mounted games, trail rides (weather permitting), and lots of other fun activities.
We have a Horse Lover's Day for girls ages 7 - 13 on October 31. Campers will have riding lessons, horse care classes, grooming, arts and crafts, a costume contest, and lots of other activities. There is bus service provided from two locations and the program ends in time for campers to be home to go trick - or - treating in the evening!

Pippa is hosting our annual Christmas Party this year! The date is December 12 and the program is for boys ages 7 - 9 and girls ages 7 - 13. There will be riding lessons, horse care classes, a candy cane hunt, Christmas crafts, and sledding if we have enough snow! Bus transportation is available from two locations. We are working on the registration for this program and it should be up on our website in a couple of weeks.

Christmas Camp is December 28 - January 1. You won't recognize the horses in their long, winter coats! Girls ages 8 - 16, can enjoy hot cocoa in the LongBranch, sledding, a trip to a water park, riding lessons, horse care classes, mounted games,  arts and crafts, a New Year's Eve party, and lots more! See our website for registration information.
Check the website for early bird registration for 2016. It will be ready in the next couple of months!

We hope you have a great school year and hope to see everyone back at Hoofbeat soon!
-Ted, Mary, and all of the Hoofbeat staff, horses, and Whoopi the barn cat


Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Another summer been and gone

Well, it truly has been a wonderful summer. The campers had a great time, and so both us and the horses! Thank you so much for joining us for a fantastic time, we loved having you! We won't forget the mystery trips. riding lessons, hayrides and campfires! We hope to see you all next summer!

Please enjoy some our favorite pictures from the summer.































Friday, August 14, 2015

Riding Demo - 8.14.15

Hello Everyone
Here are the riding demonstration times for Saturday August 15th, 2015. Please find your daughter's name and plan pick-up accordingly.Trading Post will close by 10:45

**Please Note, our riding demonstrations are weather dependent. We aim to have our demonstrations run as scheduled, however if we are to experience rainfall that damage our riding ring conditions, we may choose to cancel the demonstrations for safety purposes. We will do the best we can to run demonstrations as normal. The cancellation of demos is not a decision we make lightly or often, but in the case of cancellation we hope you understand.


Ring 2
Indoor
Ring 3
9:15
Claire's English
Maria L
Zoë E
Lizy S
Kate M
Grace P
Courtney N
Amanda T
Olivia's Engish
Ellie W
Maddy S
Dana C
Eva A
Téa K
Juliette O
Melissa & Bec's English
Mary Kate M
Ava V E
Emily F
Lucie B

9:45
Mattie's English
Alexis R
Kierra M
Kira T
Julia T
Ellen C
Rosa C
Shelby J
Molly M
Lizzie's English
Lisa S
Katie R
Olivia D
Ashleigh S
Grace B
Katy's Western
Caleigh B
Samantha L
Charlie H
Olivia H
10:15
Sam's English
Elinore E
Kristina H
Kristen D
Karlee P
Loryn H
Ellie S
Bec's English
Grace E
Jessica S
Korinna K
Diana D
Jessica C
Kameron W
Amanda's Western
Petra M
Amy K
Sam H
Carly T
Didi N

Pictures with Favorite Horses

Please enjoy your daughter's picture with their favorite horse! They are downloadable! 

Thanks
The Hoofbeat Team




Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Treasure Trails and Triple Crown!

Hello Everyone!

We've been having a blast here at camp! The girls have taken part in Treasure Trails, where they went on a scavenger hunt trail ride that led us to treasure, and Tuesday night we took some pictures with favorite horses! (Pictures will follow in a new post!) Today, we learned about Natural Horsemanship, rode out some patterns, and make some adorable Mason Jars! In the evening, we had our Triple Crown theme night, with a bunch of activities where they could earn points for their horse! 

Enjoy the pictures!
The Hoofbeat Team




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Monday, August 10, 2015

Equestrian week has started!

Hello Everyone!

Well, Equestrian week is underway and the girls are having a blast so far! We had two riding lessons today - two! The girls loved being able to continue their progress into the afternoon, as well as take part in barn scatters; getting to choose their own barn activities! In the evening, we enjoyed the beautiful weather by doing a little bareback riding with our cabin groups!

Thanks for checking in!
The Hoofbeat Team!




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Friday, August 7, 2015

Riding Demonstrations 8-8-15

Hello Everyone
Here are the riding demonstration times for Saturday August 8th, 2015. Please find your daughter's name and plan pick-up accordingly.

All are welcome to enjoy the RIT demonstration, but we ask that everyone has checked out at Trading Post before the RIT's drill, as the Trading Post will close at 10:45.

**Please Note, our riding demonstrations are weather dependent. We aim to have our demonstrations run as scheduled, however if we are to experience rainfall that damage our riding ring conditions, we may choose to cancel the demonstrations for safety purposes.  We will do the best we can to run demonstrations as normal. The cancellation of demos is not a decision we make lightly or often, but in the case of cancellation we hope you understand.


Ring 2
Indoor
Ring 3
9:15
Olivia's English
Diana D
Antonia S
Téa K
Courtney N
Katie R
Inga L
Maria L
Margaret D
Kameron W
Sofie's Western
Isabella O
Claire P
Danielle N
Marlowe K
Katherine P
Milana B

Mattie's English
Jessica S
Alexa B
Zoe C
Ellie B
Amelia I
Allison K
Maria K
Avery V
Julia S
9:45
Amanda's Western
Madelyn G
Leila C
Lilli M
Isabel Z
Merit W
Petra M
Grace D
Bailey S
Lizzie's English
Eva A
Alexandra R
Anna B
Karlee P
Julia P
Lexi B
Claire's English
Ellie P
Sasha T
Emily W-G
Camille N
Renate M
Emily F
10:15
Sam's English
Sydney C
Kristen D
Katy's Western
Samantha L
Olivia H
Bridget M
Isabelle R
Caleigh B
Caitlin H-K
Bec's English
Shauna A
Olivia B
Zoe B
Sophia K
Raiya L
RIT DEMONSTRATIONS - 10:45 - RING 3
Meg F, Hannah K, Moran K, Alyssa M, Kayah P, Briget Z

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Trails and Pirates!

Hello everyone!

We've been having the best time here at Resident Camp! We went on trail rides, made tie dye t-shirts, and save the princess from the bad pirates in our Pirate theme night! What a blast! Some of our cabins have even headed out to the Nature Cabin for campouts!

Thanks for checking in!
The Hoofbeat Team




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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Sunsets, Games and Giggles

Hey Everybody!

We are having a blast so far at Hoofbeat! The girls got started with some cabin bonding time and some group games, like Captain May We Cross Your Ship, Numbers and Blob Tag! We worked together to come up with cute cabin group pictures, too!

Enjoy the photos!
The Hoofbeat Team

*We will add Longbranch 1's cabin photo later today - they turned out a little blurry :(

Hoofroof 3/4 heading on their overnight camping trip!


This laughing picture was too cute to not put up!!

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