Hello from Hoofbeat Ridge!
We have been super busy here at camp, but we wanted to stop by with an update!
Our spring programs came and went so quickly - we had a bunch of Saturday camps (Horse Lover's, Pony Fun, Adopt a Horse days). They went great and it was a good warm up for summer. At the end of May, we hosted a small group of Wilderness First Responders. They did a wilderness first aid course and came from all over the country to get certified. We have been hosting these courses for a couple of years now and always enjoy meeting the participants and instructors. And it's a fun break from the normal hustle and bustle of camp!
In early June, our staff started to arrive (we have a few living here for the summer to help take care of getting the horses in and saddled in the mornings). We had a great week of staff training and then last week, day camp opened! Spring went by so quickly, it's hard to believe that camp is in full swing now.
We did have to cancel resident camp again this year, because we weren't sure how things would open back up due to covid. It takes us months to hire counselors, cooks, and prepare for resident camp, so we couldn't have waited until the last minute to decide to run it this summer. It's strange not having it a second summer in a row, but we're glad day camp is going.
Day Camp is going great so far - all of the campers seem to be enjoying their time here. We have a few goats (thanks to Heide and her family!!). We did a day camp blog post recently with pictures - check it out here http://hoofbeatridgedaycamp.blogspot.com/
Here are a few pictures we got the other day of our favorite barn cat (Whoopi) and a few of the horses out enjoying their pasture.
