Welcome to Week 9!

 Welcome to Week 9!

We have had a great start to our week! On Monday, groups learned about safety, saddling and grooming for horses. In Horse Fun, campers got to groom our two miniature ponies, Luna and Junebug. In everyone's riding lessons, they learned about the 5s: Starting, Stopping, Steering, Spacing, and Squirreling (dismounting).  Down the hill, campers played icebreaker games to get to know their groups. In Skill Surprise, they learned about different types of birds and trees and played a spin-off game of Celebrity Horse, "Celebrity Bird!" In Arts and Crafts, to match our Nature theme for the week, campers made nature self-portraits using things they found outside! 

Today, campers made pinecone bird feeders in Arts and Crafts, searched for a Geocache hidden around camp, and played kickball! It was a great day down the hill! Up at the barn, campers learned about the different colors, breeds and markings horses often are/have. In Horse Fun, they wrote out who would win for different horse superlatives. The camp winners will be revealed tomorrow! Campers continued to work on their 5s throughout their riding lessons today at the walk and the trot! Thanks for a great first two days!

Wrapping up Week 8!

 Wrapping up Week 8!

Happy Friday! We had such a fabulous week here! It's hard to believe the summer is almost over!

On Wednesday, we made constellation viewers in arts and crafts. In Sports, we played martian tag! In Skill surprise we got to hangout with bunnies and chickens!! They were so cute and fluffy. Up at the barn, campers learned how to line dance! In horse science, they learned about pregnancy and foaling! 

On Thursday, horse fun was barn management where campers got to help out with taking care of our horses and the barn! In Horse Science, they learned about senses, communication and behavior of horses. Some groups got to watch our horses interact to learn this! Down the hill, campers played water games in sports to cool off, visit our camp store in Skill Surprise, and tie-dyed in arts and crafts! We also got to see our two goats, Pip and Pop during Skill Surprise.

Friday, we learned about horse first aid and lameness (sore feet) in Horse Science. In Horse Fun, everyone got to play a variety of horse themed board games! Hoofbeat Guess Who was a camper favorite! In arts and crafts, campers made rice map planets! Everyone was quite creative! In Skill Surprise, we played a variety of Jeopardy games focused mainly on goats and Hoofbeat! In Sports, to stay in from the rain, we played Giant Spoons!

Everyone's riding lessons were so much fun this week! Campers worked on their steering, spacing, and overall riding ability at the walk and the trot. Groups played relay races to show off their skills and to have some friendly competition. It was so much fun to see everyone improve throughout the week. Thanks for spending your last week with us!