Summer Youth Group Program - Sessions Available

Week 1  -  Therapeutic Riding/Play Day Fundraiser

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Monday July 16th - Friday July 20th

Learn all about Therapeutic riding and all the different ways you can help your disabled equestrian friends! Join  the fun in a Play Day event and raise money for a therapeutic Riding School.

 

Week 2  -  Equine Rescue Program/Helping our Horses

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Monday July 23rd - Friday July 27th

Learn all about the Horse and Pony Rescue Ranch Inc and the BLM (Mustang) Rescue program. Learn how through the use of dressage riding, Chiropractic care, and correct farrier care we can rehabilitate even the damaged of horses. We will hold a bake sale to raise money for Happri as well as have our own Dressage competition.

 

Week 3  -  Heal Our Planet/Bareback and Trick Riding

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Monday July 30th - Friday August 3rd

Let's work together to recycle, compost, and clean our Chatsworth trails. Join us for a family trip to help clean the beach!

 

Week 4  -  Let's all Read and Help our Library

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Monday  August 6th - Friday August 10th

We will visit our local library and learn how we can help people of all ages learn to read. We will check out our favorite horse books too! Join the fun as we write our own FEC Horse story and publish it to our website! We will finish the week with a Drill Team Riding Finale!

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All participants, regardless of experience, will participate in a minimum of four riding lessons per week. These lessons include grooming and care of their horse as well as riding instruction in the traditional classical English format. Experienced riders gain knowledge by helping beginner riders and by participating in advanced riding lessons. Riders are evaluated on their first day of the program and placed in groups according to skill level demonstrated.

All participants must bring long pants and heeled shoes for riding. We suggest a change of clothes for afternoon activities. Participants must bring bottled water, a lunch, and a hat daily. 

As a Youth Group Program Parents are required to volunteer a minimum of three hours each week that their child is enrolled in our Youth Group Program. This may be in the form of bringing snacks, helping to drive for trips, helping to supervise an activity, or offering other creative ideas. When registering please include a suggestion of how you might help. 

Parents are requested to check back frequently on our website as Youth Group Announcements are made frequently and will be posted here.

Sample Daily Schedule:

9:00-12:00	Horse Time! (groom, ride, help)
12:00-1:00	Lunch
1:00-3:00	Special Activities

All forms must be returned to our office a minimum of  7 days prior to attendance in order to be accepted into the program.

Days/Hours: 9:00am-3:00pm Monday-Friday

Please e-mail us at Info@FamilyEquestrianConnection.com for more information.