Tuesday

Horse science on Tuesday included a hands-on lesson about the horse skeletal system. Campers got to handle the bones of an actual horse and learn about where each bone was located and what its function was. Campers used this knowledge to create noodle horse skeleton pictures in horse fun (for some, the temptation to eat the noodles was hard to resist!). Here's how the finished products turned out:

Western Horsemanship Week

Yesterday was the beginning of a new theme week at Day Camp-- Western Horsemanship Week. This special week focuses on exploring the many different events that require western riding skills. Even most of our sports activities this week are centered around western events. On Monday, Slammer the miniature horse demonstrated the speed event of polebending, where horse and rider compete to get the fastest time weaving between tall flexible poles. Slammer is too small to be ridden of course, but he did an excellent job showing the kids how to weave through the pattern. After this demonstration, kids in each group broke into teams and did relay races through the poles. To make it a little more interesting, on the way back they had to balance cups of water on their heads. It was super fun! Kids also competed against their group members for the fastest time, with the winners in each group getting small prizes.

The Pinto group prepares to hand-off the styrofoam cup during a polebending relay race.

Adopt A Horse Presentations

This week was Adopt A Horse week at Day Camp, and on Friday the campers had the opportunity to show their parents just how much they loved the horses their groups adopted during an afternoon presentation. Throughout the week they had learned how to care for these horses; how to groom them, feed them, and of course, ride them. They also made up cheers and created banners to celebrate their adopted horses. It was a warm and windy day, but we had a lot of parents turn out for the presentations, and all the groups did very well! It was hard to believe they came up with some of those songs in just two days!

The Falabella group performing their song for Minnie Mouse.

The Shetlands practice their song for Chloe.

The Pintos performing for parents.

The Arabians lining up to do their dance for Ladd.

The Morgans group braided BJ's Tail and decorated him with flowers.

The Quarter Horses memorized an impressively long song for their adopted horse, Zoe.