2007
BASIC HORSEMANSHIP CAMP
GALLERY OF PICTURES!
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The week of July 31st to August 3rd , 2007 was a Basic Horsemanship Camp held at the Ferry County Fairgrounds hosted by Wildwind Farm. The group was kept small for instructor Melinda Thomas to be able to give a lot of excellent instruction. The kids aged 9-12 years old were given four hours of instruction each day and walked away with a lot of knowledge, and more confidence in their abilities.
The objective of the camp was for beginning riders to learn all their basics from the ground up and safety rules. The first day consisted of safely approaching a horse, haltering, tieing a quick release knot, leading, grooming, and by the end of the day the students were lunging their horses. The next few days they learned how to saddle on their own and learned correct seat position up through the trot. During the week, the kids learned independence with their horses, or learned to ask other kids for help. Some of the more advanced kids learned leadership skills in helping others. Most importantly, they made new friends!
The final day consisted of a riding test to show all the knowledge they learned through the week. All the students passed the course with flying colors and received certificates of achievement. Special awards were given out to a select few for their outstanding work and abilities. “MOST IMPROVED” went to Abby Sheffield who brought a new horse. She had never even ridden her horse until the camp and was riding though the trot by the end of the week. “MOST HELPFUL” went to Savannah Bowe who was more experienced then some of the students and she helped pick up feet, saddle, bridle and more. “MOST POSITIVE ATTITUDE” went to Cora VanSlyke who has been having trouble with controlling her horse. She never gave up and with what she learned in her ground work, she got a handle on her horse and was riding him again with the rest of the students.
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| The class showing off their "certificates of achievement" (click to enlarge) |
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| The whole class on the last day (click to enlarge) |
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| The girls pose for a silly picture (click to enlarge) |
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| The students learn how to lead and handle their horse on the ground (click to enlarge). |
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| Learning how to make a horse go forward on the ground (click to enlarge). |
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| Practicing her lunging skills (click to enlarge). |
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| The students learned how to properly put on a chain (click to enlarge) |
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| The kids have their horses tied up safely (click to enlarge) |
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| Pick out the rear hoof safely (click to enlarge) |
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| The students learned proper grooming & quick release knots (click to enlarge) |
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| The class learns proper saddling (click to enlarge). |
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| Abby Sheffield saddles on her own (click to enlarge). |
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| The class learned the parts of the western saddle (click to enlarge) |
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| Learning the parts of the western bridle (click to enlarge) |
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| The class waiting to mount up on the second day (click to enlarge) |
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| Standing up in the saddle to work on balance at the walk (click to enlarge) |
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| The class learned proper position at the walk (click to enlarge) |
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| Practicing turns around cones (click to enlarge) |
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| The students worked on trail obstacles (click to enlarge) |
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| The students also had to learn to keep their horses straight on the bridge (click to enlarge) |
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| The class learning the barrel racing pattern (click to enlarge) |
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| The class experimented with bareback riding (click to enlarge) |
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| The students learned the emergency dismount at the walk (click to enlarge) |
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| One student was brave enough to try the emergency dismount at the trot (click to enlarge) |
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| "MOST IMPROVED" award (click to enlarge) |
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| "MOST POSITIVE ATTITUDE" award (click to enlarge) |
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| "MOST HELPFUL" award (click to enlarge) |
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