December Newsletter

Merry Christmas from Orchid Hill Stables!

We truly hope that your Thanksgiving was wonderful! The day was bitter-sweet as we remembered spending last Thanksgiving in the Orlando Florida Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with our daughter Chloe Lynn. We continue to remember how each of you assisted our family through gifts, gas cards, and cash which we used to pay for tolls, parking, and food. Most of all we are thankful to each of you who continue to pray for our family as we experience our first Christmas season without our precious baby girl. The Lord has given us strength and we have chosen to dwell on the happy memories of the eight weeks He blessed us with a little heavenly angel.

For everyone wondering, we are expecting another baby girl in March! What an exciting time! Join our family in the coming months as we continue to host holiday camps, trail ride, show, and manage a fun filled New Year!

The Sebring Christmas Parade is this Friday the 4th at 7 P.M. If you’d like to walk with us or ride on our float, call 655-1582 or email orchidhillstables@hotmail.com A.S.A.P. We are also hoping to participate in the Lake Placid Parade on December 12th. Call for more details!

Christmas Camp is coming up soon! December 21, 22, 23, & 24th. December 28, 29, 30, and 31st. Cost $75 per day (OHS student price). Treasure Hunts, Mounted Games, Horsemanship patterns, and Trail Rides. Do you remember when we took stockings and had to fill them with treasure hunt items? Let’s do it again it was so much fun!

I’d love to plan another cool trail ride at a park too; send your suggestion dates and we will make it happen. Camping in January or February could be a lot of fun too; again date suggestions are all we need to put the plans in motion.

SHOW New Smyrna Beach January 23 & 24. This is an “A” rated show, anyone wishing to attend Region 12 in Perry, GA this year needs to show at this competition! Please inquire about our very inexpensive lease program so you can ride the horse you are competing with any time!

Leasing a lesson horse is a great way to tune up on riding skills without extra riding lessons. For less than the cost of board you can ride your favorite horse anytime you want! A lease contract is available to anyone interested in this special program.

As we wrap up Prematurity Awareness Month we would like to thank everyone in Highlands County who attended the March of Dimes Chefs Auction where $27,000 was raised to support the research that continues to save the lives of premature babies! A special dedication to Chloe Lynn was made at this event and the Orchids, donated in her honor, brought a very special $1,000 donation from the Crutchfield family.

Thank you and God bless each of you as we continue to do what we can to support families with babies in NICUs across the country especially during the holidays.

Sincerely,
Sarah and Lawerence Holton