Wow! June is already over and 3 weeks of summer camp have gone by! Orchid Hill Stable's summer is off to a fabulous start; with kids ranging in age from 5 to 17 having attended our summer day camp! Getting ready for the June horse show was a blast; that week was filled with our 6 show exhibitors practicing with their horses, grooming them, and learning the art of clipping a horse's coat for a show.
Rachel Wolf and Erin Lamb gave us a huge surprise when they presented our stables with a check for $250! Through a program at Hill-Gustat Middle School the girls raised money for feed through "Hats for Horses". Kids payed one dollar to where a hat to school and the proceeds went to benefit a local stables. This year the girls received approval to raise the money for Orchid Hill Stables. It was so cool, the day they presented the stables with the check was also the day that the hay and feed truck came! What appropriate timing! I am so proud of Erin and Rachel for their hard work in raising these funds; there are so many wonderful programs in Highlands County that you can support, these girls are off to a grand start at becoming a positive influence in their community!
Orlando Arabian Horse Club held their annual Arabian Community Horse Show in New Smyrna Beach on June 26. The weather was fabulously hot, but not rainy. This is the first year that we did not experience some type of precipitation. With Eric Wolfe judging our girls took home several prestigious awards! Tarryn Paterson and her horse, Charlies Angel EQ, won halter class after halter class. Erin Lamb and WDF Valentino also won many halter classes and most significantly they took home the Liberty class award Saturday night. Liberty is a class where the horse is set free in the show arena and dances around to music; this class is just thrilling to watch!
First time showman, Savannah Durrance was awarded the Grooming and Conditioning title on Sunday with her miniature horse, Jody's Baron. She also won reserve high point in the walk/trot division on Sunday's fun show with Buddy I Am. Taking the grand high point award was Megan Rae Bowers and Hot Diamond Rio. Hot Diamond Rio and Katie Noonon won the Arabian & Half Arabian Hunter Under Saddle class on Sunday placing first over 11 other entries! Sydnee Crow and Hot Midnight Kisses won multiple ribbons in several Hunter Under Saddle classes as well.
It was a fun weekend and we can't wait until the fall Arabian Community Horse Show at the Clarcona Horseman's Park October 16, 2010.
Thank you to everyone who attended our bar-b-q for Harper Lynn Holton on May 22. It was a beautiful day and the kids thoroughly enjoyed the water slide we rented from Homemade Creation (www.homemadecreation.com). These slides are awesome and worth every penny to rent for your party!
Camp is still on for the rest of the summer! Call to set up a day of riding!
Have a great summer everyone!
Miss Sarah
(863) 655-1582
orchidhillstables@hotmail.com
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