The June camp was a success despite some challenging weather. Here are some snapshots from our second day. The groundwork session focused on getting the horses to connect with their people well enough to weave in and out of all the activities in the arena that contained eight other pairs of horses and handlers.

So Young And So Much to Learn Debbie’s three-year old Morgan mare had lots of trail experience but arena nonsense was relatively new to her.		Kate Connects with Fred In an arena full of horses, Kate and Fred make eye contact and enjoy a genuine connection.
Walk This Way Caryl and Jasper march to their own drummer while off lead.		Hugs! “Okay, Mom, if you don’t have a treat, how about a hug?” Nancy and Jack had a lot of fun that day.
Taking Instruction Maddie and Snapple listen carefully to Cookie’s instructions for the next exercise.		Look at that! Gretchen and Mona look on with wide eyes as everyone hops, skips and jumps around.
Going Down Cookie watches Sara ask Granite to lower his head.		This a-way and that a-way Sara practices moving Granites front and back ends around by coordinating her rein, leg and seat aids.