Yesterday with the rain, we were able to ride in the morning, but it poured in the afternoon. We had a change of plan for afternoon activity. All horse women should know how to clean their own tack, take it apart and put it back together again. So we did tack cleaning. Plus the tack had taken a hit with the rain. Leather and rain, not the best combination.
As we were getting ready for dinner last night, and campers were showering, or waiting to shower. We lost power! We quickly called a Community Meeting to discuss water usage and the plan for the evening, given there was no power. (When you have well water, and there is no electricity the pumps won’t work.) If your camper has never heard the phrase, “If it’s yellow let it mellow, if it’s brown put it down,” they know it now! Luckily dinner was still on time; propane gas still works with no power! We had dinner by candle light, it was very romantic. The power came back on half way through dinner.
Last night we player Personal Scavenger Hunt! The best game of all the games in all the land! (Can you tell it is my favorite game?) We divide the camp into 4 teams, counselors will ask questions, and one person from each team will race up and slap the table and tell us the answer. The questions range from pop culture, to about horses, Pony Farm, singing, dancing, and more. Sometimes there is preface to the question, like only the tallest person or the shortest person of the group can answer. We like to get everyone involved!
The campers are doing their final riding lessons this morning! After lunch, during rest hour, the girls will write their Candlelight and pack the second half of rest hour. This afternoon we will practice our specialty in preparation for tomorrow to show all the parents. I had a hard time trying to pick the winner of room clean up. It is a three way tie going into today! I have looked under beds, in closets, it is almost too close to call a winner. The winner will get to go to Connolly’s Dairy Farm and pick out what ice cream they want. They make their own ice cream on the farm! Their ice cream is like heaven on Earth!
Tonight we will have Candlelight! The campers will talk about the farm, their ponies, their roommates and anything else they want to share. Everyone gets to share.
Tomorrow morning we ride! Moms and dads will start arriving around 9:30/10:00 we will have two huge posters up of what rings everyone is in. After the campers show their parents their riding skills, they will do their specialty and then a picnic lunch on the back lawn. Camp will provide dessert and drinks! Then we will say our sad good-byes! I sure am going to miss this group! I can’t believe session one is almost over.
Best,
Becky
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