We did it!
I think we have everyone on the right mount, in the right riding group! It is so exciting once this all comes together. The heat has finally broke; last night I needed a down quilt to sleep. Only in New Hampshire can you go from 105 degrees to needing a down quilt to sleep at night in a matter of days.
Battle of the Boy Bands
Battle of the Boy Bands starts tonight! It is very exciting and I will write more as the competition heats up and the games begin. In the mean time, I just want to tell you it is a Pony Farm favorite and a ton of fun. We divide up the camp into different Boy Bands and they compete with their boy band in a variety of activities. The competition will end next week with the final event being a lip-sync competition! The Battle of the Boy Bands is a great way to build friendships outside of your roommates and those in your riding groups. Be sure to write and ask your camper about how their boy band is doing. (Definition of a Boy Band - A boy band (or boyband) is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on stage, and only sing and dance. However, exceptions do exist….like the Pony Farm exception, where it is all GIRLS!)
Visiting Mid-Session
I know that I talked to a number of parents on Opening Day about visiting, and have received several e-mails since. So I just want to clear it all up in one swoop. We have done away with visiting mid-session. What would happen is parents would think that visiting was optional, and it was, and not come, but then their camper would get upset that mom and dad didn’t come. Then some campers would be upset that mom and dad did come! Girls who were doing well, would get homesick after seeing mom and dad. Then we would spend the next three days helping that child become unhomesick (is that even a word?) and having to correspond with worried moms and dads about their homesick child.
If your camper is staying into session 5, coming on August 6th which is a Closing Day it is a great opportunity to see your camper in their riding group and then perform their specialties. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy it on the back lawn with your camper. Camp will supple drinks and desserts!
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