Hello, this is Zoe Bennett writing
a guest blog post for the first week of the 3rd session of camp. I
am a senior staff member who came back after many years away. I was a camper
for two years, as well as a CIT and senior staff member. Pony Farm is still my
home away from home!
This week at camp has been filled
with tons of fun activities. On Monday we finished horse matches. With only 25
campers, we have lots of horses to choose from. However, there were only 2
re-rides in the afternoon (wow!). The rest of the camp swam in the pool and
played with the small animals. The miniature horses were taken around an
obstacle course and the goats happily grazed on the lawn of the homestead.
This
session in camp we have another Pony Farm Tradition called “Battle of the Boy
Bands”. The camp separates into 5 teams, each named after a boy band. The teams
this year are: NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Jonas Brothers, Beach Boys, and New Kids
on the Block. Many activities are used to calculate points for their boy band.
Some activities include barn clean up, dress up days (e.g. facial hair day or
Princess Leia hair day) , and evening activities. Monday night, the campers
divided up into their boy bands and participated in bag skits. The goal of the
activity is to take random items from a bag and make up a skit about it. Some
of the skits are extremely funny!
Tuesday was Pajama Day, which meant
that by wearing their pajamas to barn chores, the girls could earn points for
their boy band teams. In the morning we had lessons with the staff. For the
afternoon activity, the girls chose from the options of free ride – where each
girl learns how to school her horse or pony on her own, driving, or a quiet
trail ride. For evening activity, we played the chocolate game, which is a game
which consists of eating large quantities of chocolate. We also had a snipe
hunt, which is an old Pony Farm tradition. Did you know snipes love peanut
butter? ;)
Today we sent nine kids to go the
away horse show at Furnace Brook Farm. All the girls had a great time and came
back with a large amount of ribbons! While they were away, the rest of the
girls had lessons. The lesson I taught did some jumping without hands and other
fun exercises. The horse show girls were back by afternoon activity. A few kids
stayed back to do catch riding, which is switching horses with your friends.
The rest of the camp went on a trip to the falls. The falls are waterfalls that
are right around the corner. The weather was hot, and the water was extremely
cold! Tonight we have personal scavenger hunt: a type of trivia game that
involves running and some singing. This will also be for boy band points.
As you can see, we have had an
extremely busy week! It will only get busier, since this Sunday we have a home
horse show. Camp Parents: Please stay tuned for an email about when to arrive
to watch your daughters ride.
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