Nicholas Villa Stables

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Name: villastables
Location: North Stonington, Connecticut, United States

At Nicholas Villa Stables we work together to care for and train American Saddlebred show horses.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Villa Stables is happy to offer our February 2010 school vacation week Frosty & Fun Farm camp to kids ages 5-15 from February 15-19. Participants will complete farm chores, have a mimimum of 1 DAILY horseback riding lesson, then journal on much much more in shared experiences & themed days throughout our private & pastoral equestrian center.

Dates: Monday 2/15---Friday 2/19 9:30am - 3:00 pm*
Fee: $250/wk ($25 discount if signed up by 2/2)
Advance payment arrangements can be made/billed or accepted in 2 installments.
No specialized equipment or apparel needed: just long pants, sturdy boots/shoes & horse fever!
*Special Mon/Tue agenda/prorated fees for N. Stonington students!

Our agenda will include:

Riddle Running Day! It's a mystery! And so much FUN! Children, in groups, get a riddle- which leads them to their next activity/learning center, which in turn gets them another riddle leading them to the next activity & so on- for the entire day! With prizes for quickest, most accurately completed, and best perseverance on our day of tasks, it's a lot of learning, quick-thinking, running & fresh air.

Celebrate the Morgan Horse Day! Spend it with Laurelledge Moonbeam, VHF Tiffany & MPA Legacy Lives On............."Wait, who?"....................... You know and love these show horses- but probably only by their barn names- Blue, Tiffany & Nine! Here we will spend the day with these beautiful Morgan Horses and learn all about them: from markings, to their conformation and traits & what makes the Morgan Horse a wonderful part of our lesson program here. We will compare them with horses of other breeds and types we also have here on the farm & discuss their suitabilities based on how they've evolved & what they've been designed for over centuries.

*Horse Health Day! A visit from the vet & the blacksmith occupy much of our day with tours of their respective offices on wheels and Q & A sessions with live demonstrations. We'll see how a shoe it custom fit and find out how to take a horses vital signs and much, much more.
*Day of the week subject to change based on the unfortunate event the vet/blacksmith has an emergency elsewhere.

Games Day! Everyone's favorite! Learning is FUN! Mounted & unmounted games for all abilities and ages challenge our skills, and promote teamwork. We'll even play a horse themed board game at lunch! Our American Saddlebred horses want in on the action so what better a day than games day to learn about horse shows & competitions?


Please call today to reserve your spot as enrollment is limited. We are happy to answer any questions or accomodate special requests. Make horses part of your day today, & make it a great one!

Nicholas Villa Stables
75D Reutemann Rd
N. Stonington, CT 06359
860-535-1038
www.villastables.com
Check out our farm blog! www.villastables.com/blog

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