April Vacation Programming

In addition to our evening session on Friday, April 15th to introduce riders to the Pony Club, we are also going to have programs during April break.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (18th, 19th, and 20th) from 1 pm - 3 pm:  Group lesson and horse care.  $40 per rider per day.  Riders may sign up for any or all of the sessions! 

Tuesday (19th) from 10 am - noon:  Pony Club programming.  You will learn more about this at the introductory meeting, but Pony Club members work toward badges and we will have two days this spring where we will work on achieving these badges/levels.  This is non-riding but horse-focused activity.  The fee for this is included in the introductory Pony Club package.  Any rider who wishes to do the Pony Club programming PLUS the Tuesday vacation session should bring a lunch and may stay from 10 am - 3 pm that day for the $40 fee.

Hopefully, we will not only be done with winter, but done with mud season, too by then!

Sign up sheets posted (or will be soon by Karrie) soon!!!

Pony Club Meetings

As many of you know, Cobble Hill Farm has gone through the process of getting certified as a Pony Club Riding Center.  Riders at our barn under the age of 25 and riders from any other facility are welcome to join our Pony Club program.  What does that mean?

Come find out!!!

Karrie and several adult volunteers (themselves alumni/ae of the Pony Club) will be hosting a parent and rider information session at the Farm (in the house!) on APRIL 15th at 6 pm.  All the information on levels, badges, programming and fees will be presented there. 

Our first official PONY CLUB MEETING (there are mounted and unmounted meetings -- this will be unmounted) will be on TUESDAY April 19th from 10 am - noon (this is school vacation week for WES and a day off for Pine Cobble).  The second meeting (also unmounted) will be SUNDAY May 22nd from 2 - 4 pm. 

Also, to find out more about Pony Club, please visit their terrific website:  http://www.ponyclub.org/

If reading the site, just know that because we are a riding center, you DO NOT have to own your own horse to be a Pony Club member!

Adult Riding Clinic on 3/26

While the Hunt family is off enjoying Disney and warm Florida weather, (and Karrie is at the Elementary School promoting our summer programs)m, Jeannie has organized a clinic for adult riders to address fear.  Here is the info directly from her:

9 am Saturday 26 March. Discussion, followed by 1 hour group and 1/2 hour private lessons. Cost is regular lesson fee plus $20. Explore how fear/ uncertainty in the saddle affect our riding enjoyment, and what can be done about it! All levels welcome. Contact Jeannie @ 413 441 5578, or at jmwqueen@hotmail.com

Lucy & Dixie enjoying a trail ride!

Spring Lesson packs

Just a heads up.  We were going to start the Spring Lesson packages in March, but given the make up lessons and continued cold weather, we are going to start in April.

Stay tuned!

Sign Up to help at WES Camp Fair in Barn!

On March 26th Williamstown Elementary School will hold their annual camp fair (and pancake breakfast).  The Hunt clan will be enjoying spring break in Florida, it is Karrie's birthday and Jacki has class.  Necessity is the mother of invention! 

We would LOVE to have some older riders and/or parents man our table at the event.  If you have never been, this is quite a fun and festive few hours and the crucial event where children and parents make summer plans.  Our summer riding program benefited enormously from our participation last year.

I have ordered great brochures and we can work on bringing some other stuff that will make our table interactive (I think last year we brought a saddle on a saw horse so that kids could "ride" ... we can and probably also should do some small craft.

Most importantly, other parents and kids will want to know what is good/fun/interesting at Cobble Hill Farm in the summer and who better to deliver that message than our riders and their parents.

I will put a sign up sheet in the barn today if you are able and or willing to help.  Then I will work with our representatives to figure out logistics and supplies.  Thanks!