New Jersey 2006

	New Jersey 2006
Horseback Riding Click a picture to enlarge it. Photos and Articles by Matt Lurrie
It was just after breakfast, and most campers were making their way to their chosen activities -- with six exceptions. These campers had a different activity planned.
	They boarded a yellow "cheese" bus.
They had to leave breakfast a few minutes early, so some brought it with them.
	And twenty minutes later, arrived at the Catch-A-Breeze Farm of Equishare Pony Camps for horseback riding lessons.
Led by instructor Stephanie, campers were taught the basics. For some, this was a first-others, another notch on their reigns.

From there, there was little left to do but mount and trot. The six campers were split into two groups.



After the basics, more experienced riders took a trip on a trail.
	This reporter followed on foot.
Unfortunately, poor planning in the area of footwear (clogs) mixed with an incredibly muddy trail stranded this reporter behind while campers, safely 5 feet above the mire on beautiful horses, walked right through.
Luckily, my year (or rather, few weeks) of boy scouts helped me navigate my way back through the seven-and-a-half minute walk.
	I also saw a few cows, which I was later told could not be ridden.
And I eventually found my way back.
While many took a ride on the trail, others were learning about horses.
They were taught how to groom them.
	How to clean their hooves.
And how they were transported.
	And as I found out, a favorite end to a day of riding horses is to pick berries from a nearby bush (which I declined, even though I was assured by many people multiple times that they were indeed safe to eat).
Alas, it soon began to get late, and announcements would feel empty without the six campers and two staff members, so we began to make our way back.
Some horses didn't even realize we were gone.


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