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| HORSES ARE FUN |
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These activities, which include stable tours, hiking and nature walks, bird watching, lectures and cartridges, are available to public school youth and daycare children on a year-round basis. Youth groups are accommodated during the summer months. The purpose of these activities is to expose youngsters to the wholesome outdoor environment and to activities involving animals. It is also to encourage projects in biology, art and the natural sciences. There are many varieties of trees, plants, birds and small animals in the stable vicinity, not to speak of the horses. Stable tours show the range of functions activities performed in and around a stable. |
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| BRIDLES AND BITS: |
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Brides come in many styles. Each style calls for a special complement of bits. The reins, bits, and headstall compose the bridle, and different types of riding require different ones. The snaffle-bit, single-reined bridle is commonly used for hunting, jumping, or trail riding. The curb-bit, split-eared bridle is generally used for western riding. The hackamore has a set of reins and lacks a bit. It is used to control and train young horses without injuring their mouths. |
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| EQUIPMENT CARE |
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Put gear away carefully. Inspect it for worn or broken places. |
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Hang the blanket to dry and store the saddle so that the leather is not folded or pressed out of shape. |
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Hang the bridle so it does not tangle, after washing the bit, so that the bit will be clean and palatable next time. |
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Clean the leather regularly and keep all gear out of the rain. It will look better and last longer. |
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Store grooming aids and stable gear together in convenient place. |
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| SADDLES CARE |
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Saddles also come in many styles. The saddles indicate more the type of riding an individual does then the type of animal being ridden. The two main types of saddles are the English and Western. It is as necessary that the saddle fit the horse as it is that the rider fit the saddle. |
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| URBAN RIDING PROGRAM: |
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| This program is directed at youth and is designed to promote self-esteem, motivation, decision making and social skills adopting trail riding for competition demonstration and judging, and principles of breeding management. |
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| AN INTRODUCTION TO WORM BINS: |
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| If you live in the city with limited space or just don’t have time to tend a benedictional compost pile, you can still enjoy making fabulous compost. You can use composting worms in containers to process your kitchen wastes into natures best fertilizer for house plants, flowers, lawns, shrubs, trisect |
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