Get ready for Camp Desperado 2024! Campers ages 8-18 learn about horse care and handling, riding, horse rescue, farm chores, and gardening. Registration opens in April!
Have you suffered a loss? Are you experiencing heartache? Is your self-confidence waning? Come and spend a day with the horses of ACTT Naturally. They will open your heart, show you how to find peace and help you heal. This is a day-long event with lunch provided. There is no cost except for a $25 refundable
Join us on July 13th from 1-4pm for our annual Love a Horse Hug a Horse event! Let's celebrate National I Love Horses Day! Every July, we get the opportunity to celebrate an animal that is strong, beautiful, and has had a significant role in history. With over 350 breeds of ponies and horses in the world today, these animals have given humans so many reasons to love them. Join us in celebrating our love of horses at Lucky Orphans on July 13th! Meet the minis and draft horses, spend some time with a retired racehorse. Our mission is People Helping Horses Heal People, and we invite you to learn how our 49 rescued horses work with people to educate, support and heal our community. Come learn about Lucky Orphans while supporting local vendors and making memories. Lucky Orphans is the highest accredited and licensed farm in Dutchess County, offering the highest level of equine assisted therapy and development programs. Join us and learn about what makes us so special. Enjoy a day on the farm with your family and friends! $5 donation per car load to enjoy the day!
Have you suffered a loss? Are you experiencing heartache? Is your self-confidence waning? Come and spend a day with the horses of ACTT Naturally. They will open your heart, show you how to find peace and help you heal. This is a day-long event with lunch provided. There is no cost except for a $25 refundable
Registration includes a 1-hour semi-private lesson with one of DEFHR's trainers; Pairings and instructor are to be decided based on experience and personal goal setting. All levels and abilities welcome! DEFHR horses are available for borrow (groundwork lesson only) OR trailer in your equine partner (groundwork and/or riding lesson). Lesson time slots will be determined after registration via email. Come for just your time slot, or come for the whole day and audit with your fellow clinic participants! About our Trainers: Sara Strauss has been DEFHR's Head Trainer for over 15 years, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience in everything horses. She is known for her quiet communication and has worked in a variety of disciplines, from dressage to western riding. Sara is passionate about educating the adult horse person on ways to better communicate with horses, whether it is on the ground or under saddle. Her focus is on biomechanics and body position, both in and out of the saddle. Wherever you are on your horsemanship journey, Sara is ready to meet you where you are at. Leigha Schrader's passion for DEFHR and the rescue horse shines through in everything she does. Leigha's training methods focus on finding balance in all areas of horsemanship. She incorporates positive reinforcement, clicker training, and liberty/trick training into her programs. Leigha is passionate about starting horses ethically from the ground up and showcasing how amazing rescue horses can be through her liberty performance work. Under saddle, Leigha has found success on the local and rated Hunter/Jumper circuits. She enjoys teaching compassionate horsemanship, both in and out of the saddle! FEE: $75/person
Join The Foxie G Foundation for Christmas in July! Enjoy an open bar, a raw bar, gourmet food stations, live music from The Klassix, a silent auction, and a Christmas hat contest in a beautiful setting at Hayfields Country Club in Hunt Valley, MD. The $10,000 raffle drawing will take place at this event. All proceeds benefit the horses, cats, and farm animals that call Foxie G home.
When: July 29, 2024, 6 pm-9 pm Where: Nove Italian Restaurant at 707 Saratoga Road, Wilton, NY For the benefit of: Old Friends at Cabin Creek and Racing for Home Come help support these two organizations working to give our thoroughbred ex-racehorses a new chapter after their racing days are done.
Join Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation and Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund in Saratoga Springs at the Adelphi Hotel for the Casamigos “For Jocks and Horses” event. Wednesday, July 31 6:00 – 8:00pm To benefit the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) and the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJ
