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Upcoming Special Events
Horse Riding & Driving Weekends
TRAINING RIDES WEEKEND
JUNE
16, 17, 18, 2006 – 2 nights lodging package
FOXE FARMHOUSE BED & BARN/Boutwell
Statelands
Get out & ride – informal training
rides – you choose the distance suitable for your horse.
Laura Hayes will ride & be
available for Q/A & conversation. Laura has over 6700 AERC miles in this
country (including the 1200 mile XP Ride in 2003, twice at the Big Horn, Old
Dominion, etc.) and has been on the USA support team at international
competitions including the World Cup in Barcelona, Spain. She currently serves
on the AERC Board & Chairs its Welfare Committee.
Friday –
arrive any time after 10 am; ride on own
Campfire Cowboy Cookout &
star gazing (Sky Tour with Bill Smith & 20” Dobson scope)
Saturday
– hearty country breakfast at 8 am
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“vet check” – practice P&Rs,
trotting out, check strategies, etc.
10 mile loops AM & PM (picnic lunch) or
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Optional afternoon touring:
Stagecoach West/Equine USA Tack Shop & Wineries or
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Old Order Amish Tour (emphasizing
saddle, tack shops) & Summer Tea
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Dinner at Trillium Lodge (full
menu or tavern specials)
Sunday –
ride over to Ellington Rod & Gun for Father’s Day Brunch (about 12 miles, round
trip);
$80
per person (double occupancy) [$120 single occupancy]
Stall/shed $20/horse for the weekend
SEPT. 1-4, 2006 (Labor Day Weekend)
3 nights lodging package
FOXE FARMHOUSE BED & BARN/Boutwell
Statelands
Arrive Friday,
any time after 12 noon.
Saturday,
hearty country breakfast at 8 am
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Approximately 10-mile country
drive leaves at 10 am
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Picnic Lunch at noon
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Amish tour (harness maker,
carriage shop, etc. plus The Depot) & Tea at the historic Cherry Creek Inn
(1-5 pm)
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Dinner at Trillium Lodge in Cherry
Creek (full menu or tavern specials)
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Sky Tour view the constellations &
planets with Bill Smith & his 20” Dobson telescope
Sunday,
drive to Ellington Rod & Gun for brunch (approx. 6 miles each way)
Monday,
hearty country breakfast at 8 am
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Fun Show: pleasure driving
working, obstacles, dressage (Dorothy Hokanson, Judge)
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Picnic Lunch about 1 pm
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Dressage drive-a-test or lessons
with Dorothy Hokanson, by reservation or country drive
$160
per person (double occupancy) [$220 single occupancy]
Stabling per stall $25 for the weekend
Packages include
lodging in Foxe Farmhouse
and stabling for horses. |
