FRIENDLY PONY PARTIES AND BARNYARD PALS

Hi there all. Hope fall is finding everyone well! October has been a very busy month for all of us on the coast, and with the end of pumpkin season we find ourselves again looking to our next Friendly Pony Parties adventure. For everyone that was able to be a part of our summer camps we have finally gotten our pictures on the web to share. The web link is: http://friendlyponies.smugmug.com. There are some really fun gift ideas for your children such as a sweatshirt or a mug with their favorite pony on it, a calendar of their time at camp, etc. We have also included a copy of our 2008/2009 Camp flier with our Thanksgiving, Winter, Spring, Summer and One-Day Camp dates. Another exciting addition to our programs is our Lesson Program which takes place at Madonna Creek Ranch and at our camp headquarters at Pastorino Farms in inclement weather. Thank you for being a part of the joy we try to create for children of the Bay Area. Please do forward this email to anyone you think might be interested. We are working hard to get the word out about our programs and would be grateful for any help you may be able to offer to that end. Take care and we look forward to seeing you all again soon.. With our best personal wishes, Terry and Megan.

 

We have expanded our Pony Camp and Farm Camp options to include school holidays and select Saturday mini-camp options. This year we are thrilled to provide your child with the unique opportunity of spending time on one of the largest working ranches in the area, Cozzolino Farms and Madonna Creek Ranch. This property is just adjacent to our camp headquarters at Pastorino Farms and our camps now take place on both farms, which has greatly enriched our programs. Whether it is taking a nature hike out on the expansive ranch land or having the opportunity to observe hay being cut and baled or taking an extensive trail ride up into the hills, our campers are fortunate to spend time on these unique private ranch and farm settings. Please check out our Madonna Creek Ranch web site and slide show below. Camp Dates November Tues.11 (One Day) Sat. 15 (One Day) Nov. 26, 28 & 29 (Thanksgiving) December Sat. 20 (One Day) Dec. 22, 23 & 26 (Christmas Camp) Dec. 29, 30, 31, Jan 1&2 (Christmas Camp) January Jan 5-9 (Winter Camp) Jan 12-16 (Winter Camp) Mon. Jan 19 (One Day) February Sat. Feb. 7 (One Day) Feb 16-20 (1 Week Camp) April April 6-10 (Spring Break Camp) April 13- 17 (Spring Break Camp) May Mon. May 25 (One Day) June June 8- 12 (Week 1 Summer Camp) June 15- 19 (Week 2 Summer Camp) June 22- 26 (Week 3 Summer Camp) June 29 - July 3 (Week 4 Summer Camp) July July 6- 10 (Week 5 Summer Camp) July 13- 17 (Week 6 Summer Camp) July 20- 24 (Week 7 Summer Camp) July 27- 31 (Week 8 Summer Camp) August Aug. 3- 7 (Week 9 Summer Camp) Aug. 10- 14 (Week 10 Summer Camp) Aug. 17- 21 (Week 11 Summer Camp) Aug. 24- 28 (Week 12 Summer Camp) Programs Times & Costs Full Week Day Camps: 9:00 - 3:00 - $500.00/wk Half-day Week Camps: 9:00 - 12:00 or 12:00 - 3:00 - $325.00/wk One-day Camps: 9:00 - 3:00 - $125.00/day 1/2 Day One-day Camps: 9:00 - 12:00 or 12:00 - 3:00 - $85.00/ One-time sibling discount: $20.00 Before/After Care: $10.00/hour 10% discount given for referrals! *Camp activities structured to age/level of each child Ages 3 to 12

Riding Lessons Taught by Terry, Olivia, her daughter and Megan, our beloved camp director, we have entire lesson program designed to fit your child’s needs. Our instruction philosophy focuses on a child building "their" own sense of confidence with their pony, guiding our students to feel at ease, comfortable and own their new found confidence and skills-set in their new special relationship with their pony. We want a child to go away from their time spent feeling more confident in themselves, with a sense of pride and accomplishment, a base riding skill set, and a love of their time spent. Our goal is for them to develop their own "horse sense"...to sense and read their pony's mind, reactions, feelings and needs. We feel that this is the necessary foundation of every good horse and human relation and is the very cornerstone of building not only the child's confidence and own intuitive sense of trust and awareness, but that it is the very basis for eliciting a gentle, calm and trusting response from their pony toward them. Friendly Pony Parties School Ponies/Horses: Private lessons $65.00 - per lesson $260.00 - 5 lesson package $35.00 - ½ hour lesson Semi-private (2 students)* $55.00 per student per lesson $250.00 per student 5 lesson package Independent Ride Days $40.00 per session (1 hour max ride time) Friendly Pony Parties Private Ponies/Horses: Private lessons $50.00 per lesson $225.00 - 5 lesson package 5 - ½ hour lesson Semi-private (2 students)* $35.00 per student per lesson $150.00 per student 5 lesson package

www.PastorinoFarms.com

www.CozzolinoPark.com

www.MadonnaCreekRanch.com