March 12th, 2009 @ 10:42 am by Claire
I am excited to announce the spring 2009 dates for the Freedom Recreation Services riding program! The dates are as follows:
Friday May 1st (5-6pm), Saturday May 2nd (9:30-10:30am and 11am-12pm)
Friday May 8th (5-6pm), Saturday May 9th (9:30-10:30am and 11am-12pm)
Friday May 15th (5-6pm), Saturday May 16th (9:30-10:30am and 11am-12pm)
Friday May 22nd (5-6pm), Saturday May 23rd (9:30-10:30am and 11am-12pm)
Freedom Recreation Services provides activities for children with special needs and we are the lucky host of the riding program! It is such a pleasure to introduce horses and riding to these children. We are always welcoming new volunteers so please join us at the farm and particpate in this amazing experience!
A photo from Spring 2008…Anthony hugging Geronimo’s leg!
February 15th, 2009 @ 10:14 am by Claire
Lynn & Ransom, Claire & Umbella, Heather & Rosey, Patrick & Suki, Nikki & Lucky
We all rode in the Puddle Jumper division at the If Only Farm Schooling Show on Saturday.
I had a successful school on Umbella. Patrick had three wonderful rides and won 6th place
in all three classes on Suki. Nikki, in her first time doing the jumpers, did a fantastic
job and got a 4th and a 5th on Lucky! Lynn had three amazing classes and won second place
in all three on Ransom. Heather, also in her first time doing jumpers, won 5th place and
4th place on Rosey. More important than the ribbons, which I was obviously pleased with,
I would like to congratulate everyone on their wonderful sportsmanship and horsemanship.
I am so proud to have such an amazing group of students that, while working hard on
achieving their own personal goals, support and encourage one another with enthusiasm and
a positive spirit.
Thank you to all you that came out to cheer us on! Rick, Virginia, Chris, Jeff, Lizz, and
all of the friends, parents and grandparents that attended made such a difference in our
day. The riders couldn’t do it without all of your support and assistance!
We are off to great start for the year and I am really looking forward
to the next horse show!
November 30th, 2008 @ 10:23 am by Claire
On Sunday Novemeber 30th, I was interviewed on the WSTM local channel 3 news morning show. (To see the article click here.) The interview was about our work with Freedom Recreation Services. It was really fun being on the news and it was great exposure for Freedom Recreation! We hope to get more children involved with their program as well as the riding program. For more information on becoming involved with Freedom Recreation contact Mary Ellen at 315-253-5465.
