Posted in Equestrian on Aug 9th, 2007
This morning Rockbrook hosted its very own horse show, and many of the campers participated in the event. Parents were also invited and were able to watch their kids in the show. The show was optional, and some of the campers did some last minute packing instead. The other kids went to their scheduled first [...]
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Posted in Summer Camp on Jul 4th, 2007
Galloping hooves woke up Rockbrook this morning as we were warned “The British are coming!” Then everyone walked out to the hill in their pajamas for flag raising. After a few songs, we all gathered donning our red, white, and blue for breakfast.
We enjoyed another sunny afternoon that was perfect for lunch on [...]
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Posted in Equestrian on Jun 1st, 2007
It’s really getting exciting around here now because the horses are starting to arrive! Several have made it up from South Carolina, a few from Virginia, and a bunch from down in Laurinburg, North Carolina. It’s great to see them back in the Rockbrook fields. They’ll also be enjoying the latest addition to [...]
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Posted in Equestrian on May 4th, 2007
Going to an equestrian camp, a summer camp that offers a quality horseback riding program, is one of the best things you can do to improve your riding skills. It gives you a chance to learn from new instructors, to hear about different techniques, and to simply practice everything in a new environment. [...]
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Posted in Horseback Riding on Apr 11th, 2007
Cara sent this excellent photo of herself and her friends down in Laurinburg, North Carolina. During the school year Cara is a barn manager and riding instrutor at St. Andrews College, and of course, also the Director of Rockbrook’s horse summer camp program. There’s Jack, Nyles and Jonah and the star of the show, [...]
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Posted in Horseback Riding on Jan 22nd, 2007
Rockbrook summer camp for girls horse riders
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Posted in Horseback Riding on Dec 30th, 2006
Old photo of camp horseback riding, gaited horse
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Posted in Horseback Riding on Dec 6th, 2006
We found a great equestrian web site the other day that is full of information about horses and horse care. It’s got amazing photos, a “video of the day,” a page of horse news, informative articles (e.g., one on “bridles and bits“), and a forum to discuss horse issues. It’s called horsesring.com.
The equestrian camp [...]
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Posted in Horseback Riding on Nov 10th, 2006
Horse games at a summer camp for girls in NC
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Posted in Horseback Riding on Oct 16th, 2006
Girls and Horses at Rockbrook Summer Camp activity
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