Davie County Paper 05-12-05

DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, May 12,2005 - C7

Apply Now For Annual Horse Camp Mocksville/Davie Parks and Recreation will sponsor its popular horse camp for 8 - 15year-old children at Dixieland Farm. The camp will be under the direction of Marissa Johnston, who hought the farm in 2003 after moving to North Carolina from Long Island. N. Y. The camp will be open to a maximum of 10 campers a week for six weeks. Johnston moved to Davie two years ago with her fiance, Kris Brzescinski, in order to follow their dream of owning and operating a hunt seat hoarding and training stable, leaving behind in New York a television career in which she had heen nominated for all Emmy in 2001 for camera work. Dixieland became available and their dream came true. She is firm yet kind in her methods. and relaxes and amusing in her dealings with her students. "Way to go. dude!" and "my hero!" are frequently heard phrases at her classes. Johnston brought to her farm an extensive background in competition, training. instructing and stable management. Her students' accomplishments are spreading the word of her teaching excellence as they are winning in show after show across the state. Dixieland is the winner of the 2005 Special Olympics Piedmont Triad Area Small Corporation of the Year Award. Camps will ioclude the weeks of June 6-10,June 13-17, June 20-24, Juoe 27-July I.July 18-22, and July 25-29. Each week will be custom designed to meet the expertise of that week's campers, by offering training for beginners. intermediate and advanced as needed. Beginner level participants will learn basic equine safety and riding skills.

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A participant in last year's Horse Camp (left) practices in the arena. 'The camp is under the direction of Marissa Johnston, right. Intermediate participants will need to have basic understanding of equine safety and riding skills, and have the ability to develop their skills to a controlled posting trot and canter. Advanced level campers must have all basic and intermediate skills and be ready to advance to pre and beginner jumping techniques. All campers will develop their riding skills in hunt seat (English) while sampling stock seat (western) and bareback. The day will start with campers climbing on a recreation van at 7:30 a.m. in the recreation parking lot on North Main Street, Mocksville. Each camper will have a clipboard with a horse puzzle to solve on the way to the farm. The morning will include a divided program with two participants sharing a schooling horse. Campers will be divided into two groups. Both campers will prepare their horse for the day's activities by grooming and tacking the horse. Camper No. I will then take the horse to the arena for their

riding session while Camper No.2 participates in the equine management pan of the program. Halfway through the morning they will switch, each having ridden from I hour to I 112 hours each day. Dixieland has a large indoor arena as weU as an outdoor one, so weather will not affect the camp instruction. Before lunch the team will join up for cooling, untacking and grooming their horse before it is turned out for the rest of the day. The horse managemeot program will include everything from leading, grooming, feeding and mucking to all horse health issues and proper tack care. They will learn about breeds, colors, markings and body parts. By the end of the week they will have a general understanding of what a commitment owning a horse of your own is. After lunch, tbe campers will load into the recreation van to be transported to the afternoon's activities. Monday, Wednesday and Friday will be swim days at a local campground (weather

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permitting). Tuesday and Thursday will include field trips to horse related facilities plus notehooks and crafts activities at the recreation department. where they will be picked up by 5 p.m. The afternoon part of the program is being designed and conducted by Kathie Streit; Special Olympics Davie Equestrian COllen and Special Olympics North Carolina Equestrian Sports Development Team Member and Clinician. The camp is $210 per camper for the week, and includes a custom designed camp shin. Each camper needs to wear long pants and hoots or heeled shoes. No sandals or sneakers are allowed. Dixieland provides the required helmets. Campers need to briog a bagged lunch and are encouraged to bring a jug of ice water. There is a drink vending machine at the farm and rec department. They will need a swim suit, towel. sunscreen, changes of clothes (shorts and t-shirt) and sneakers for the afternoon. An afternoon snack and drink will be provided. Call Streit at 751-2325.

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