We’re in the home stretch with just 4 more weeks of summer camp to go. In addition to camp director, Paige Ball, there is a team of PATH Intl. Certified Instructors and volunteers helping at camp every day. Our inclusive summer day camp for children with special needs, their siblings, and their typically developing peers is a mainstay for the local community. Registration for camp opens on February 1st and for the past couple of years, parents have been diligent in registering immediately so their children get the weeks they want. Most spots are filled by mid-February, with a waiting list that continues to grow in the months that follow. We love our campers and it seems they love us too (or maybe it’s just our horses?)!
We love sharing camp activities with our community and volunteer photographers help make this happen. Olivia Iskra has come to camp every Monday this summer to ensure each and every camper has great pics to take home with them at the end of the week. These same pics are shared here and on socials. Whether you love the horses or the smiling faces of campers, volunteers, and instructors, without volunteer photographers like Olivia, we would see very little of what goes on each day. THANK YOU OLIVIA! And good luck in college we will miss you very much!
WEEK 3
Week 3 was a short week due to the long 4th of July weekend. For those who weren’t on vacation, coming to Mane Stream was a great option. With 2 brothers, 2 sisters, and the rest returning campers, the week got off to an easy start making for tons of smiles and a super cute parade of horses.
WEEK 4
Week 4 was the first of two Advanced Rider weeks and the campers worked on mastering trotting on the correct diagonal, going over cavalettis, cantering🐎, and some even tackled small jumps. This group also delved further into horse care with this year’s focus on getting comfortable with clippers! Head Instructor, Jen Dermody, also put everyone through their paces with her scavenger hunt, where campers work in teams to find the pieces of a bridle and then must put it together correctly. 🐎🏅👏
WEEK 5
What can we say about Week 5? It was super🔥HOT🔥but the riders were smart and rode early each day. That meant more time for cooler activities like bathing 💦their steeds 🐎. Congratulations to the riders, volunteers, and instructors who had a great time all week, despite the weather.
WEEK 6
In addition to daily riding lessons, week 6 riders were up for FUN starting on Day 1! There were backbends, dance-offs, and shenanigans pretty much every single day. They seemed to really know how to make the most of their 5 days. Special note: 3 campers first came to Mane Stream back in 2021 to earn their Girl Scout Horseback Riding Badge. They had so much fun that they also came to camp that year and then again this year.
