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  The dates for the 2009 Cheon Il Guk International Horsemanship and Outdoor Challenge for ages 14 and up will be from July 18 through August 2, 2009.

  The 2009 Challenge is also open to international applicants with one paid scholarship available for one upcoming rider. Again this year we will be involved in our Service for Peace project with the Treasures of Heaven Special Needs Family Camp, as well as field trips to a horse show, a museum and other sites. As always, there will be a lot of riding and horse care, as well as paintball, games on horseback, swimming, archery and marksmanship, and other activities.

  Applications can be obtained by emailing ellanson@frontiernet.net . Applications should be remitted as soon as possible to Lesa Ellanson, 517 Neversink Drive, Port Jervis, New York 12771.

   Our spring and summer equestrian curriculum exists for individual horse owners, pony clubs and/or showing exhibitors. Flat work drills utilizing applied dressage prepare horse and rider for competition (whether jumping or dressage); there is emphasis on a command of classical horsemanship and basic equine care to insure uncompromising animal welfare and rider safety.

  Summer programs also include outdoor activities which include archery, marksmanship, canine care, swimming, other sports and group activities that broaden the students' experiences.

  Classroom lectures are given in equine health and basic veterinary care, stable management, riding disciplines, equestrian history, breed geography, and sports science and safety. In addition to these classes, there are field trips, films and documentaries, and prominent equestrian professionals who impart their expertise in regularly scheduled clinics exclusive to New Hope Farms students.

    Summer enrollment is available for beginner through intermediate equestrians who have qualified through a riding evaluation and who have been assigned an available New Hope Farms' school horse. Those who own and/or are showing their own horses may enroll in advanced instruction. All instruction is on a private basis.


 

Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation


"Pippin", a six-year-old Haflinger pony, found in a rural Pennsylvania dairy barn.


"Leon", a 25-year-old Belgian work horse, found starving in a field in Ohio.

   Another aspect of ongoing equine education for the student is rehabilitation and training. Occaisionally the students and staff at New Hope Farms will rescue abused or neglected horses and ponies whose temperments are condusive to training and subsequent placement in a new home as a show animal or family companion. The process of caring for and training such sorrowful creatures embues the students with compassion, patience, discipline, diligence, and the necessity of unconditional love. Through such education as well as the investment of time and money, heart and dedication, the students are taught that there is little in the way of "short cuts" when it comes to bringing these equine back from, oftentimes, the brink of starvation. Thankfully, these horses earn new, prosperous careers as well-trained, superb quality show animals as a result of the unselfish care of the students and trainers.




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