For the summer season of 2014, we will not be offering any horsemanship activities at PSR Camp for the following two reasons:
1) All of our horse trails are currently unsafe for horses. These trails winded through areas of dense, overlapping root systems which were destroyed by the fire. When the roots burned away, they left behind empty cavities beneath the ground. Erosion will eventually cause the cavities to heal, but horses could be injured if we use the trails too soon.
2) Quality Assurance. We've been offering four different horsemanship programs every year (Beginning, Western, English, & Teen) and our camp family has come to expect a high level of safety and quality. It's been suggested that we make the program much smaller, offer arena-only classes, and make those classes more about learning horsemanship than riding horses. After examining all of the issues, we've elected not to change our program into a pale shadow of what it's been in the past.
I know a lot of people are aware of this issue, and many of them have called us because they've heard a lot of different information. I hope that the two reason listed above make sense to all of our customers, and I would encourage everyone to look forward to 2015 when we hopefully will be able to bring back the horsemanship program.
Blessings,
Jeremy
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