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Girl
Scout Horse Riding Programs in Pennsylvania
Sleepy Hollow Horse Farm
Where Education and Fun Meet!
Sleepy Hollow Horse Farm is a Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) Approved facility for Junior Girl Scouts to earn their Horse Fan and Horse Rider badges.
Daisies and Brownies can also come to the farm to qualify for their Animal Try It badges, or we can bring the ponies or farm animals to their location.
Sleepy Hollow Horse Farm's Girl Scout equine educational programs cover the badge requirements for "Hands On" horse and pony care. This includes but is not limited to:
 Basic Horse Safety
The Daily Care and Maintenance of Horses
The Diet, Exercise and Habits of Horses
Proper Horse Terminology
Breeds of Horses and Ponies
Names and Parts of the Saddle and Bridle
Equine Veterinary Care
A Question and Answer Period
Girl Scout Troops are put into small groups on a size appropriate horse or pony and play a game to learn the parts of the horse. The Girl Scouts learn how to properly prepare their horse to ride by grooming and brushing and how to correctly saddle and bridle their horse.
Girl Scout programs are offered Mondays, Wednesdays and some Fridays year round and weekends November through March. Many troops choose a holiday, half day or after school.
Girl Scout Fees:
Juniors: for both the Horse Fan and Horse Rider Badges~$35 per child ~ $350.00 minimum.
Brownies/Daisys: for their Animal Lovers Badge~ $20.00 per child ~ $300.00 minimum.
For travel distance please mapquest the zip code 18081 for our township location.
Sleepy Hollow Horse Farm is a great Bucks County Country Farm for Girl Scouts to experience and visit. Not only do the girls learn the hands on care and education of their assigned horse or pony, they get to see how all the farm animals live. When the girls first arrive the llamas and alpacas will greet them at the top of the driveway. As the girls make their way down the gravel drive they pass by and admire Japanese Silky Chickens, Frizzles, South American Muscovys and many other varieties of ducks and chickens. The Girl Scout Troops see the many different ponies and horses on the farm, the adorable Miniature Sicilian Donkeys will want a neck scratch, the girls can pick fresh grass to feed the friendly bunnies and also see the exotic and beautiful Indian Fantails. As the girls ride in the horse back riding arena, they see the many friendly goats and woolly sheep that graze the property pastures. They see the wildlife and birds that visits the farm's open pastures. After their riding lesson is over the girls are welcome to visit for a few minutes with the goats and sheep. Sleepy Hollow Horse Farm is a true piece of Upper Bucks County and Lehigh Valley countryside. It is a wonderful learning experience for the Girl Scouts and their leaders to enjoy and remember.
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Juniors horseback ride in small
groups, learning how to control, stop and start their horses.
They learn how to walk and steer their horse around obstacles.
Girls also play a game while on horseback and feel how bouncy
the horse is at the trot while they experience posting!
There is a lot of Learning and Laughing!
At the end of the horseback lesson, the girl scouts untack their horses and learn how to clean
the tack. There is a Question and Answer period and then they can give their
mounts goodbye pets and treats. Depending on the number of girls, most troops visit for about two hours.
Brownies and Daisies cover all the same material, and then receive a pony ride with a handler
as they are not quite old enough to control the pony on their own.
We also offer other
Farm Animal Education Programs with the farm livestock animals that can be used for different girl scout farm
Animal Try It badges.
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