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Girl
Scout Programs
Sleepy Hollow Horse Farm
Where Education and Fun Meet!
Sleepy Hollow Horse Farm is a Girl Scout Approved facility for Junior Girl Scouts to receive their Horse Fan and Horse Rider badges.
Daisies and Brownies can come to the farm and qualify for their Animal Try It badges, or we can bring the animals to your location.
All of the badge requirements for "Hands On" horse and pony care are
covered. 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
Veterinary Care
A Question and Answer Period
Girls are put into small groups on a size appropriate horse or pony and play a game to learn the parts of the horse. They learn how to properly prepare their horse to ride by grooming and brushing and how to correctly saddle and bridle their horse. |
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Juniors 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 lesson, the girls 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.
Brownies and Daisies cover all of the same material, but while riding their pony
they are led on a lead rope by a handler as they are not quite old enough to
control the pony on their own.
We also offer educational programs with our farm animals that can be used for
different badges. |
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