“This idea actually arose because the horses have more or less vacation,” says supervisor Jennie van de Vegte. “Then it is nice that something is still happening to them, so that they have a quiet finish. Because they stop them at once is not pleasant for them. Just for horses a bit more old. And we really want teenagers to get to know horses and our riding school more. Because we see and experience that they are very nice here.”
Lotte and Eva enjoy this morning. “It’s a nice spending of the summer vacation,” says Lotte. Halfway through the morning a drink and a snack await after cleaning up the horse lofts. And a horse bingo. “Yes!”, Eva shouts. “I already have two next to each other in the top row.” But it is not enough to win the bingo.
Last week was the first time and the riding school is already looking back on that. “Then the children were already super enthusiastic. Even two girls who were there at the time are there again. So that says enough.”
You would think: on a pony camp the children go horse riding. That doesn’t happen today. They will follow a pony. “Children are actually used to being able to ride alone. But you can ride much more than horse riding,” says Van de Vegte. “They will experience today what it is like to work with long lines. You can use long lines to stay with a horse in a different way.”
In addition, you keep a piece of control over the horse, just like a rider on a horse. It is also good opportunity to make a horse in balance. “It’s also good for a horse’s body.”