Overview and Philosophy
Overview
Pony Farm Summer Camp at Touchstone Farm was established in 1971 for girls ages 8 – 14, who want to experience the joy of having a horse or pony of their own. Our camp offers riding twice a day, every day except Sunday. Our carefully designed
riding program ensures safety while promoting successful learning and skill development. Our small size, 36 campers per session and almost a 2:1 camper/staff ration, provides a safe, warm, loving atmosphere with the feeling of family. The best part of camp is making lifetime friends and lasting memories.
Philosophy
We believe riding and horsemanship are not necessarily an end in themselves, but rather a means to a larger goal. Life experiences interwoven with animals, the beauty of the land, and a caring community of people can foster qualities and skills which are not ‘taught’ anywhere else.
Our program is designed to:
- Provide a safe home away from home
- Enhance the love of horses through the teaching of riding and stable management
- Increase self-confidence and self-esteem
- Encourage self growth
- Promote a sense of achievement through skill mastery
- Explore our responsibilities to care for other living things and the earth
- Foster independence, healthy self-assertion, and resistance to negative forms of peer pressure
- Enhance the ability to live as a contributing member of a group
- Provide a respite from the pressure of school grades and growing up too fast
- Enjoy our time together, coming away feeling refreshed and renewed!
We offer the gifts of love, care and time in a protected place. We hope that each person who leaves Pony Farm will do so with a renewed sense of hope for the world, a stronger sense of self, a deepened commitment to caring, and the confidence to be a positive influence in the world.