WINTER BARN FUN SINGLE SESSION
_Get your horse fix this winter with our Winter Barn Fun sessions. Each two-hour drop off session will include activities such as: grooming time with the horses, stall cleaning, and feeding all the animals. We'll be sheltered in the barn, but it still might be cold, so make sure you bundle up in layers. Anyone who gets too cold can warm up in the heated tack room. Limit 10 students per session. $15 per kid per session. New, old and current students are welcome.  Winter Barn Fun is geared to kids 6-11 years old.


Saturday, January 14 2:30pm-4:30pm
Saturday, February 11 2:30pm-4:30pm
Saturday, March 10 3pm-5pm
Saturday, April 14 3pm-5pmAdd to cart to order 1 session of Winter Barn Fun.  Please let us know in the comments section or by sending us an e-mail which month you are ordering.
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EARN YOUR HORSEBACK RIDING BELT LOOP
Maple View Farm will show Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts all about horses.  In the 2 hour session, scouts will work on the ground and in the saddle to learn information needed to cover the requirements of the horseback riding belt loop and pin.  Scouts should wear long pants and a boot with a heel (or the sturdiest shoe they own), and weather appropriate shirt or jacket.  


$20/scout.  After paying here, please send us an e-mail us with your child's name, age, Den and Pack number.  

SOLD OUT!  THANK YOU!  Look for our next Open Cub Scout event in the spring of 2012, or schedule your whole pack to come at your convenience.

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FARMER'S CHORES

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Join us to do chores just like a real farmer. This is a great opportunity to get more connected to land an animals and have a chance to see how we care for our animals and tend to our garden. Adults and kids are welcome -- recommended for kids 6 and up, though younger ones are welcome to watch. All kids must come with an adult. Work or watch, we will be doing REAL chores exactly as I do them when you're not around :) So wear weather appropriate clothing that can get DIRTY! E-mail us with any questions or to let us know you'll be coming. Join us for one session, or monthly on the 4th Saturday of the month March-December. We will start promptly at 7am. mapleview@cox.net

SUMMER SESSION 2011

SESSION I    June 20-24
SESSION II   JUNE 27-JULY 1
SESSION III   July 11-15
SESSION IV   July 18-22
SESSION V   JULY 25-29
SESSION VI   Aug 1-5

GIRL SCOUTS AND CUB SCOUTS

Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and other organizations are welcome at Maple View Farm.  The following is a 2 hour program geared to the Girl Scout Horse Fan and the Cub Scout horseback riding belt loop and pin.  Cost $20 per scout up to 15 scouts (attempts will be made to accommodate more if needed).  The program includes a group riding lesson where scouts will learn to groom, tack, walk and trot, and unmounted horsemanship lesson where scouts will learn about the parts of the horse and the parts of the saddle, and a horse craft.  Please allow time for scheduling.  Contact Kate for program information at 860-655-2036 or mapleview@cox.net  CLICK HERE to check out our Girl Scouts Horse Fan Booklet.  CLICK HERE to see our Cub Scout Horse Back Riding Belt Loop Booklet.

FIELD TRIPS!

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E-mail us to schedule a visit for your pre-school or kindergarten class.  1 1/2 hr programs will get kids out and about on the farm to meet the animals, learn how to care for them, read stories, play games and best of all:  get dirty!  Field trip cost is $7/kid with a 10 kid minimum.  Send us an e-mail if you're interested in field trips for older kids!