Camp News : Campers : Horse camp's a fun ride

Date Added: 25-10-2007

A love of horses and meeting other girls with the same interests, is attracting campers to Franklin County farm in Kentucky.  Read the excerpt below.

State-Journal.com - Frankfort,KY,USA

By Sara Gividen

October 10, 2007

Some local students are spending fall break in the saddle on a Franklin County farm.

James and Teresa Bondurant operate "A Little Bit of Heaven," a horse farm on Ky. 1262, Sullivan Lane, just off U.S. 127.

"We've done this for at least 10 years," Teresa Bondurant said.

Five girls between ages 6 and 14 signed up for this year's "Fall Roundup" camp.

"We have instruction but we try to make it a fun camp," Teresa Bondurant said.

Both Bondurants were trained by the Horsemanship Safety Association at a six-week clinic for those who give riding instruction.

She said at the Fall Roundup campers learn how to care for a horse and how to ride western-style. Today campers perform what they've learned for family and friends.

"Their responsibility first is to learn safety and then they learn the responsibility of caring for a horse," Teresa Bondurant said.

Read the entire article: http://www.state-journal.com/news/article/2679841