 With
the facilities, personnel, and expertise available, Paradocs Farm is
uniquely qualified to provide a camp experience unlike any other.Students may bring their own horse or
they will be assigned school horses. Safety will be addressed first,
then the responsibilities that come along with caring for an
animal. Daily lessons in veterinary care will be given by licensed
veterinarian, Dr. Joan Prasse. Campers will be taught nutrition,
herd health care programs, strategies for disease prevention, broodmare
care, first aid techniques, and how to administer injections and
medications.
 The camp covers
many training techniques
including round pen training, lungeing, long-lining, ground-driving, and
how to work with young horses. Basic horsemanship and the various
disciplines of riding are covered.
Exposure to western (stockseat),
saddleseat, huntseat, jumping, dressage, and driving during the
week-long camp will increase understanding of the complexities of good
riding.
The aim at Paradocs is to make camp as
fun and educational as possible. Campers set goals for the week
and evaluate their progress by critiquing daily video tapes. With
individual attention, students are shown ways to work through specific
issues on their own.
 Working with several different animals
daily helps the student progress in his chosen discipline, plus be
exposed to many new styles of riding. Learning to harness and
drive is always very popular!
Attending a horse show, swimming, trail riding
and various field trips round out the week. Fun for all ages and
abilities. |
