August 14th, Dream On Curls Riding Center hosted a Rider Appreciation Day to honor all our wonderful and special riders and their accomplishments. We were blessed with gorgeous weather - after a summer of endless rain and gloom ! A beautiful tent was set up on the lawn of Top O' The Hill Farm.
And right around 11:00 - the people began arriving !
Everyone had a chance to watch and ask questions.
People had the chance to study what they wanted and put a bid in the jar. The money went toward our scholarship fund. Anyone reading this who wants to participate in the fundraising can go to the web site and donate through pay pal.
We served approximately 100 hot dogs and 100 hamburgers ! Along with lots of chips and side dishes rider families brought along. Susan Lejonhud from Maine- member of the Board of Directors- did all the grilling. and she was kept VERY busy on a hot day-- Thank you Susan !
Eating, chatting, making friends under the tent and at the picnic tables on the lawn
All our riders received blue ribbons !
And when the time came to draw winning tickets-- what a great
And right around 11:00 - the people began arriving !
The day was planned to include a demo lesson-
Lesson horse Lilly was ridden western through a mock trail course.
Lesson horse Lilly was ridden western through a mock trail course.
Everyone had a chance to watch and ask questions.
Under the tent were tables of hand-outs and Silent Auction items donated by area community businesses.
People had the chance to study what they wanted and put a bid in the jar. The money went toward our scholarship fund. Anyone reading this who wants to participate in the fundraising can go to the web site and donate through pay pal.
We served approximately 100 hot dogs and 100 hamburgers ! Along with lots of chips and side dishes rider families brought along. Susan Lejonhud from Maine- member of the Board of Directors- did all the grilling. and she was kept VERY busy on a hot day-- Thank you Susan !
Eating, chatting, making friends under the tent and at the picnic tables on the lawn
All our riders received blue ribbons !
The face painting corner was crowded all day - Many thanks to the 2 young women who volunteered their time to paint faces all day !
We had a large mirror set up so everyone could view their body art.
And when the time came to draw winning tickets-- what a great
co-incidence when you win what you really wanted !!
We had our Center shirts for sale - Susan models one later in the day.
Our logo on the back.
We had several styles - this one is the women's v-neck in violet.
Anyone wishing to order a shirt can do so soon on the
donation page of the web site- through pay pal, visit the farm and purchase one, or e-mail top@vermontel.net
This was a super day-- our First Annual Rider Appreciation Day combined with an open house. We had some great volunteers collecting food and prize donations.
Remember- our BIG Fundraising event is still coming up.. the Rev Your Horses Motorcycle Ride with a huge Silent Auction, 50/50 Raffle, BBQ with music etc. We will also have shirts on sale with the bike rally logo on the back.
E-mail top@vermontel.net for more info on this event - or read about it on the web site.
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