DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, May 12,2005 - C7
Apply Now For Annual Horse Camp
Mocksville/Davie Parks and
Recreation will sponsor its
popular horse camp for 8 - 15-
year-old children at Dixieland
Farm.
The camp will be under the
direction of Marissa Johnston,
who hought the farm in 2003 af-
ter moving to North Carolina
from Long Island. N. Y. The
camp will be open to a maxi-
mum of 10 campers a week for
six weeks.
Johnston moved to Davie
two years ago with her fiance,
Kris Brzescinski, in order to fol-
low their dream of owning and
operating a hunt seat hoarding
and training stable, leaving be-
hind in New York a television
career in which she had heen
nominated for all Emmy in 2001
for camera work. Dixieland be-
came available and their dream
came true.
She is firm yet kind in her
methods. and relaxes and amus-
ing in her dealings with her stu-
dents. "Way to go. dude!" and
"my hero!" are frequently heard
phrases at her classes.
Johnston brought to her farm
an extensive background in
competition, training. instruct-
ing and stable management. Her
students' accomplishments are
spreading the word of her teach-
ing excellence as they are win-
ning in show after show across
the state. Dixieland is the win-
ner of the 2005 Special Olym-
pics Piedmont Triad Area Small
Corporation of the Year Award.
Camps will ioclude the
weeks of June 6-10,June 13-17,
June 20-24, Juoe 27-July I.July
18-22, and July 25-29. Each
week will be custom designed
to meet the expertise of that
week's campers, by offering
training for beginners. interme-
diate and advanced as needed.
Beginner level participants
will learn basic equine safety
and riding skills.
North Carolina Medicare Beneficiaries
A participant in last year's Horse Camp (left) practices in the arena. 'The camp is
under the direction of Marissa Johnston, right.
Intermediate participants
will need to have basic under-
standing of equine safety and
riding skills, and have the abil-
ity to develop their skills to a
controlled posting trot and can-
ter.
Advanced level campers
must have all basic and interme-
diate skills and be ready to ad-
vance to pre and beginner jump-
ing techniques. All campers will
develop their riding skills in
hunt seat (English) while sam-
pling stock seat (western) and
bareback.
The day will start with camp-
ers climbing on a recreation van
at 7:30 a.m. in the recreation
parking lot on North Main
Street, Mocksville. Each
camper will have a clipboard
with a horse puzzle to solve on
the way to the farm. The morn-
ing will include a divided pro-
gram with two participants shar-
ing a schooling horse. Campers
will be divided into two groups.
Both campers will prepare their
horse for the day's activities by
grooming and tacking the horse.
Camper No. I will then take
the horse to the arena for their
riding session while Camper
No.2 participates in the equine
management pan of the pro-
gram. Halfway through the
morning they will switch, each
having ridden from I hour to I
112 hours each day. Dixieland
has a large indoor arena as weU
as an outdoor one, so weather
will not affect the camp instruc-
tion. Before lunch the team will
join up for cooling, untacking
and grooming their horse before
it is turned out for the rest of the
day.
The horse managemeot pro-
gram will include everything
from leading, grooming, feed-
ing and mucking to all horse
health issues and proper tack
care. They will learn about
breeds, colors, markings and
body parts. By the end of the
week they will have a general
understanding of what a com-
mitment owning a horse of your
own is.
After lunch, tbe campers will
load into the recreation van to
be transported to the afternoon's
activities. Monday, Wednesday
and Friday will be swim days
at a local campground (weather
Johnson Insurance
Services, Inc.
John Wood
(336) 751~2Bl
• Long Term Care
• Medicare Supplement Insurance
• DentalCo>=ge for Individuals and Groups
• Blue J::xtras' DI5count Programs
, BlueCross BlueShield
• ".11. • of North Carolina
CotoolCl,"'"' ••.•_.-dll •.•• C-...dil •.••ShelclotNo<\ftC. ••••""'~Ior ••••••••.•• ~ •• '*-ot""_ ••
1•••••••
_ •.•• do,o_. ~..., ••• poI"'Y,.,.,t..C<II'lt......t"'toI<:.""~ ••••••••ol •••• ~•.••
~ ••.•d •••• SlwklA""O"; ••••,.Rag. •••.••• "'ttlool.".,lIkI4Ic", •• ond8 ••• Shi.ldAaoc •••••••• ~'.l~m
ot ••• IlIu.oCm •• ...dB •.•• __ •• _,IJ2062 ..• 1Ill3
.••.•.
J,,4-". ...,.
IODTIl.
''''l_.",~
permitting). Tuesday and Thurs-
day will include field trips to
horse related facilities plus note-
hooks and crafts activities at the
recreation department. where
they will be picked up by 5 p.m.
The afternoon part of the pro-
BUSINESS MINUTES.
gram is being designed and con-
ducted by Kathie Streit; Special
Olympics Davie Equestrian
FAMILY-STYLE.
COllen and Special Olympics Stay connected to yoor team with 1000 shared
minutes and unlimited walkle~alkie.
North Carolina Equestrian
Sports Development Team NATIONAL BUSINESS 1000 PLAN
Member and Clinician. 1000 olnytinece/lula(miootes
UNUNllED locallNliH •••
The camp is $210 per camper UNUNITED_ends
for the week, and includes a cus- CeluOr Ionq dls(a", included
tom designed camp shin. Each ~l4lbUltNo1IIiafwI!MM$1OOOPlMb¥""31
camper needs to wear long pants
and hoots or heeled shoes. No
nPfr~~~~=!=•
sandals or sneakers are allowed.
-,
"Frimd/y K"~1lJkJgeabk Cornu/lImtJ"
Dixieland provides the required "Family Owned 0- Optrated"
helmets. Campers need to briog
g
a bagged lunch and are encour-
aged to bring a jug of ice water. 3570 Clemmons Road. • 'j .
Hwy. 158.Clemmons l~. '" •
There is a drink vending ma- 766-8911 or 399-2222 •.•__ ~
Across from BRc Shopping Center
chine at the farm and rec de- t\I:lo,n:"..,...f'ridIor' ••••.• IIfI\s..a.rIO •••..•1IIIl
partment. They will need a
swim suit, towel. sunscreen,
changes of clothes (shorts and
t-shirt) and sneakers for the af-
ternoon. An afternoon snack
and drink will be provided.
Call Streit at 751-2325.
I ..•... I
.• 1
-