Club Mission

Our mission is to provide a place for girls to gain a sense of independence and interconnectedness while experiencing success, interacting socially and learning new skills in a nurturing environment.

Club Objectives

Girls will benefit from our club as they learn responsibility, self-awareness and practice following multi-step directions. Working with horses helps girls gain trust, as well as learn to listen and communicate.

Our program improves girls' social and emotional skills, builds self-confidence, improves attitude and self-discipline, and increases the ability to overcome fears, patience and overall self-esteem.

Three dimensional motion of the horse improves posture control and balance, increases muscle tone and strength, increases a greater range of motion and improves hand-eye coordination.

Through the interaction with horses and horseback riding girls derive educational, physical and social benefits that include learning new skills, building self-confidence, concentration skills, patience and self-discipline.

It improves cooperation; horseback riding nurtures a positive self-image.  Riders experience some independence and a sense of being a part of a team.

Club Essentials

Girls are encouraged to be like-minded friends to the club.  Girls do not have to be registered Girl Scouts to join, but once a girl wishes to be part of a Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore horse club she must join our national movement, dues are currently $12.00, the Girl Scout year extends from October 1 to September 30.

All club meetings and agendas are girl driven; each club has a set of officers: President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary that help run and plan the meetings.  Each club will include a business section to each meeting that will discuss and plan the next meeting and other items the girls wish to accomplish.  Girls are supervised by adults who are trained at the barn and as a Girl Scout volunteer in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.  All Girl Scout leaders receive background checks.

Girls will use the Record Book to keep track of their goals and the activities they use to meet those goals.  download the Record Book clilck here.

Dues are $5.00 for each meeting; each club sets goals for spending their dues and money earned.
 

Horse Club Dates and News

Discounted Riding Lessons

Girls are encouraged to take horseback riding lessons at a discounted rate at the barn where their club is associated.  These lessons are not mandatory, some girls only wish to work with horses and not ride but for those who wish to ride these lessons will be invaluable to their skill growth and their personal goal growth.  

The discounted rate is $10 off each lesson, $30.00; the usual fee is $40.00.
 

Discounted Summer Day Camp Horse Program

Girls who are active* members of their club will receive a discount on our summer riding programs at Amity Acres and Sacajawea day camp.  For the 2011 season only horse club members will receive 15% off.

$265 program     —     $39.75     =    $225.25

$275 program     —     $41.25     =    $233.75

$285 program     —     $42.75     =    $242.25

$295 program     —     $44.25     =    $250.75

*To be considered an active member, a girl must participate in 90% of the meetings scheduled, take at least one riding lesson at the barn and participate in money earning activities for the club including a booth sale for nuts/magazines and/or cookies.  For more information about summer day camp horse program, click here.

 

Second Annual Horse Show

During the summer, girls will have the opportunity to join in on the Second Annual Horse Show open to all girls at all levels of horsemanship. Our aim at the Horse Show is to make every participant successful!  Spotters and assistants are on hand for our first time riders. Click here for a list of winners from the First Annual Horse Show.


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Please contact us if you would like more information about this program.