Brookhill Farm Tuesday

Tuesday afternoons at Brookhill Farm is all about horses, girls, work and fun.
That's because Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays are United Neigh days!

A typical Tuesday means arriving after school and doing your assigned chore for the month. This may be mucking out stalls, washing saddle pads, cleaning the wash stall, etc.

Then it's time to gather up your gear and head to your spot. The girls team up to go get their horses from the big field where more than 30 horses are usually grazing.

Before riding each horse has to be cleaned up, brushed and have his hoofs picked- this is known as "grooming the horse". Only after that is he tacked up with his bridle, saddlepad and saddle.

The horses get excercise by being walked or ridden depending on their rehabilitation status. Each rider is responsible for excersizing their horse to both the horses physical condition and their own abilities.

More about the United Neigh Program in the posts to come. Below is a brief slideshow of some of the activities this past Tuesday.

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This weekend the girls are participating in several activities that will ultimately help the horses at the farm.