Everyone please plan on attending the Halloween Fest Fundraiser and bring lots of people (family, friends, neighbors, etc.)!! It will be a blast and is a way to raise money for our Equestrian Team. Pony rides, carnival games, raffle, bake sale, etc. It will be held Oct. 29th at 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the barn.

Camp Update

Due to my not being around the barn and not doing lessons lately, we have decided to push the due date for the camp fee back to July 9th. Have a great 4th of July weekend everybody!

Unfortunate News

As some of you know, my dad, who has been so helpful around the barn with remodels, yard work, and training young horses, suffered a fall off the back of his dump truck and onto the concrete in front of the tack-up area. He will be in the hospital and rehabilitation for quite a long time. He has numerous injuries including a broken wrist, tendons severed in his elbow, and an almost shattered pelvis.
As you can imagine, it will be quite touch-and-go as far as lessons and other barn activities for me because we are not positive about his surgery schedule yet. I ask for your patience and understanding at this time with my having to cancel lessons, working student times, and meetings at a moment's notice.
I'd like to thank those who have stepped up to help with the barn chores and keeping everything running without me. You are greatly appreciated!
Please plan on regular lessons and programs unless I contact you. Thanks again.
-Katie

THANK YOU!

I just want to say thank you to all interns, parents, and students for making this year already awesome!
To our interns-thank you for all you do to help with lessons, training the horses, keeping the barn clean, planning for camp, and helping shows run smoothly. Thank you for showing up to endless team meetings, camp meetings,horse management meetings, and other meetings that I sometimes dream up that we need at the last minute. THANK YOU!
To parents-thank you for being supportive of your riders. Riding is such a great sport and your children really enjoy it. Thanks for bringing students out for lessons, horse management clinics, working student days, practice rides and shows. Thanks for showing me so much support with all my new (sometimes crazy) ideas. Thanks for trying to keep up with everything going on at the barn and coming to parent meetings. THANK YOU!
To students-thank you for doing your horse management lessons and reminding me (sometimes over and over) to get you new ones. Thank you for trying hard in lessons to meet your goals and learn. Thank you for getting back on when you fall off. Thank you for having a good attitude around the barn and being friendly with one another and loving to the horses. THANK YOU!

This Year's Pony Camp

We are gearing up for Pony Camp this year and all attending should be SUPER excited! We are going to have so much fun. Katie, CeLin, and Jenny will be the camp advisors and we'll be doing a whole bunch of new, fun things including:
Vaulting (gymnastics on horseback) with the Oak Hills Vaulters
Pony Cart driving with Wendy Liddle
Horse Soccer and other mounted games
Swimming with the ponies in Utah Lake
and more!
All campers make sure to bring sunscreen, a water bottle with your name on it, and comfortable shoes. When you come in the mornings, wear a polo shirt and breeches/jodhpurs or comfy riding pants, boots, and your bandana that you'll be given at orientation. Let's make this the most fun year at camp ever!!

Click on the link to the right for more information about camp

2011 Team Members

We're so excited to have our Equestrian Team this year in full swing! Here are the 2011 Valley View Equestrian Team Members and their positions on the team.
Jenny-Sarah Yates, Vice President
CeLin MacDonald, Vice President
Sydney Gee (and Mom), Team Captain
Lynn Brereton (and Mickey), Secretary of Horses
Maddie DeHart (and Spanky), Horse Management Chairman
Lilly Bradley (and Mom), Camp Chairman
Chiara Gruber (and Spanky), Valley View Show Chairman
Martha Juarez (and Spanky), Historian
Elisa Gruber (and Buttercup), Treasurer