Finally finished and sent out both the ’15 LEC Show Schedule and the ’15 Camp/Clinic Schedule. I was feeling pretty good about myself—until you know me I went FaceBook stalking again to see what other instructors/stables are doing One of my favorite FaceBook pages is Neva LaFleur’s Madison Riding Academy (her website is lstables.com). Neva […]
ARRRGGGGHHHH! I am working and thinking like a mad woman these last few days putting together and finishing our ’15 LEC Schedule of Events which includes horse shows, camps, club meetings, 4-H activities, adult week-end, field trips, pony parties . . . Some dates I schedule, some dates are scheduled . . . For several […]
Once upon a time a much younger riding instructor worked at a stable, which offered overnight riding camps. Of course, we had fun in the summer, but what about the two weeks during the school’s holiday break. In this land of camps, we had out rules and regulations, our schedules and programming, but oh when […]
Winter Camp not to be confused with Summer Camp. I’ve always tried (tried is the optimum word) to run camp like a drill sergeant. Everyone will do this now and do that next and do that thing later. Ride, Craft, Groom, Lunch, Learn Something, Ride Again. Oh not so at Winter Camp! I even have […]
Well I don’t want anyone to say I wasn’t trying hard enough. Tuesday was my birthday. Tuesday is one of the days I have all my instructors in and teaching. So I thought I’d go out and beat the bushes looking for a horse or so for some clients (one actively looking for a horse, […]
If you’ve read some earlier posts, you will remember the LEC is now located in a former rodeo arena. While we’re not hosting rodeos, we do still get the American Quarter Horse Association’s monthly magazine. Which I do find interesting to read. In this month’s issue is a note from the AQHA’s Executive Vice President, […]
Over the years I’ve done a lot of camp! I would qualify myself as a camp expert: overnight, out-of-towners, day camp, one day camps, school break camps—I’ve even got fairly inventive with camps like—Games Camp, Work-Out Camp, Show Rider Camp, but went really crazy this year with Pony Princess Camp! O.k. honestly I can’t take […]
You know we forget—we forget! How Amazing! It is to ride a horse! How Amazing! It is to touch a horse! We forget what the barn smells like, We forget how terrifying it is to climb on the back of a creature that keeps wiggling, shifting his feet, maybe even sneezing. . . This is […]
Here at the LEC, I consider camp to be a major revenue stream. Camp is not something that we just do because we have free time and the kids are out of school. Camp is a major revenue stream to the LEC. A couple of years ago, I and my camp staff all sat down […]
Camp Staff is the post for today. I have done tiny camps with 6-8 kids and just myself managing and directing, and I have done week-long camps with 60 kids, all beginners with a full staff hired simply to work the camp (which would include a camp manager, 2 instructors, 8 Senior Camp Counselors, 15-20 […]
