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Winter Inspiration

Posted on December 21, 2017 by jennifer griffin in Camps, Lessons, Riding Lesson Ideas, Workshop

This morning I have Winter Break Camp on my mind—kids will be out of school in a week or less and they will be out here at the barn. Here at the LEC we looking at Winter Camp slightly different than we look at Summer Camp.  First it is cooler outside!  Which can actually be […]

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HOMESCHOOL AND HORSES

Posted on September 29, 2017 by jennifer griffin in Lessons

Two or three years ago, Pam Roush (Avalon Stables in Florida) called me asking if I had any beginner lesson horses for sale—anything that could carry a beginner—several of them. “Several?”   “Who need several beginner horses all at one time?” For her new homeschool program, she told me. Now for several years, thinking now probably […]

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The One-Timer’s

Posted on March 24, 2017 by jennifer griffin in Lessons

Just today it happened.  My office manager set up a “one time” riding lesson.  My definition of a “one time” riding lesson, is someone from out of town who is only in town for a few days, and makes the time to come out to take a riding lesson.  Now don’t mistake this for a […]

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Your new best friends

Posted on March 1, 2017 by jennifer griffin in Lessons

Okay this is the second part of the last post—The Funeral Home or How to Get Inside the School System. At the beginning of that post, I had mentioned how I would talk to my clients and find out more about them—their lives, careers, families—all in the normal course of teaching themselves or their children […]

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The Funeral Home or How to Get Inside Schools

Posted on March 1, 2017 by jennifer griffin in Lessons

Many years ago when I first started teaching—I quickly learned that if I needed help with something, maybe a volunteer to help out with a pony party or a Scout troop—I needed t know whose parents worked full-time, which kids were home-schooled, which adult worked the night shift, but could be counted on to help […]

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“DOING IT RIGHT”

Posted on October 13, 2015 by jennifer griffin in Lessons, Riding Lesson Ideas

Today I got a phone call with an interest in the annual Riding Instructor’s Workshop (which by the way has been scheduled for March 4-6, 2016!).  They want to start a lesson program at their current facility and they told me they want to “do it right”. I got to thinking about this “doing it […]

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ENCOURAGEMENT or Where do They All Come From?

Posted on September 21, 2015 by jennifer griffin in Lessons

A couple of weeks ago, standing in front of a huge pile of cedar sawdust, I looked up and I thought who are all these people?  Where did they all come from?  Yes there were state fair-goer’s wandering around—but look at all the people, from all over the country.  Trainers, instructors, exhibitors, parents, families, friends—they […]

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LAST DAY OF CAMP

Posted on August 17, 2015 by jennifer griffin in Camps, Lessons

My first reaction to the last day of camp is—Oh Great another hour of sleep!  But almost immediately it turns to hysteria—for the past nine weeks with every Monday came the excitement of the daily camp deposit to the bank! Here at the LEC one of our largest revenue streams is our camp revenue, especially […]

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BAD SPOT

Posted on May 11, 2015 by jennifer griffin in Lessons

Last time I had mentioned that I had two of our most favorite beginner ponies down with injuries.   The little Morgan is back to work, with only a small scar as a reminder of his tussle.  But oh, Spot—his eye turned into a fungal and bacterial infection, with a four day vet clinic stay and […]

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OH SPOT!!

Posted on May 5, 2015 by jennifer griffin in Camps, Lessons, Pony Parties, Riding Lesson Ideas, Uncategorized

Every instructor has been there—two of our best and favorite lesson ponies are off the lesson list for a couple of weeks—our little Morgan, Webster must’ve had a disagreement with one of his pasture buddies and he got the brunt of it.  Webster’s been “off duty” while his neck heals up.  And then our best […]

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