Never too young for horse safety
VULCAN — Horses may seem intimidating to an eight or nine-year-old, but at the end of her week long summer camp organizer Sharon Maahs knows her students will be able to handle a horse.
But it’s the other parts of the camp that make it unique.
“We do a lot of different things and the horses aren’t necessarily saddled up and ready to go when they get here,” she said. “They will learn how to clean a stall, how to feed the horses, we also talk about how much it actually costs to keep a horse.”
Kids of all ages have been coming here to horse camp for a safe, fun introduction to horses like Sterling.
A retired school teacher Maahs knows the importance of teaching kids horse safety at a young age.