MM Training Featured in Horse & Rider Magazine

MM Training and Consulting was recently featured in the February 2013 edition of Horse & Rider. The article is titled “How to Host a Horse Camp”, and Marcia was interviewed about how our camps are structured, what we teach during camp, and the experiences that campers can expect to have. We encourage you to contact us about creating your own customized camp for your family, work team, friends, or sports team. Options for camp focuses can include both horsemanship and relationship skills. Horsemanship skills may include ground training, equitation, training in the saddle, showing, gaming, English, trail, showmanship or a combination. Options for a relationship skills focus can include communication, connection, teamwork, building confidence, overcoming fear, learning self awareness, leadership, building relationships, and many more topics. Please see the summer horse camp article in Horse & Rider for additional ideas or contact us to discuss your camp. Make this summer a time to remember with a camp made just for you!

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Youth Connections

To all the youth riders out there – if you didn’t make it to last year’s youth camp, consider registering for our 2007 youth camp July 10–12.Davalee and Marcia develop the camp activities around concepts of partnering and leadership, not only with horses but also when campers interact with each other. Camp starts with the Pledge of Allegiance and orientation under the picnic tent. Campers are assigned partners from day one to help facilitate cooperation and a spirit of camaraderie. Campers also are engaged into conversations about expectations, safety and what constitutes good horsemanship. Marcia demonstrates the basics of proper equitation, and Davalee speaks on building character and other interpersonal skills.

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Letter From Youth Camp Participant Alexia VandeKamp

Below is letter from an eager young girl that as been anxiously waiting to be old enough to attend Youth Camp. She requested to ride Jessi, our beloved lesson horse.

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Youth Connections

Ken Duft was the motivational speaker for Youth Camp 2005. He gave a poignant account of his difficult childhood and how he overcame many challenges to get to the successful and rewarding life he has today. Ken is a Washington State University professor and extension economist and also an accomplished rider and horse show judge. He and his horse “Bob” are well known to the Palouse show community, where Ken makes an effort to mentor youth riders whenever he has opportunity.Following is a motivational letter written by camper K.T. McMurray (11), persuading her school principal to invite Ken to speak at Lincoln Middle School.

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Youth Connections

Hi, my name is K.T. McMurray. I’m 10 and live in Pullman, Washington. I’m a member of Wheatland Gallopers 4-H Club and have gone to youth camp for two years. Blaze, my horse, is a 25-year old Morgan/Welsh cross. I’ve had him for two and a half years. I use Blaze for trail, show and 4-H. My favorite thing to do with Blaze is trail ride, because Blaze and I both love to do it!Here’s a story I’ll share about youth camp.

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