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domingo, 18 de julio de 2010

META SUMMER CAMPS

META SUMMER CAMPS 2010 - HORSE RIDING AND LANGUAGE LEARNING

Summer is finally here after a long, cold, wet winter and META Riding Centre didn’t hesitate to celebrate the arrival of holiday season with the first of their 2010 summer camps.

Once again META welcomed children from the Addicts to Gaming Association, ASMUJER (Asociación Murciana de Juegos de Azar en Rehabilitatión). Fifteen children, ages ranging from 6 years to 17 years, accompanied by their psychologist, Sonia Pizcueta, spent an amazing 24 hours caring for and enjoying their favourite animals, the META horses.

Problems, those being depression, violence, hyperactivity, eating disorders, failure at school, amongst others, were forgotten whilst the children had fun riding and working in the stables, swimming and playing in the pool (great for getting rid of sweat from such hard work!), eating home cooked meals around META’s enormous garden table and sleeping in their tents under the stars.

To wind down and relax some got into ping pong and table football, others preferred board games and cards and everyone experimented with their English.

A great time was had by all and parents took home very happy, tired kids.
To find our more about our Stay Overs and Summer Camps, not to mention Summer Pony Club mornings take a look at our blog http://www.horseridingbymeta.blogspot.com/ or our web site http://www.horseridingbymeta.com/ or call us on 636 17 21 98. Remember, book now to avoid disappointment!

SAN JUAN STAY OVER

On June 24th our Riding School pupils celebrated St. John’s day with a special ‘San Juan’ stay over.

Veronica, recently back from her Equestrian Formation Course in England, organised fun gymkhana games. In pairs Spanish and English riders played games such as ‘Pig in the Middle’ and ‘Slow Coach’ (a whole new experience on horse back) and did relay races until they collapsed in a heap laughing and Francesca bit the dust after a flying fall from our tiny Shetland, Magic, the little pony with a ginormous ego.

For supper we all made our own pizzas and then it was bonfire time - first scary stories and toasted marshmallows followed by wishes thrown into the flames and jumping the embers for Good Luck in keeping with true Spanish tradition.

Film and popcorn before finally falling asleep exhausted!

Up early the next morning and a good breakfast, then teamwork to learn lots more new stuff. When riders and horses were just too hot to move, it was definitely time to shower horses and dive into the pool before lunch – delish Spaghetti Bolognaise!

Siesta relaxation meant board games (pick up sticks) and film to chill by before home time.

GREAT STAY OVER!