Westfield, IN- The Harness Horse Youth Foundation has
released its 2015 summer event schedule and once again Vernon Downs is on the
itinerary. Vernon will host a five-day overnight horsemanship camp from July
14-18. Camp registration fee, which includes all materials, meals and lodging,
is $150. Complete 2015 schedule
information, along with applications for the Vernon Downs camp, is available at
http://www.hhyf.org/schedule-applications.
For questions or more details, contact HHYF Executive Director Ellen Taylor at (317) 867-5877 or by e-mail, ellen@hhyf.org. Application deadline is May
15.
HHYF’s popular five-day overnight
camps, for students 12-14, are intense, hands-on introduction to horsemanship.
Participants learn to care for horses including grooming, proper equipment and
safety techniques, and how to drive a horse, assisted by licensed trainers and
drivers. HHYF travels with its own
stable of Trottingbreds, a slightly smaller breed of horse than the
Standardbreds that normally race at the track. The Vernon camp culminates with
a driving exhibition behind the starting gate in full racing colors, where one
participant will be chosen to represent Vernon Downs on Hambletonian Day at The
Meadowlands, Saturday, August 8, in a similar exhibition featuring
representatives of other camps.
“We are pleased to again be
presenting our horsemanship camp this summer at Vernon Downs. We are very
fortunate to have supportive sponsors and volunteers who recognize our
mission’s importance. We look forward to sharing with even more people the
enthusiasm of the participants as they discover the fun of driving and caring
for a racehorse,” explained HHYF Executive Director Ellen Taylor.
The Harness Horse Youth
Foundation is a charitable 501(c)3 organization dedicated to providing young
people and their families educational opportunities with harness horses, in order to foster the next
generation of participants and fans. The Foundation has been making a
difference in young people’s lives since 1976, and its programs include
interactive learning experiences with these versatile animals, scholarship
programs, and creation and distribution of educational materials. For more
information on opportunities through HHYF, or to support its mission, go to www.hhyf.org.
