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together, I’m sure we can come up with an answer!” the child begged.

This season, Alson plans to organize the impromptu summer riding camps of past years into a more formal program with out-of-county youngsters boarding in his home during the week and local kids coming for the day.

More than just riding lessons are involved although young horse lovers will still spend most of their time in the saddle, either riding in the new ring or following miles of trails up into the hills from Sperryville to Shenandoah National Park.

“We want to totally familiarize the kids with horses. We want to make them comfortable and we want them to have fun,” said Esther. They’ll learn how to pick a hoof and pull a mane, how to put on a saddle and bridle, how to brush their mounts and clean tack after a hard day’s ride, and how to muck out a stall.

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