The Harness Horse Youth Foundation is pleased to announce its 2015 summer program schedule.
The schedule includes eight states and two time zones, including a leadership camp at the Goshen Historic Track and a one-day event at Nappanee Raceway, an Indiana track that features Trottingbreds – the breed that the foundation uses to teach horsemanship.
Complete 2015 schedule information, along applications for all of the Foundation’s Summer Programs is available here.
The foundation’s popular five-day overnight camps, for students aged 12-14, will be held June 20-24 at Harrington Raceway, in Delaware; July 7-11 at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, in Pennsylvania; and July 14-18 at Vernon Downs in New York; and a five-day non-overnight camp at Gaitway Farm in New Jersey, July 27-31. These camps culminate with a driving exhibition on Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands Racetrack on August 8. The leadership program for high school age students with previous HHYF experience is set for Goshen Historic Track for July 20-24. All events feature hands-on experience, including driving the organization’s stable of Trottingbred horses.
Shorter introductory programs for children ages 11 and up are scheduled for Running Aces in Minnesota on June 8-9; Nappanee Raceway in Indiana on June 15; Ocean Downs in Maryland on June 26; and at Scioto Downs in Ohio on August 11. Check the website for possible additional public programs. A number of closed programs for interested groups (4-H, scouts, etc.) are scheduled and dates remain available for additional programs for similar organizations.
“HHYF will be hitting the road earlier than usual this year and extend the HHYF season into mid-August in order to accommodate all our hosts. We are very fortunate to have supportive sponsors and volunteers who recognize our mission’s importance,” explained HHYF Executive Director Ellen Taylor. “I hope we can find a way to share with even more people the enthusiasm of the participants as they discover the fun of driving and caring for a racehorse; seeing it really refreshes one’s outlook.”
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