Girl Scout Programs at HRS

Girl Scouts

Hunters Run Stables provides programs to complete both the Horse Fan or Horse Rider Junior Girl Scout badges.
We have provided this accreditation for many years.

Horse Rider Badge - Scouts will learn about riding equipment and how to care for it. Scouts will also learn the importance of properly fitting riding equipment and handling of a horse, general horse anatomy, how to mount and dismount properly, walk and trot a horse.
Horse Fan Badge - Scouts will learn about the riding equipment and how to care for it. Scouts will also learn the importance of properly fitting riding equipment. Scouts will also learn how to provide daily care for horses (feeding, grooming, treats, etc.)
Horse Sense Badge - Scouts learn about horse breeds, tack cleaning, rules of riding, caring for equipment, daily care and more.

We recently hosted Troops 10366, 10762, and 214. Check out pictures of Girl Scouts at HRS. If you want some other useful information about horses - please see the links below. Hunters Run Stables does not endorse any of the links or information below, but simply provide them as other Girl Scout troops have found them useful.

Horseland (http://www.horseland.com) - this site allows you to play games and take care of your own horse. We do not encourage that any children put personal information on any website, however.
Ultimate Horse Site (http://www.ultimatehorsesite.com) - this site provides all sorts of different horse information including breeds, color genetics, etc. for research and reading.
Horse 4 Kids (http://www.horse4kids.com) - provides link points to find information for shopping and finding horse related information.
Pony Box (http://www.ponybox.com) - free game to play
eHow Horses (http://www.ehow.com/list_1097.html) - how to do just about everything related to horses.
Hunt Seat Information (http://www.answers.com/topic/hunt-seat) - this provides information about hunt seat equitation.

The following pages may be useful for testing, learning more, or just having fun related to horses.
- Horse Reading Comprehension
- Horse Vocabulary
- Horse Wordsearch

Please contact us to secure a date for your Girl Scouts. Once the date is secured, you can print out the Application Form and return with deposit to address provided on form. We have also provided our Release Form for parents to sign before your troop comes to the stables. If you have trouble reading these forms, please see the link to the left to obtain the Adobe Reader.