Thursday June 25th marked the start of the first leg of our International Exchange 2010/2011!Teresa Belanger, coach, trainer and owner of South Florida Equestrian Center, and 6 of her riding enthusiasts participated in the four day long weekend in CANADA!
Riders of all ages and levels of experience enjoyed our "cool" summer weather, great horses and fantastic facility.
Friday night after a long day of riding lessons and a trip to Port Stanley, we relaxed on the hill beside the arena to watch a reining demonstration and Teresa try out a potential show horse "Baylee".
We had to make a little stop to see the momma and baby that were being boarded there temporarily until the mare was re-bred for next year.
Sof made everyone feel right at home back at Briarquest on our second day of lessons. Saturday morning we had been in Strathroy to watch a horse show. We made a quick stop at Crinklaws for some real maple syrup. Later in the evening we dined at the Great Canadian Steakhouse and went to one of our gracious host families homes to make smores at the campfire.
Sunday morning we packed up the rental cars and drove to Niagara Falls for the day. We took a walk down the white water rapids and an unbelieveable ride on the Maid of the Mist. We also checked out the caves behind the falls and a 4D experience illustrating the creation of the falls.
Monday morning we did our last riding lessons. Everyone did a fabulous job in their lessons and made significant improvement over the four days that seemed to fly by. Thanks to our host families and thanks to our gracious guests. We hope to see you soon for the second leg of our exchange when we visit Fort Myers, Florida during March Break 2011!
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