Mid-September is here and I marvel at how this can be - it doesn't seem possible that I am now raising the
2nd litters of squirrel babies or that my fall mums and sedum are
blooming with spectacular colors. The last 5 months of traveling and
judging horse shows are a blur in my mind and next year's hors shows are
already appearing in my calendar.
The last 6 months have been a
period of change here at Nottingham. We have said good-bye to several
long-time friends and we have welcomed in many new and diverse friends.
We have worked together to clean and clear out the clutter and negative
energy that can accumulate over time. And we have joined our skills and
energies to open up and welcome in new ideas, new people and animals,
and new creative and positive energy. By allowing boarders and students
to become a more active part in the workings of the barn, we have
created such projects as:
Instructor-Rider evaluation reports with workbooks for riders at
4 levels of expertise
Book clubs for both adults and new juniors in the barn
Enlarged and developed a more organized working student
and volunteer group
Incorporated a Nottingham Junior Naturalist Program - which
developed because of our overwhelming popularity with the Nottingham
Nature Hour at our Summer Camp.
Developed a program to work with both Girl Scouts and Boy
Scouts in obtaining their horsemanship badges
Opening up our facility to the community to visit and experience
all of the opportunities Nottingham has to offer - with our first
Fall Fest and Open House.
Giving the barn a facelift with fresh paint throughout and beautiful new
Dutch door windows so that horses can greet both visitors and students
as they enter the barn.
It is easy to become so busy working and just
trying to survive that many of us overlook the riches that surround us.
I am rich with the many creative and hard-working people at this barn. I
am rich with the diverse group of horses and animals I am able to work
with on a daily basis. I am rich with many beautiful flower gardens,
wonderful old trees and a new frog pond on my land. And most
importantly, I am rich with a life that is filled with all of the things
I love to do each and every day!
Why is Nottingham so special?
Nottingham Equestrian
Center is a unique facility that offers high quality dressage
and jumping instruction on both private and school horses.
[read more about the barn here]
Cheryl Connell-Marsh's
Training Philosophy...
The more I work with horses, the
more I marvel at how truly tolerant, kind, and forgiving they are....
[read more about Cheryl here]
