Hi Everyone,
We hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July weekend. July is a busy month down at Unbridled Change! We are starting up our summer camp programs plus we will be holding our main fundraiser for the year, Bluegrass on the Maggoddee! We hope to see everyone out at the farm this summer, so stop by and say hello if you get a chance.
Michelle Holling-Brooks - Founder & Executive Director
Join us this weekend for the 2nd Annual Bluegrass on the Maggoddee
Come out this weekend on Sat. July 10th, and enjoy a family friendly evening of live toe-tapping bluegrass music from local bands, savory BBQ dinner, clogging and barn dancing, horses, carriage rides, face painting, silent auction, craft and artisan vendors, and much more! Plus you will help us raise the funds we need to keep our scholarship funds going.
What is the line up this year?
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MC for the evening will be 101.5 the Music Place's very own DJ "Ripley"
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Music and dancing kicks off the evening from 4-5:30 with the Old Dominion Cloggers and their band Friday Night Old Tyme Dance Band
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Following them will be County Bound (formerly known as the Pickin' Buds)
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and then Blues Jam
Purchase your tickets ahead of time and save - $25 for adults, $10 for kids 6-12, and 5 and under are free! (at the door tickets will be $30 & $12). Tickets include an awesome BBQ dinner provided by Squeals on Wheels BBQ that will be served between 5-7pm. For more information about the event or to purchase tickets click here.
1st Annual Horses & At-Risk Youth Symposium
At the end of June, Unbridled Change's founder and lead therapist had the pleasure and honor of presenting at the first annual Horses and At-Risk Youth Symposium held in Ashville, NC at Horse Sense of the Carolina's.
Michelle Holling-Brooks and Cami Murnane enjoyed the two day symposium and the opportunity to highlight the work Unbridled Change has been doing with at-risk youth in our field. Participants came from across the country to collaborate and learn the different approaches and models that can be utilized to help this population. Their presentation was based on partnering equine assisted activities and therapies with character development curriculums designed for schools and after-school programs as a preventative measure.
"Our program 'Blazing the Trail of Character...One Hoofprint at a Time' allows students the ability to practice six character development concepts, in a manner that brings these words from an idea to concrete behaviors that they can practice and master." states Holling-Brooks.
Unbridled Change has piloted their program with Centra Health’s after-school program, an alternative program serving the greater Roanoke valley area with a 92% success rate and improvement in behaviors as documented in pre/post test surveys.
Students working on a service project they developed and implemented for the "citizenship" hoof-print
Murnane states that, "graduates of the program will have translated vague concepts into tangible skills that can provide healthy social skills for the future and help to create a successful well-rounded whole person."
If you are interested in learning more about this program and other specialties programs that Unbridled Change offers click here.
Summer Programs Under Way!
Horses 101
We have added a great new summer program this year - Horses 101! It is open to all children and teens that want to learn more about horses. Horses 101 focuses on:
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Learning basic hors
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Learning basic horse care and grooming
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and Learning basic riding skills
Plus during the 4 day camp participants will develop life and leadership skills.
Two of our camp weeks are full but there are still a few slots open throughout the summer so contact us today to reserve your child's slot. |
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