Horsemanship

(Troop 560 enjoying some down time at the campsite, they also found a water hole in which to swim as well as fish...What a great camp out!)

For years our Scouting program was broken. Recently we've had some amazing men called to be Scout Masters, and they've helped fix many of the problems. Our newest Scoutmaster makes sure the boys have plenty of camp outs to attend and merit badges to work on. Our latest merit badge has been horsemanship. To finish it up the boys went on a camp out to a members home who has several horses. My boys were not too thrilled about going (anything that pulls them away from video games is frowned upon), but once there, they all had a great time.

(Matthew, 13 years old)
All three of them learned how to ride, control (sort of), and generally care for a horse.

(James - 16 years, Bryan - 17 years)

Trent told me that once the basic lessons were over the boys were allowed to saddle up and ride at their leisure. James took advantage of this opportunity and rode for quite a while. He also made sure to properly unsaddle the horse and rub it down. Good job boys, and thank you Brother Collier for your horses, knowledge, and patience with a bunch of teenage boys!!!