Hope & Horses Spring Kickoff

First of all, our apologies for being absent from the website for so long! Thank you for your patience!! The past few months have been very busy for us. We're on the brink of another beautiful Minnesota summer...can you feel it in the air? It's time to get back in the swing of things!

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Mark your calendars!!! Hope & Horses is kicking off spring with a get-together on:

• Saturday, April 5th at 6:00 pm

Please bring a snack or dessert item to share, and a beverage for yourself.

A big thank you to Robyn Craig for graciously offering to host the event at her beautiful home! No formal agenda is scheduled, though we will discuss dates and locations for 2008 trail rides and camping.

We're excited to catch up with everyone after the long winter, including meeting new members! Please don't hesitate to let us know if there is anything we can do to make you feel comfortable, if this is your first Hope & Horses event.

Location:
20747 Dyers Pass
Farmington, MN 55024
Phone (651) 463-8890

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What is your favorite park to ride? We're soliciting your for input for the 2008 riding season. It's such a thrill to discover new parks, as well as revisiting the old stand-bys.

Do you have activity ideas that you'd like to share with us? Our goal is to be inclusive of everyone's interests...we're always open to new ideas.

Please post suggestions, questions and/or prayer requests, and/or email to:

hopeandhorses@live.com

We are your group....how can we best serve you?

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Upcoming dates of interest:

2008 Minnesota Horse Expo
April 25, 26, 27 - Minnesota State Fairgrounds
http://www.mnhorseexpo.org/

Hope & Horses may be coordinating a trip to the Expo again this year - keep an eye on the website for future updates.

New to the Expo this year, which promises to be very interesting:

Tours of the new Leatherdale Equine Center at the University of Minnesota
http://www.mnhorseexpo.org/tours.html

Speaking of the Leatherdale Equine Center, the Advanced Horse Owner Education Day is being held this Saturday (March 15):
http://www.cvm.umn.edu/img/assets/28899/2008%20regional%20horse%20owner%20flier.pdf

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May God watch over you and your loved ones!