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Willow Pond Ranch – Santa Cruz

Four One-Hour Small-Group Riding Lessons or Five Days of Spring Riding Camp on April 2–6 (Up to 54% Off)

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In a Nutshell

Equestrian experts teach two to five pupils in weekly lessons; camps welcome youths daily to learn horsemanship and riding skills

The Fine Print

  • Expires Apr 5, 2013
  • Limit 1 per person. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only for option purchased. Reservation required. 48hr cancellation notice required. Must be 6 or older; under 18, guardian must sign waiver. New clients only. Classes must be taken by the same person. Group lessons must be completed in consecutive weeks. Not valid for customers who have ridden at Willow Pond Ranch in the last 24mos.
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Before man learned to ride horses, Western films ended with cowboys jogging into the sunset. Saddle up with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

  • $130 for four one-hour small-group riding lessons, held over four consecutive weeks (a $260 value)
  • $300 for five days of spring riding camp for ages 6-16 on April 2–6 (a $650 value)

Camp days for ages 6-16 begin with morning lectures, followed by grooming and tacking instruction. Next, a one-hour group riding lesson warms up saddles, after which riders untack their horses and return them to their stalls. Campers then participate in a horse-centric arts-and-crafts session and eat their lunches, before munching on provided snacks and participating in nature activities and a horse-skills lesson. Camps take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

The four weekly classes, on the other hand, teach a merry band of two to five adult or child saddle sitters aged 6 and older to build a partnership with their mounts. Participating students learn to communicate, pick up essential riding techniques, and discover how to tack and care for the horses. Riding lessons or spring camp groupons may also be given as gifts.

Willow Pond Ranch

Founded by equine expert Sharon North-Pohl, who draws on more than 20 years of experience in training and rescuing horses, Willow Pond Ranch's trainers provide rich educational experiences during lessons and day camps. At the redwood-ensconced ranch’s riding school, students are matched with one of 17 gentle horses and ponies after instructors consider skill level, personality, and quality of whinny. The covered riding arena enables educational trotting even when rabid snowflakes are on the prowl in the scenic foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, where the horse-rescuing ranch nestles its stables.

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The Groupon Guide to: Impromptu Holiday Games

With holiday season in full swing, there's no shortage of dinner parties to attend. If your host doesn't own any board games, save the evening by suggesting a game that can be played without gaming equipment:

Bang, Bang, Hear, Hear: Have one person grab a fork, spoon, and knife. After everyone else closes their eyes, the person holding the utensils will start banging one of the three against the dinner table. The first person to correctly guess what the banger is banging wins and gets to leave the game.

Noise Town: Break off into groups of two. Each pair builds a unique city by creating a soundscape using the sounds that come out of their mouths. The team that builds the loudest town gets the grand prize—getting to wait outside until the other teams stop.

My Country, Your Country: One person starts the game by approaching another person and saying "My country." The person has to respond, as quickly as possible, "Your country?" The first person then must say "My country" again, this time faster than the second person said "Your country?" This keeps going until everyone feels compelled to simultaneously shout "The holidays: are these not the finest times of our years?" Then everyone gets to leave.

Should December be called Game-cember?

Willow Pond Ranch

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