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Contributed by: Jeremy Ashton/YourHub.com on 6/13/2006

The hot Florida sun beat down on the dirt stadium at Harlequin Farms on June 5, but Carly Butts, 11, Kimberly Demusz, 13, and Carmela Nespolo, 14, couldn't have looked happier to be outside.

The trio got to ride ponies, play a game of "cowboy polo" and learned an emergency dismount - all before lunch.

It was a typical morning at Harlequin Farms and Choyce Party Ponies' summer horse camp, where "horse-crazy" children can spend the summer riding their favorite animals.

"The number-one priority is safety and fun - in that order," said Joyce Chartier of Choyce Party Ponies.

In addition to riding, campers will learn how to groom, tack-up, bathe and feed horses and ponies. The camp also offers an air-conditioned classroom for horse-related projects, art and videos.

Chartier is still accepting applications for later camp sessions, which run weekly through Aug. 4. The three campers at the June 5 session all seemed to be seasoned riders, but the camp will take riders of all experience levels, Chartier said.

"You can never have been on a horse, and you can come to summer camp," she said.

For more information and pictures of the horses and ponies, visit www.choycepartyponies.com.

What: Harlequin Farms and Choyce Party Ponies Horse Camp.
When: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays until Aug. 4.
Where: Harlequin Farms, 4101 S.W. 48th Ave., Palm City.
Contact: (772) 485-1903, (772) 219-9905 or choycepartyponies@yahoo.com.
Cost: $175 per full week, $150 per holiday week.

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