Farm camp is more than a horse course,of course
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, July 1, 2015
David Carter explains to campers how to tell the age of a horse by their teeth during farm camp hosted by the Adams County Extension Service at Double C Ranch Tuesday. At the camp, which is in its fourth year, campers learned a variety of outdoors skills from training horses to counting the fish in a pond. The camp’s purpose is to educate youth about agricultural practices and the importance of conservation. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
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- David Carter snaps his whip while standing on the back of a horse to show the different tricks that can be done with tame horses during farm camp. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
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- Landon Lynch, 11, center, hugs a horse while Sarah Katherine Cauthen, 9, left, and Jolie Walker, 10, right, pet the horse. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
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- Jason Jones and Bryce Laird use a net to seine fish while demonstrating how to count the number of fish in a pond during farm camp. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
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- David Carter hits a water bottle that was tossed to him with a bullwhip as he demonstrates different ways the whip is used with animals. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
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- Caleah Kennedy, 7, swings on a tire swing during a break in farm camp. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
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- From left, Austin King, 10, Hayden Beasley, 8, Caroline Guedon, 12, and Jack Whittington, 10, brush a horse as they learn the proper way to care for the animal during farm camp. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
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- David Carter explains to campers how to tell the age of a horse by their teeth during farm camp hosted by the Adams County Extension Service at Double C Ranch Tuesday. At the camp, which is in its fourth year, campers learned a variety of outdoors skills from training horses to counting the fish in a pond. The camp’s purpose is to educate youth about agricultural practices and the importance of conservation. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
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