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Fifth Grade Girl Scouts in Troop 1666 go horseback riding in the Bronx
BRONX EQUESTRIAN CENTER — Girl Scouts in Troop 1666 went on a trip here to ride horses. The girls each got to ride their own horse on a trail ride that took about an hour.
By Manon Bushong, A&E Editor
BRONX EQUESTRIAN CENTER — Girl Scouts in Troop 1666 went on a trip here to ride horses. The girls each got to ride their own horse on a trail ride that took about an hour.
The troop split up, with half going on a Saturday and the other half on a Sunday. On each day, all the girls attending got to ride together.
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“It was scary at first, but I got used to it,” said Julia Loughman, 5G.
“I’m used to horseback riding because I went over the summer, but when I started then it was scary,” said Tess Darrow, 5V. “My favorite part of the trip was being with my friends.”
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The girls were taught to control the horses and had fun with their horses while doing it.
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