Clubs & Clinics

Saddle Up

MacNair's Country Acres is pleased to announce our new "Saddle Up" program.  Saddle Up is designed for the first time rider as an introduction to horsemanship and riding.  The program allows students to enroll for a single session to experience the love of horses.  Each two hour session includes introductions on grooming, tacking, mounting, dismounting, untacking and other aspects of horse care.  Riding groups are divided by age with a maximum of six riders in a group.  For those students who wish to continue riding, MacNair's offers Pony School and Community lessons throughout the year.  We look forward to introducing you to a wonderful lifetime sport.  See our Riding School Calendar for dates.

Clubs

MacNair's 4H Club

MacNair's 2008 4H Club

4-H Information:
All of our student’s ages 9 to 18 years are encouraged to participate in our 4-H club.  Our 4-H Club and Show Team have proven to be very successful and educational and have built a strong reputation in Wake County.

4-H is an organization of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service.  Our club is specifically a horse club.  We travel off the farm to local 4-H member horse shows as well as doing horse shows on our farm.  However, the 4-H is dedicated to more than just horse shows.  A few of the purposes of this program are to encourage 4-H members:

1. To develop leadership abilities, build character, and assume citizenship responsibility.

2. To learn skill in horsemanship and to understand the care and training of horses

3. To increase knowledge of care and training of horses

4. To teach good sportsmanship in a friendly, competitive atmosphere.

5. To learn life skills that will help you to be a better well rounded member of society.

For MacNair's 4H Club information please contact Melanie Rock or Nancy Demus at 919-851-1171.

Current MacNair 4H Club members click here for additional information.

Cloverbud Club:
This program is designed for our riders 6 through 9 years old that are currently enrolled in our lesson program. The club meets two times per month with an emphasis on horse care, handling and theory. This program gives students additional learning opportunities to have hands on experience with horses and related activities.  Read more.....

Clinics

MacNair's Country Acres, Inc. prides itself in offering riders of all levels special mounted and unmounted clinics throughout the year. Clinics are designed to work on specific topics to further learning skills.

For our boarders and advanced students from the lesson program we offer frequent hunter/jumper clinics with national recognized clinicians.  The clinics work on specific rider goals or preparation for horse shows or Equitrial competitions. Dressage clinics are offered  with Internationally recognized clinicians.

GIRL SCOUT BADGES

MacNair's Country Acres offers special sessions to work on badges.  Our program is geared to meet the requirements of the "Horse Fan" and the "Horse Rider" as well as "Horse Sense" for Cadettes and Seniors.

These one time horsemanship opportunities are a great introduction to horses and riding.  An ASTM/SEI approved helmet will be provided and is required while mounted.  We require all riders to wear long pants and a hard soled shoe with a one inch heel.  Tennis shoes or hiking boots are not allowed and cannot be worn.

For an information package, please contact our office at 919-851-1118.  We look forward to meeting your troop.

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Is there a better program for kids or adults who love horses?

NEIGH!!

As a community service project MacNair's 4H Club raised money to buy bullet proof vests for the Raleigh Police Canine Unit

One of the 4H Club's activities - a camp out and herd watch at the farm

A few of our current 4H-ers