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Say Hello to our Furry Friends!Say Hello to our Furry Friends!

W W W . C A M P P I S G A H . O R GW W W . C A M P P I S G A H . O R GW W W . C A M P P I S G A H . O R G

April 18, 2013

Volume 2, Issue 3

Camp Pisgah

Say Hello... 1

Kookaburra 1

The Great Eight! 2-3

Match’Em 4

Meet the Staff 4

Inside this issue:

Terrapin Times

The horses are here! The horses are here! Well... at least half the herd has arrived. Touchdown was

exactly 10:43am on that beautiful Wednesday morning of April 17th. The staff present were super

amped and even the horses were excited as they gently rocked their trailer back and forth when thetruck approached the barn. Maria and Silver were head over heels at the arrival of their playmates!

Pinky… well, let’s just say the verdict is still out on that relationship. But who knows; perhaps this will

be the year that Pinky and the horses become fast friends! These furry equines could not wait to get to

their main preseason job – walking the pastures and eating up the overgrown grass. Yes, we have

living lawnmowers! In all, there is Ellie Mae, Mason, Footz, Lil Joe, Pee Wee, Tigger, Rocket and

newcomer, Poco. Inside this edition of Terrapin Times, we will profile each horse to help you get

reacquainted with our furry friends.

If you have ever camped at Pisgah, then

you should be very familiar with

Kookaburra, aka Kook! Not only has she

been camp staff for the past six years,

Kook has been attending Camp Pisgah’s

horse programs since she was FIVE

YEARS OLD!!! Not to give away her age,but this will be Kook’s 18th year at

Camp Pisgah!! Amazing.

Kook attended Asbury University and

graduated with a degree in Equine

Management and Biology. Having been

raised in the North Carolina mountains,

Kook is a lover of animals and the great

outdoors. She used to own a pet python

named Penny, drove cross country for K o o k a b u r r a

K o o k a b u

r r a

Pisgah Highlights:

Art-o-Rama JuniorEncampment

(May 17-19)

Pony Daze JuniorEncampment

(May 24-25)

Family Fun Day

(June 2)

Camp Pisgah 60thBirthday Celebration

(June 8-9)

Camp Pisgah is open

for weekend troop

camping! For more

information contact

Jessica Canteen at

828-862-4435.

two weeks visiting 19 states, and has

hiked Mt. Mitchell, the highest peak eastof the Mississippi! Seriously, that’s a 12-

mile hike, with six of the miles going UP!

Kook is also very athletic, having

participated in gymnastics for 12 years.

Sadly, Kook will be moving to Kentuckyin June to pursue her career in equine

management. (sniffle, sniffle) Her presence

will be greatly missed, and we wish her all

the success she can withstand. You can still

catch Kook at camp, if your troop camps

at Pisgah for a weekend this Spring, and/

or if you’re attending GSU, Art-o-Rama or

Pony Daze. So stop by, reminisce and bid

farewell to this diehard Pisgahnite!



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The Great Eight!he Great Eight!

Ellie Mae is a Draft Cross mare that has attended

Camp Pisgah for the past six years, making this her

7th summer at camp. You can identify her by her

liver chestnut color and white star on her head.

Sprinkles, Mouse and Puff were overjoyed to see

pics of their baby Ellie Mae on Facebook! Ellie Mae

has a reputation of being the princess of the herd,

showing a little diva attitude when it comes to

resting and getting pampered. Ellie Mae is superexcited about getting her red button this summer!

She said the purple button last year clashed with

her eyes… diva! If you happen to ride Ellie Mae on a

trail ride this summer, you will find that she loves

the rear guard position. And her BFF-for life is

Avalon.

Footz is a beautiful bay colored Quarter Horse

Cross gelding with a long flowing black mane and tail

and one white sock on his right hind leg. This is no

beauty contest, but if it were, Footz just might win!

Footz is the oldest horse at camp so far, at 16

years. He’s ready to get his driver’s license becausehe loves trail rides! This is Footzes second year at

camp and he can’t wait to get his yellow button.

Pee Wee is also a Quarter Horse Cross gelding and is

entering his 8th year at Camp Pisgah. He is our

darkest horse and does not need sunscreen on hisnose in the summer like the others. Plus, the mint

green button he’ll receive this summer will help

deflect the sun. You can identify Pee Wee by the

central whorl on this head and the white sock on his

left front leg. Pee Wee is a fancy horse with small,

dainty feet. When he trots he looks like he’s

prancing like a little ballerina! Perhaps Juilliard is in

his future!

Another American Quarter Horse gelding, Mason is abeautiful bay colored horse with black socks on all

four legs. This will be Mason’s third year at camp

(orange button year!) and he is another big

sweetheart! Like most horses, Mason is very fond of

treats, such as apples and carrots. (It’s funny that

animals consider fruits and vegetables “treats”! If

only humans felt the same…). Mason has already

made fast friends with the locals. Last night he was

spotted hanging out with Silver and a random deer–

let’s call him Bucky– in the pasture, nibbling on grass

and swapping war stories!

Ellie Mae

Footz

Pee Wee

Mason

Maria and Silveranxiously waiting fortheir friends to comeback to their side of thepasture!



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online at www.camppisgah.org.

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The Great Eight!he Great Eight!

Joe, Lil Joe, Little Joe, Joey Boy… whatever you

wish to call him, this American Paint Horse gelding

has been coming to Camp Pisgah with is BFF Pee Wee

for the past 8 years… Yay mint green button! Joe is

the only horse with white socks on both front legs

and white stockings on both hind legs. He has a

beautiful tri-colored tail that the staff affection-ately named Oreo Tail. Joe also has a crazy left eye

that gets super big when there’s activity around him!

Tigger is our youngest horse, at 4 years old. He is an

American Quarter Horse gelding that has attended

Camp Pisgah for two years now. Just like the

loveable character in Winnie the Pooh, Tigger is

super sweet and affectionate. He begs for petting

and loves to give great, big pony hugs (that’s when

you gently bear hug his face!). Tigger loves the

company of his herd and doesn’t like to be leftbehind in the stable if there is an adventure to be

had.

Lil Joe Tigger

Rocket is a Roan Pony gelding attending Camp

Pisgah for his second year. You can tell Rocket by

his beautiful brown body with white hairs

intermixed. True to his name, Rocket is super fast

for advanced riders. He is also known as the

“brave little pony who could” because he oftenleads the herd on trail rides. Rocket will receive

his yellow button along with Footz and Tigger for

two years of devotion to Camp Pisgah!

Rocket

And our newest addition, Poco, is a red roan

American Quarter Horse gelding. His full name is

actually Pocos-Doc-Bar-Fury. Maybe his parents

couldn’t quite make up their minds when naming

him! Next to Ellie Mae, Poco is the tallest horsein the herd. He is super friendly and is getting

adjusted to the new environment. Being a newbie,

Poco will receive his white button this summer

and hopefully win over all your hearts! We’ll learn

more about our new friend Poco as the summer

progresses. Kook is actually planning to ride him a

bit this week, so we’ll have a story or two about

Poco in next week’s issue.

Poco

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Meet the StaffMeet the StaffMeet the Staff

Hey, everyone! My name isRobot and I'm a 903 year oldTime Lord (I can travel through

time -- but don't tell anyone!)This is my first year working atCamp but I've spent a bunch of my summers here so I know I'll

love it! When I'm not at camp orout traveling in space I live inHot Springs, North Carolina andlove to write, act and participatein Winterguard (It's likecolorguard -- but inside andwithout a band!)

Hey, my name is Doodles! I'm

from Birmingham but now live in

London :) I'm in my final year ofUni- studying Journalism and

Human Rights. I love animals,

yoga, make up, Rihanna! and

chocolate.

This is my first year working at

Camp Pisgah and I'm going to bethe Photojournalist!!!! Eep, I am

so excited!

Match ‘EmMatch ‘EmMatch ‘Em

Try to figure out which horse is which based on the descriptions given previously (and your memory, of course!)

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