What a beautiful morning to head up Farmington Hill for a visit with Jennifer Thurston, director of Weaselskin Equestrian Center and the nonprofit organization she's in the process of creating, Weaselskin Institute. Jennifer had an intern from AHS two years ago, and would love to welcome one back this coming March. She has 35 horses on 80 acres of gorgeous land, and has been working with students of all ages for nearly 40 years, using riding and horsemanship as a way to teach important life skills. She has reduced her teaching load, training students in English riding (jumping, dressage, eventing, etc.), and is now focusing on a broader mission: to preserve her family land through conservancy so that it can be used as an educational facility to share the history, culture and natural resources therein with the next generation. Jennifer knows so much about the area and about horses, and would be a fantastic mentor for any student interested in horses, nonprofit/business management (including grant writing, marketing, communication and all other facets) and/or land conservation.
Zoë NelsenZoë Nelsen is the LINK Program Coordinator at Animas High School. Contact her directly at [email protected]. Archives
March 2014
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