This message is from: "Arthur Rivoire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello Everybody from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia -
We've added something new to our website - A 'Virtual Tour' - A Brief Overview of our Nova Scotia Beginner Driving Vacations. The 'Tour' really captures the mood, color, beauty, happiness and energy of the Driving Vacations. -- Go to www.beaverdamfarm.com and click on 'Virtual Tour' - You'll enjoy the tour, and we hope to have the opportunity of welcoming some of you to Beaver Dam Farm this summer for our 13th year of Beginner Driving Vacations. --The Virtual Tour does take about 2 min. to load, but is worth the wait. We feel so fortunate to be located in such a beautiful and culturally active part of Nova Scotia. Our program is not just about horses. It's about sharing a very special way of life with our guests. They say Nova Scotia is about 50 years behind the times, and it's true! It's a real old fashionedcommunity that works. Recently, I read one of Dr. Phil's books, and he was admonishing his readers to "get real" and acknowledge that Mayberry doesn't exist anymore. ---- Well, I've got news for Dr. Phil . . . Mayberry still lives! It's our town of Antigonish, and it's found on the northern coast of Nova Scotia. -- Our guests travel from all over the U.S. to Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia. They come for the horses and the driving, but they also come for the beauty and the IDEA of Nova Scotia. We want our guests to have the 'Whole Experience', so we tell them that to get the flavor of the town, they should walk around, go in the shops, and do what everyone else in town does . . . . Jaywalk! No better way to get 'the feel' because local drivers will stop, smile at you, and wave you on. Don't be foolish about it, of course. The thing is that jaywalking is part of life in Antigonish, and the nice thing is that almost all drivers will stop, smile at you, and kindly wave you on. -- But remember, I said "most drivers" -- You do have to watch out for those "Comefromawayers" -- Same thing for making a left turn into traffic. Most drivers will wave you on with a smile. It's the unwritten law here in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. -- You let the first driver take that left, but not the second. Everyone knows it, and everyone follows the "law", and does so with courtesy and a smile. During the four days of the Beginner Driving Vacation, you'll be busy from 8:30 - 4:30 -- later on Wednesday when we have our Beach Party with Horses. And after a day driving and riding, you'll have wide choices of how to spend your evenings - professional theatre, Gaelic concerts, several good restaurants, and two FABULOUS restaurants. -- For those in your group not into horses, there's great golf all around us, plus kayaking, hiking, beaching, and superb scenery. Each year there's more and more to the Beginner Driving Vacations, and to Beaver Dam Farm -- More roses and perennial gardens, more beautiful horses, more trails and courses, and more good instructors. Since we're a small program with a maximum of ten guests per session, we can customize your vacation. This year we're offering two new programs - #1 - Learn the steps we use to Train a Driving Horse - #2 - Fear of Horses? Learn how to conquer the fear and start enjoying. If you're interested in renting the Charming Cottage, please do hurry as it rents very early each year, and is already booked for the first three weeks. However, if you miss out on the Cottage there are many wonderful accomodations within 15 min. of the farm. CHILDREN VACATIONS - When we first started our program, we never thought it was suitable for children, but over the years more and more families have come with children of various ages. - Last season, we had two 9 yr. olds and an 11 yr. old do the whole course, and both girls really did well, and fit in so nicely with all the adults. -- we also had several children do a riding course which included vaulting. -- If you're interested in a program for your children, please call us about it, and we'll try to work something out. However, everything depends on the suitablily of the horses we have available during the summer, and the suitablility and numbers of instructors we have, and at this point, it's too early to say. Kind Regards, Carol Rivoire http://www.beaverdamfarm.com Beaver Dam Farm Fjords II R.R. 7 Pomquet, Nova Scotia B2G 2L4 Tel:(902) 386-2304 Fax:(902) 386-2149 Carole Rivoire, author of THE FJORDHORSE HANDBOOK, only book in English on the Fjord breed, available from Beaver Dam Farm, $36.95 US includes P&H http://www.beaverdamfarm.com/book.htm
