Month: October 2013

Harvest Fundraiser

Fall is in full swing here at ThorpeWood!  One of our largest events this Fall is our Harvest Fundraiser, with Ruut, on November 10th.  Ruut is a long time favorite of ThorpeWood, and she was here this February to perform a fantastic concert in our Lodge.  So many of you attended and enjoyed her special Read More »

Your Holiday Events, at ThorpeWood

Our 14th Annual Holiday Open House is just around the corner – December 7th, to be exact.  This is a beloved community event. For many people, ThorpeWood’s Open House signifies the beginning of the holiday season.   We understand – who wouldn’t feel in the holiday spirit while enjoying time in front of our roaring Read More »

A Successful Barn Dance and Ruut Reminder

Well, another Barn Dance is over and it was a wonderful evening!  We had a nice crowd come out and enjoy staying out of the wet weather in such a fun way!  Thanks to all of you who made it, and for those of you who couldn’t come out this year, make sure to look Read More »

Keeping the ThorpeWood Fires Burning

Well, friends – you have done it!  Thank you!  The Barn Dance is on for tomorrow night – October 11th.  Tickets will be on sale at the door on Friday evening $20 for adults and $10 for 15 year and younger.   The Barn Dance will kick off at 7:30, with the last dance at 10:30.  Read More »

We Need You!

A few updates and reminders for you, friends. Our Barn Dance is this Friday, October 11th.  Now, we are going to be honest with you all – ticket sales have not been as we had hoped, and we are seriously considering canceling the event.  Please help us out here and buy some tickets to this Read More »

Icelandic Horses

You have heard us refer to our Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) program which we offer here at ThorpeWood.  So often, as folks read “equine assisted learning,” the immediate conclusion is that the program is about horses –  that in order to participate you need to know about horses, be a horse person or have some Read More »