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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 »

Well friends, it is almost upon us.  October 11th that is, which is known around ThorpeWood as Barn Dance day!  We are so excited to welcome you all to our beautifully decorated Homestead Bank Barn to dance the night away and enjoy the fellowship of time spent with members of your community. In addition to Read More »

For the past several years, ThorpeWood’s Valentine’s tradition has been to bring you the extraordinary talents of Ruut in concert.  Many hearts have been delighted with this annual performance, and we always enjoy our time with this talented artist. Guess what?  Ruut is coming back to ThorpeWood, but you don’t have to wait until February’s Read More »

On October 11th, ThorpeWood will be hosting our second annual Barn Dance.  Last year was our first year for this event, which the wonderful Julie Parlaman thought up as a real toss back to days gone by in our Thurmont community.  The turnout was spectacular and a fantastic time was had by all.  In fact, Read More »

At the beginning of September, ThorpeWood was the site of the annual Frederick Community College Student Government Association’s Fall retreat.  For the past several years, students, faculty and staff from the college have come up to ThorpeWood to host a day-long session of brainstorming, workshops, goal setting, and strategic planning – and there is no Read More »

We wanted to share the results of our 10K Trail Run with you.  As you know, we think everyone who participated is a winner, and you all certainly helped the Frederick County YMCA Youth programs to be the biggest winner of the day as we were able to raise a tremendous amount of money to Read More »

Well, don’t actually put them on yet – unless you want to get some practice runs in – but get ready to put on your dancing shoes!  That’s right, it is time once again for the ThorpeWood Barn Dance.  This year it will be on October 11th from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.  Local bluegrass Read More »

A quick note at the beginning of this post for those readers looking for some information on the ThorpeWood Trails Race.  We are working on the results and will have the link ready for you soon.  Check on our Facebook page, as that will be where we will post the link.  And, we will also Read More »