Camping no longer available at Sky Valley.

We have closed our camping area. For the horse trailer campers and tent campers that have been with us these last two seasons, we thank you. We have enjoyed meeting you, but it was not the route we wanted to take with the property.

We are however offering guests who want to bring their horses our rental house with a per night horse fee for pasture or barn. You can contact me for details. Thank you again for your patronage.

Happy trails,
Catherine

In the midst of summer.

I cannot believe it has been this long and that it is already mid July! Camp groups have been fun and we have had great horse trailer campers. Hillside House is booked until August 6th, and your inquiries keep coming. This weekend the Blue Ridge Horseman Assoc. is coming to horse trailer camp and their organizer has been fabulous keeping me well informed.

I have had my first kick by a horse. I have been stepped on, bitten and had to bail a few times but never kicked. Who knew at 32 yrs. that I would get kicked in the side of my left knee. I am supposed to stay off of it as much as possible, but I had to tell my Doctor that it is impossible in my line of work. I am walking all the time. Luckily it only hurts some of the time and is not unbearable, more annoying now. Since then we have hired a wonderful girl to help at the barn and I hope to keep her for the next few years. It is rare these days that you find a teenager with the work ethic that she possesses. Thank goodness for Olivia, and she is doing a wonderful job with Annie, one of our new horses. Annie got her first pair of shoes this morning, and did not freak out like I thought she would. Good job Olivia!

I want to tell the Sky Valley campers that have emailed thank you. I have enjoyed communicating and hope to have you visit in the near future. Gotta run...my bed is calling me.

Happy trails,
Catherine