...on Environment

By Lily Bensko, Instructor

to bring their wealth of knowledge to High Hopes. This summer, during Horse Sense summer camp, High Hopes partnered with the Roger Tory Petersen Estuary - Connecticut Audubon Society to offer participants the opportunity to learn more about their natural environment, right here on the farm. After a week of exploring and connecting with the natural spaces here, the children were able to use binoculars to look for wildlife in the pond, thermometers to explore soil temperatures, and anemometers to measure wind speed. One child even shared that he now wants to be a scientist when he grows up! By encouraging people to connect with the earth, we encourage them to care for the it. Anyone who is afforded the opportunity to connect with nature will develop a passion to protect it, and High Hopes offers that opportunity to the community. People say that the best time to plant a tree was 50 years ago, and the second-best time is today. This applies to conservation in any form: High Hopes is fostering a relationship to nature that will encourage its protection in the generations to come.

The relationship between horses and humans is the heart of our purpose, but it goes much deeper. Our One Health approach recognizes that the heath of people is closely connected to the health of animals and our shared environment. This philosophy goes hand in hand with our mission and creates new opportunities to better serve our participants, horses, farm, and beyond.