The Camelot Center

01/23/2025

THANK YOU THURSDAY
As barn cats go, our three felines live a good life. They are fed twice a day and enjoy many comfortable places to lounge. Tom and the tabby brothers are affectionate and love to greet barn visitors, but they take their duties as mouse patrol very seriously. The barn has no welcome mat for little creatures who would love to live within its walls. We love our boys and appreciate all they do for us.

01/18/2025

No matter the weather, our team of staff and volunteers show up to get things done. The stalls are clean, grain was delivered, and the horses are dry and fed.

01/16/2025

THANK YOU THURSDAY
Our volunteers are essential to our goals at The Camelot Center. They help in so many ways. From cleaning the barn, feeding our animals, helping with riding lessons, and maintaining our property, each one is so important to us.

The following individuals have given at least 100 hours of service in 2024:
Antoinette, Bella, and Debbie Davis. Brenda Evans, Danell Koenig, Abby Lemasters, Linda Jacques, Kevin Nestor, Bruce Peters, Sami Polacek, Bobbi Rokicki, Paul Sentgeorge, Andrea Anderson.

Thank you all for your dedication and support.

01/09/2025

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Our Camelot Center Board of Trustees is made of a group of dedicated volunteers who care about the growth and success of our facility. It is a working board, involved in major administrative decisions as well as fundraising, lessons, and upkeep at our center. We welcomed two new trustees at the end of 2024.

Toni Guy has been a champion and advocate of our mission for 27 years. Her daughter, Jamie, has received riding lessons with us since 1998. Her insight as a mother of a special needs child will prove to make her a valuable, experienced voice in our decision making process.

Andrea Anderson also came to Camelot through her family. Her son, Elijah, and daughter, Gabriella, are riding students with us. Later, Andrea and Gabriella became Camelot volunteers. We were immediately impressed by Andrea’s enthusiasm for all things Camelot. Her work in the mental health field will also be a great asset to our board.

We thank Toni and Andrea for taking on this new role and for believing in all we do.

01/02/2025

THANK YOU THURSDAY
2024 was a great year for The Camelot Center. We completed improvements to our facility that make us more accessible to our riders, with improved entrance to our viewing room. There is a new utility building and manure storage. Our horses have a shelter in each of our five pastures.

We also welcomed sixty volunteers who helped us in various ways, from cleaning, feeding, to help with lessons. We love each and every one of them. They come to us ready to learn or immediately able to help. We appreciate them all!

And, to those who supported us with many gifts and donations, we thank you for coming along side and sharing in our vision to bring horses and people together.

Our staff, Debbie Meeker, Emily Rhodes, Kim Mayfield, and Josiah Gerthung, and myself (Brenda Evans) are looking forward to the new adventures that 2025 will bring. We wish you all a wonderful new year!

12/26/2024

THANK YOU THURSDAY
Last week, Glenn Wilson from the Cortland Moose Lodge presented Debbie Meeker with a very generous show of support. This wonderful group has made it a habit to honor The Camelot Center with donations throughout the year. Buckeye Equestrian Association has also blessed us with a monetary gift. We thank them and also individuals who supported us with Christmas gifts. Our goals to help others by bringing them together with our horses could not be possible without those who support us.

12/24/2024

Storm, Tony the Pony, and the staff of The Camelot Center wish you a joyful Christmas.

12/21/2024

A SNOWY SATURDAY
All the Camelot horses enjoyed a romp in the snow while their stalls were cleaned.

12/19/2024

THANK YOU THURSDAY
Gustavus Veterinary Services held their Pet Pictures with Santa last weekend with a collection of donations to The Camelot Center. We thank Dr. Beth Ady for matching the donations they received. We are blessed to have a veterinarian like Dr. Ady who cares so much for our Camelot animals!

Thank you to everyone who came out for our Pet Pictures with Santa this past weekend!

Donations made to The Camelot Center- Equine Assisted Therapy, will be matched by Dr. Beth Ady, Gustavus Veterinary Services.

Happy Holidays! 🎅🏼🎄🐾

12/18/2024

GIFT IDEAS?
We have six zip-up hoodies with our Camelot logo. We have: 1 Gray Medium, 2 Black Medium, 3 Black Larges. Price is $28 each. Let us know if you want one held for you.

12/12/2024

THANK YOU THURSDAY
The good people at Gustavus Veterinary Clinic are always there for us when it comes to the health of our horses. This Saturday, December 14th, they are taking Pet Pictures with Santa. During this event, they are accepting donations to The Camelot Center from an attached wishlist. We can’t thank them enough for thinking of us in this way!

PET PICTURES WITH SANTA!🎅🏼🎄🐾
(Small animals)
This Saturday, December 14th 9:00am-12:00pm at Gustavus Town Hall.

This year, we are accepting donations to The Camelot Center-Equine Assisted Therapy. Please consider donating to this incredible organization located in our community!

See attached wishlist in comments for donations ideas to The Camelot Center

See you Saturday! 📸

12/10/2024

KALI IS BACK
Debbie Meeker’s beautiful buckskin mare is home again, thanks to a trailer ride from Emily Rhodes and her father, Jeff Jones. Kali has spent time with trainer, Brenda Hanson. Brenda has won the versatility event several times at Equine Affaire. She took Kali as a green horse and worked with her for weeks. She was trained on mounting, walk, trot, and canter, backing up, trail riding, and desensitization. Debbie rode her for the first time on Monday and was thrilled with the results. We thank Brenda for helping Kali become a great horse for Debbie and our riders.

12/09/2024

VOLUNTEERS ARE HONORED
The Camelot Center held an event to celebrate our great group of volunteers on Sunday. Urban Tap in Warren was the venue, and everyone had a good time. The food was delicious. Our server, Sami, was quick and efficient with our many orders. Everyone was gifted with a Camelot logo hoodie. It was great to get so many of our volunteers together.

12/05/2024

THANK YOU THURSDAY
The weather outside is frightful, but our horses still need care. Lessons may be canceled, but our staff still shows up to do the barn duties. Debbie Meeker, Emily Rhodes, Josiah Gerthung, and Kimberly Mayfield brave all kinds of weather to make sure the stalls are clean and our herd is happy. We want them to know that their dedication does not go unnoticed. Thank you !

11/28/2024

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Where would we be without our staff, volunteers, and supporters who come together with one goal: to help others by connecting them with our beautiful horses. The horses in our barn are the ones who do the real magic by giving our riders confidence, strength, joy, and much more during their lessons. This past week, staff, volunteers, and riders have been showing their thanks to our horses with personal notes on the stalls. It has been so much fun that we will continue through this season.

11/22/2024

THANK YOU THURSDAY
We have a new sign to let everyone know that we are always ready to welcome new volunteers to The Camelot Center. In the past two months,we were happy to include Laurie and John, Misty, Barb, Kathleen, Sofia, Toni, and Bonnie to our team. We are so appreciative of those who step out of their comfort zone to try something new. For some, it is a life changing experience. Maybe it could be that way for you. Give it a try.
(330) 889-0036. thecamelotcenter.org