Recreation Section :: Page 8

• The Riding Centre celebrates 50 years—Louise Soelberg’s legacy trots on

  By Lauren HeatonSeptember 24, 2009

  At the edge of the Glen next to a recently refurbished barn, the 8- to 10-year-olds tack up their horses. They stand on their toes to brush the horses’ backs, stoop to clean their hooves and then wind up to hoist their bulky saddles up and over in hopes that they’re centered enough to ride. Too small to mount from the ground, the young riders climb on from a set of steps in the outdoor ring and wait for Carolyn to check their stirrups. They sit high up in the air on Whisper, Honeypepper, Salty and Chipper, animals 20 times their size, which they are learning to lead and care for.

  For 50 years the Riding Centre in Yellow Springs has operated for this purpose, to teach people how to be with horses.

• Dancing near the streets

  By YS News StaffAugust 6, 2009

  

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• Going down

  By YS News StaffJuly 30, 2009

  

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• Pool pass

  By YS News StaffJuly 16, 2009

  

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• Grinding rails, tunes at park benefit

  By Susan GartnerJuly 24, 2008

  

  Once viewed as a subculture of miscreants and thugs, skateboarding has come a long way. The proliferation of elaborately designed and well-used public skate parks, indoor and outdoor, nationally and internationally, has redeemed the skateboarder’s reputation and the sport overall.