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Celebrating Annual Travilah Oak Day
Thursday, October 15, 2009
The members of Great Falls Vaulters are a group of young people who prefer to fly above their horses rather than sit tightly on their backs. Here, Shayla Keating, 17, of Mount Airy, shows her form as, Pete, 14, a gentle giant of a steed, keeps the pace perfect for her performance. According to Potomac's Ed Brigham, husband of team manager Marie Brigham, many of the horses are Percheron-crosses and are chosen for their steady gait and love of children. "When these horses are groomed, it is by 3 to 4 kids, one on the mane, one on the tail and another on the hoofs," he said.
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The members of Great Falls Vaulters are a group of young people who prefer to fly above their horses rather than sit tightly on their backs. Here, Lisa Cebula, 10, of Urbana, Md., shows her form as, Pete, 14, a gentle giant of a steed, keeps the pace perfect for her performance. According to Potomac's Ed Brigham, husband of team manager Marie Brigham, many of the horses are Percheron-crosses and are chosen for their steady gait and love of children. "When these horses are groomed, it is by 3 to 4 kids, one on the mane, one on the tail and another on the hoofs," he said.
Flying high, Joe Niro, 16, of Gaithersburg, split the wood block with one kick during a demonstration of skills by KICKSkarate kids at the Travilah Oak Day celebration on Saturday.
All dressed up for her outing at Travilah Oak Day, 11-month-old Lauren Baptista, of Potomac, shows off her bonnet and big brown eyes.
For this sweet 1 1/2 -year-old Alpaca named Gwathmey, Travilah Oak Day was a revelation. The little children who lined up to pet her were dazzled by her big stuffed-animal appearance and both spent most of the afternoon staring at each other in wide-eyed wonder.
Little Ninja, Michelle Sies, 5, shows park police pony, Declan, 18, the way to the Karate demonstration "just over there." Her father, Marco Sies, of North Potomac is a 7th degree Grand Master in Karate can be found at KICKSkarate "just over there" in the mall.
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