Elodie Malloy, 9, left, Wendy McCann, center, and Madison Lancaster, 10, give some attention to 12-year-old Chance on Thursday at Few Acres Farm in Auburn. The farm’s Christmas Vacation Camp runs during school vacation and teaches children about caring for and riding horses. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Elodie Malloy, 9, gives Chance a little encouragement Thursday as they work on “lunging” at Few Acres Farm in Auburn. Malloy has been learning riding and horse care for the past several months. “My first day I was really nervous. Now I know what I am doing and I’m not scared to try,” she said. The camp runs during school vacation weeks. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Madison Lancaster, 10, gets tips Thursday from Wendy McCann during a lesson on lunging at Few Acres Farm’s Christmas Vacation Camp. Lancaster has been riding horses since she was 6 years old and said she has enjoyed building a relationship with them. Chance, 12, is a “make me” horse that needs to be told what to do, she said. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal