T he Canter Club is an organization on campus where members get together based on their passion for horses.
Last semester the Canter Club held a fundraiser to save two Quarter horses, Lyric and Brio. The woman who had them couldn’t afford them anymore and was going to euthanize them. The club stepped in, and created a fundraiser to save the two horses. They raised over four hundred dollars, and were successful in saving the horses. The horses are currently still alive and are moving to a new farm with a new owner.
Currently, the club has been working on getting a draft horse on campus. A draft horse is used for pulling heavy objects and can be used in place of a tractor. “It could become an integral part of the farm,” states former vice-president Claire Villanova.
The Canter Club proposed a plan for an Arabian riding horse to join the farm last semester The plan was accepted by the farm, but turned down by Student Assembly.
“The Canter Club is probably one of the least acknowledged clubs on campus,” states former vice-president Claire Villanova. “New members don’t come to our meetings and we get little recognition.”
Using their club budget, the members are planning on obtaining a local draft horse owner to come to campus. The owner would speak about the benefits of draft horses and how it emphasizes sustainability. If the speech goes well, and a lot of the GMC community attends, the club is planning on their second proposal for the draft horse. “We would start a list of people who attended the speech that are interested in getting a draft horse on campus,” says Villanova. They would plan on using a fraction of their club budget to maintain the horse’s care on campus.
Besides fundraising, Canter Club goes horse back riding regularly and hosts potlucks.
If anyone is interested in joining the Canter Club meeting are Mondays at 5:30 in the Moses Writer’s Lounge.
