Youth
ANIMAL PROGRAMS
Basic/Intermediate Horsemanship
Bridges Birthday Parties
Experienced trainers will guide you through haltering,
leading, grooming, tacking, riding and basic horse
psychology. Learn or improve your horsemanship
skills for beginning/intermediate riders.
Location: Sycamore Trails Stables
San Juan Capistrano
Fee: $250
Ages: 8 years - Adults max weight 180lbs.
ASP3020
Sat
Apr 4
9:30-11:00 am
ASP3021
Sat
May 9
9:30-11:00 am
ASP3022
Sun
Apr 5
9:30-11:00 am
ASP3023
Sun
May 10
9:30-11:00 am
What a FANTASTIC way to spend your special day!
Come join the BRIDGES EQUESTRIAN TEAM with a
few of your closest friends for 2 hours of Riding and
learning about horses. Come spend your special day
riding, playing games and horsin’ around with your
new “herd” at BRIDGES!
• Safety and get acquainted meeting
• Grooming and tacking
• Riding Lesson with games
• Feed and care of the horse
• Gift bag for each rider
• 30 minutes in our “Party Area” for your own cake,
ice cream, etc or we can provide the complete
packages with cake, ice cream and all the trimmings available for $10 each student.
Five Friendly Certified Instructors*, maximum 2-1
student to instructor ratio, 25 lesson horses & ponies,
covered arenas, and a beautiful tree covered facility.
Cost: $65 per child riding, $20 per child non-riding
Minimum of $195, maximum of 10 riders
*All BRIDGES instructors are College Graduates, CPR/
First Aid Certified, United States Pony Club Approved, &
background checked. We also use USPC D-3+ members
as assistants in addition to our Instructor staff as part of
their certification process.
For more information, go to
www.BridgesEquestrian.com/SVUSD
Sycamore Trails Stables
For more information or to book your party call:
949.858.0970 or [email protected]
26282 Oso Road, San Juan Capistrano
Preventive Dentistry...Keeping
I have a 7-year-old nephew who is always “by the book”
about everything he does. I knew that if I offered to
share some essential tips on dental care, he would be
all for it and I would be setting him up for a lifetime of
good habits. So I asked him if he wanted to know the
secret to keeping his teeth healthy forever. Boy, was
he ever attentive! I realized that this was not only good
for him but for most everyone else to know (or to be
reminded of, at least). So, here go my good-for-theteeth recommendations (adult version):
1
Brushing & Flossing - Become an expert at
brushing and flossing your own teeth. Your technique of brushing is more important than the products you use. It is better to do a good and thorough job
once a day compared to brushing three times a day and
missing lots of spots. (Just for the record, toothbrushing
two times a day is best.) A good way to see where your
toothbrush misses is to use disclosing tablets you can
get at a pharmacy. It’s an easy (and eye-opening) way to
see how thorough you are brushing. After you chew a
tablet, it temporarily leaves behind a red stain on areas
of plaque left behind. For some, flossing can be such a
mental and technical challenge. Get instructions from a
dental professional and practice. They say habits become
habits after about 21 consecutive times of practicing. Try
it out. The main cause for tooth loss is gum (periodontal)
disease. Although gum disease can be inherited from
our family history, much can be done to prevent its progression with good habits. More than 60% of our teeth
surfaces are in between our teeth. Interestingly enough,
more than 80% of our gum problems occur there. (Subtle
hint: floss). Gum disease is the kind of thing that only
causes pain in the later stages of its progression, and
once you get to this point, there are very few or no options to treat it aside from extraction. So, don’t delay in
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getting your gums in good shape. Your dental hygienist
can also offer additional hygiene tools and techniques
personalized for your needs.
2
Fix Problem Areas - Totally fix your mouth so
there are no areas that trap plaque or food or
cause infection. These areas include chipped or
fractured teeth, “leaking” fillings or crowns, and missing
teeth. See your dentist to remove any decay and replace
old, rough fillings and crowns with smooth, tightly-sealed
restorations. There is so much available today for the
dental patient in terms of materials and techniques.
Because of this, we can care for teeth in a way that
preserves natural tooth structure as much as possible
and provide very nice-looking results. The porcelain
onlay is one such example of a restoration that has arisen
from newer materials and bonding techniques and has
withstood the test of time. The onlay covers the chewing
surfaces of a back tooth and protects what has decayed
or has become weakened. Instead of a full crown, a
partial coverage onlay can protect what it needs to, stay
away from the gumline (therefore less irritating), and looks
great too.
3
Limit Sugary Foods - Limit the intake of sugary
foods and drinks. Sugar in our diet is broken down
into acid, which, in turn, works to dissolve enamel
and create cavities. Did you know that, aside from water,
a lot of beverages already contain some amount of acid?
Even though diet sodas are sugar-free, the acid content
can still affect teeth. I love sweets as much as the next
person, but moderation is always a good rule of thumb.
If we’re good with recommendation #1 up above, we can
have some of our cake and eat it too.
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Preventive Maintenance - Make time for your
preventive maintenance appointments (dental
cleanings). People often times see their dentist
more than their family physician. It is during