‘Ponies, Pumpkins and Puppies: Oh, My!’ – All Otsego

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‘Ponies, Pumpkins
and Puppies: Oh, My!’

By Anneliese Gilchrest
Nathan Mosher visits with four-legged friends at the Athelas Fall Festival last weekend. (Photo by Allison Mosher)

The crisp smell of autumn, combined with sizzling Liam’s Hot Dogs and delicious grub from S&S Café of Bainbridge, filled the air at Athelas Therapeutic Riding Inc.’s Fall Festival on Saturday, October 1. More than 200 people gathered to support the cause while enjoying the weather and seasonal festivities at Athelas, located at 1179 County Highway 5, Otego.

Inside the large indoor facility at Northfield Farm LLC, therapy ponies Powder and Chance were a huge attraction as they gave rides to giggling children. The bouncy house had a steady line of participants who jumped and bounced the afternoon away. More than 125 pumpkins, donated by Frog Pond Farms of Bainbridge and Hager Farms of Bloomville, were painted and carried home by kids and adults alike.

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