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Caliyah Stewart had a staring contest with Coconut the Rabbit at Owen Farm.A

Campers take turns riding either a horse or a pony at Owen Farms on Wednesday morning before heading to the zipline.A

Angel rode Misty, a horse at Owen Farms, during the morning session of New Horizons Adventure Camp on Wednesday.

Campers take turns riding either a horse or a pony at Owen Farms on Wednesday morning before heading to the zipline.A

New Horizons Adventure Camp participant Trinity rides Misty, a horse at Owen Farms, on Wednesday morning.A

At Owen Farm, Gary Pritchett slides down the zipline, safely kicking off of the tree awaiting him at the end.A

With the smaller group, Angel was allowed to slide down the zipline at least three times on Wednesday morning.

Garry Pritchett went around the circle pointing to different kids on Wednesday morning, asking what their favorite New Horizons Adventure Camp activities had been so far.

aBeating you guys at bowling,a said one of the staff members.

Under a new format, the 28 camp attendees, ages 8 to 12, were split into groups and transported to new activities that interested them over the course of four days.

As the campas new coordinator, Jennifer Smith said they created the new arrangement to expose the children to as many new experiences as possible.

aWe really wanted to give these kids opportunities they wouldnat really be able to try,a she said.

Completely free to the children, the campas participants had to be nominated by one of 15 sites in the Danville Church-Based Tutorial Program.

Halle Parker reports for the Danville Register & Bee.