Horse Camp Ground Lesson Topics:  We will be busy taking care of our horses, including grooming, feeding, bathing, saddling, and cleaning stalls. Basic veterinary and farrier (horseshoeing) duties will be discussed.  We’ll learn the parts of the horse, and about different breeds and colors.  We’ll visit some new foals at a local farm. And, just for fun, we’ll  decorate horse t-shirts and create horse crafts too.

Eventing Camp Riding Lesson topics:  All lessons will focus on dressage (a memorized pattern of halting, walking, trotting, and perhaps cantering for intermediate riders), stadium jumping (a jump course in the ring), and cross country jumping in the field for those who are ready.   The last day, the campers perform 2 or 3 phases of the event, scoring is introduced, and ribbons are awarded.

Eventing Camp Ground Lesson Topics:  We will be taking care of our horses, including grooming, feeding, bathing, saddling, and cleaning stalls.  Most of our time is devoted to the sport of eventing, which is the triathlon of horseback riding.  It takes time to learn our dressage tests, the rules of the sport, and how it is judged.  We will do some fun horsey crafts, and prepare for our real event!

Expectations:  Summer camp is the perfect time to develop a bond with their horse as well as meet new friends.  We emphasize becoming safe and responsible around horses, having fun (very important!), learning all about horse topics, and progressing their riding level.

Schedule will be posted as soon as it is formulated.  Will include 8 weeks of Horse Camp and 1 week of Eventing camp: