Campers live in large cabins and are supervised by an experienced counselor who soon becomes not only their mentor, but also their best friend. Staff members are usually young women who have grown up attending Valley View in the summers. English Hunt Seat Equitation is taught under CHA professional instruction, as are all Valley View riding programs. Separate hunt ring, barn, and specially schooled horses are available to all girls, beginner to advanced. Classes are arranged according to ability and incorporated into the Ranch program.
Beginners learn to post at the trot and then do ground poles and cavalettes.
As a rider gains confidence, she will practice equitation over jumps both in the ring and out in the field. A camper can even bring her own horse and enjoy a new companionship amid our beautiful mountain scenery. Stock Seat is Western Equitation. Each camper is paired with a horse or pony of her own for the duration of her stay. Lessons, in addition to time in the saddle on over 700 acres of trails, build confidence and security.