Riders will learn elements of equitation, jumping, dressage, and cross country. Each day campers will spend up to five hours in horse related activities including riding, learning various aspects of stable management, and horse care. We work in small groups and individually so each rider will benefit from close and careful attention by the director and staff. For each lesson, every rider will be assigned a horse most suited to her ability. Horses aren't the only creatures who enjoy the pleasant quarters at the Summer Riding Experience .
Counselors reside in the dorm with the SRE'ers.
The daily schedule is designed to give you ample time with and on horses. It also provides a balance between time on your mounts and stable management or horse care with them in the barn. Of course, there's always time set aside for leisure and fun. We are fortunate in having a location of rural beauty that is just minutes from shopping areas, movie theaters, a state park, hiking trails, and downtown Hartford, Connecticut's capital city. And, if you enjoy quiet walks, nothing is more breathtaking than a sunrise over nearby Talcott Mountain or a glimpse of white-tailed deer loping through the paddocks.