The program gives the children considerable hands-on experience with daily mounted lessons as well as grooming and handling tutelage. The camp is open to children seven and up. Children ride in classes of two to three riders, grouped according to age and riding experience. Instructors evaluate each camper's riding skills based on a questionnaire, trainer's notes and observations during opening class. Parents are asked to support the children and the instructors in class assignments.
Safety is our priority.
A typical day for campers includes breakfast at eight followed by greeting horses, grooming, and saddling in which responsibility and careful attention to detail are stressed. Next, lessons start in which safety and correct riding are emphas ized. Our instructors understand the importance of careful, supportive instruction and have extensive experience in teaching riding to children. Additional activities during the day include lessons on stable management and riding equipment, instructional videos and speakers, and writing poems and stories about horses. An afternoon cooling-off swim is followed by barn chores.