Summer Camp Information

English Horsemanship Camps

 
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What do you do with a horse crazy kids? Do you know some horse crazy kids? We've got the solution. With 8 years of experience creating safe summer fun and learning. we know how to keep horse crazy kids happy and busy.


What Makes our Riding Camp Stand Out Above the Rest?
Small Enrolment- maximum 10 campers weekly, ensures more personalized instruction.
Equine Canada Certified Camp Instructor.
Long riding sessions.
Campers leave with a respect for the hard work, dedication, and fun involved with horses.
Excellent record for safety & satisfaction.
Ages and Experience: Girls and boys ages 8-16. No prior riding experience for our beginner camps. Intermediate campers should be in a lesson program, or have a horse, or had prior English or Western lessons.

Camp Activities:
Beginner Campers are assigned to their own horse for the week, they share in the care of the horse with a partner. Campers learn to be responsible for the daily care, grooming and well being of "their horse". Campers receive one English riding session daily, along with lessons on veterinary care, safety, grooming and horse show preparation. Instruction varies from week to week both in mounted and ground lessons. When not involved in a hand's on horse activity, campers participate in arts and crafts and games relating to the horse, swimming at local pool.  Weekly trips, may be included to horse shows, or local Vet Clinics, or tack shops etc.

All Students will participate in a full program of riding and stable management.  Regardless of what level you are at, this program will improve your riding skills.  Stable management will have many aspect of horse care including grooming, lunging, care and fitting of tack.  Mounted lessons will cover flatwork; introduction to jumping - or improving your jumping skills for the show ring.


Base cost of camp:
($450.00) 5 day Horsemanship Camps
Monday to Friday 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
A $25.00 discount is offered for West Winds clients and multiple family members and to those attending more than one camp this summer. (One discount per participant)

CAMP CHOICES:
HC#1 Jun 30 to July 4 Beginners Camp
HC#2 July 7-11 Intermediate Camp
HC#3 July 14-18 Beginners Camp
HC#4 August 4-8 Intermediate
HC#5 August 11-15 Intermediate Camp
HC#6 August 18-22 Intermediate Ca

RIDING ABILITY:
Beginner 1 (Little to no riding experience)
Rider Level One (Walk and Trot; simple school figures)
Rider Level Two (Walk, Trot, Canter, Started over jumps)
Rider Level Three (Are jumping up to 2’9” or Basic level dressage)

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
Proper footwear (boots with a heel); Safety approved helmets will be provided by us if you do not have one, no bike helmets allowed, pants for riding; clothing suitable, (no tank tops, or spaghetti strap tops), hair tied back, no jewellery, or chewing gum.
Sunscreen, lunch and snacks; water bottle. Swimsuit, towel, sandals, shorts, to change into when not working with horses.
Pop Machine with juice and water, Microwave, Fridge on site.