2008 Summer Riding Camp
Sessions for beginner to intermediate start June 23, 2008.
Continue below for details, schedule and online sign up.
Contact us for further information and questions.
Beginner to Intermediate-level students will be introduced to:
Basic Riding Skills
Safe Horsemanship
Trail Rides (on site)
Games and More
Beginner-level students will learn:
The proper way to approach a stabled horse
How to groom and tack up, including picking up and cleaning hooves
The correct way to lead a horse
Mounting and dismounting techniques
Walking, posting trot and halting
Riding a Figure “8”
Mucking out a stall
Haltering and un-haltering
How to properly turn-out a horse
Intermediate-level students will learn:
Bathing a horse
Pulling a mane
How to disassemble, clean and reassemble a saddle and bridle
First aid for minor horse cuts
Taking a horse’s temperature
How to braid a mane
How to give and accept a leg up
How to jump a course of fences
Riding a Figure “8” and serpentine
Posting on the correct diagonal and
cantering on the correct lead
Riding safely on trails
Posting to the trot without stirrups
Blanketing and un-blanketing a horse
Advanced-level students will learn:
Braiding a tail
Fitting a bridle and saddle
Understanding optimal equine health (visits with the Vet, Dentist and Farrier)
Lungeing a horse
Planning the best nutritional diet
Riding a complex course of fences
Riding a cross-country course of jumps
Simple and flying lead changes
Jumping without stirrups
Summer Camp Dates:
June 23 - June 27, 2008
July 7 - July 11, 2008
July 14 - July 18, 2008
July 21 - July 25, 2008
July 28 - August 1, 2008
August 11 - August 15, 2008
August 18 - August 22, 2008
Camp sessions begin at 9:00 AM and end at 3:00 PM each day, Monday thru Friday
Horse Show held every Friday from 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Pricing:
One week of riding camp - $325.00
Two weeks of riding camp - $625.00
If you would like to register your child for one of our remaining summer camp sessions,
please call our office at 215-598-8811, or send an email to:
ridenow@brigadoonequestriancenter.com
When writing, please include any information about your child's riding experience, and the
desired camp session.
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