Horseback riding day camps
A Rising Star Equestrian Summer Camp
Arvada
303-431-4675
www.arisingstareqcenter.com
Starting with safety on the ground, students learn how to catch, halter, lead, groom and tack up their horses. Every day includes a group horseback riding lesson. Riding lessons are also available for hour-long and half-hour lessons. A Rising Star has experienced instructors on site who teach a variety of disciplines, and if you don’t have a horse of your own they have lesson horses and ponies. Camps are offered June through August.
Academy Stables
Lafayette
303-665-4637
www.academystables.com
This camp runs weekly throughout the summer. Activities are designed for kids ages 5 and older, and sessions run from Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Lessons include horse care, horse shows, horse safety, riding instruction, horse show and Friday pizza day. The cost is $395 per camp. Discounts for multiple sign-ups. Both English and Western-style riding available. Call for reservations.
Sun Pony Ranch “Little Buckaroos” Ranch Camp
Berthoud/Longmont
303-349-0779
www.SunPonyRanch.com
www.facebook.com/SunPonyRanch
Our Little Buckaroo campers will learn about cowboys, cowgirls and life on a ranch. They will learn about horses, including grooming, care and feeding. They will ride horses each day of camp. Campers will learn and practice safety around horses and around the ranch. They will get to try out some ranch chores, and have special ranch fun. Activities are all age-appropriate for these younger kids. Little Buckaroos Ranch Camp is co-ed and for ages 5 to 7. Sessions are weekly, three days per week, Tuesday through Thursday. The first session is June 7 through June 9, with seven additional weeks over the summer. Camp hours are 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost is $140 for the first week and $115 for each additional week, or additional camper, from same family.
Sun Pony Ranch Horsemanship Camp
Berthoud/Longmont
303-349-0779
www.SunPonyRanch.com
www.facebook.com/SunPonyRanch
Campers get their own horse for a week and learn responsibilities to care for it. Campers are focused on horses and ride twice each day. English or Western riding style is camper’s choice. A non-competitive Horse Show is held each Friday to show off new skills. Bonding with a horse is important in learning to ride. Sun Pony Ranch teaches about horse behavior and personality to encourage this bonding and to promote safety. Activities include daily riding lessons, including bareback riding sessions, feeding, grooming, tacking and general care of your horse. Shampoo day teaches how to bathe the horse, while Horse Show Day is a non-competitive show for family and friends. Students have fun braiding and decorating their horses for the show. Sun Pony Ranch Horse Camp is co-ed and for ages 8 to 14. Sessions are one week each, from May 30 through Aug. 12, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. daily. Cost is $380 per week. Register by April 30 for early bird rate of $355 per week.
