Summer Programs
We offer a series of week-long programs throughout the summer. Full and half days are available for any age or ability. Our programs concentrate on English riding skills, horsemanship, and barn duties. Attendees will ride each day as well as help to care for the horses in the barn and pasture and learn about animal husbandry. Some of our programs are themed, such as our Wee Ones, designed specifically for younger students.
Our summer programs run rain or shine. In the event of heavy rain or dangerous weather, we hold activities in the barn and try to work riding in.
Keep an eye on our Events Page for the upcoming schedule. And register early to guarantee your spot!
A typical day for our summer programs
-Upon arrival we circle, check-in, go over the day, assign horses, and participants pick “jobs (horse related activities: sweeping the barn, mucking a stall, feeding, watering, etc.)
~ Retrieve the horses/ponies
~ Groom and tack
~ Ride/main lesson in groups
~ Perform selected job
~ Half day participants leave
~ Lunch
Afternoons often entail choices, which can include:
~ Afternoon ride (on one horse with a singular focus)
~ Horse care
– Braiding/pulling manes
~ Horse training session
~ Tack/barn maintenance
~Horse related art project
~ Swimming in our pond
(subject to change)
**NEW** Wee Ones Farm Session Information
Come be a Wee Farmer! For ages 3-5-year-olds (out of diapers and ready for parent-free time). Children will take part in activities related to the farm. Activities may include: gathering fresh eggs, feeding and watering animals (chickens and horses), caring for baby chicks and foals, wildflower picking, cleaning out horse stalls, gardening (picking strawberries, weeding rows, planting seeds), grooming ponies and pony rides. Free play in the forest and hay forts. The program runs rain or shine. Space is limited to 12 children, with two teachers running the program.