Our Day Camp program is for girls who are 6-15 years of age.  Only 10 campers are registered for each week because we are running Overnight camp and Tiny Tot camp at the same time The staff-to-camper ratio is 5 to 1.

Because our facility is not set up to separate restrooms for boys and girls. Our restrooms are in the Living area from our Overnight campers and due to this we are an girls only camp. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Campers will ride for approximately 45-60 minutes each camp day.  There is an additional 90-minutes session for our trick riding and vaulting group classes.

Many campers have little or no riding experience.  All of the children attending Day Camp will enjoy learning new skills with horses.

Riding helmets – The SEI logo must appear inside each camper’s helmet to be acceptable for riding, and the helmet must have a manufacturer’s date of less then five years ago.  We have helmets available for campers to rent for $25/week.  SEI approved helmets may be purchased through tack shops.. Please write your camper’s name inside her helmet.

Boots – When campers are riding or working around horses, boots with a raised heel and smooth sole are required.  You can purchase boots at tack shops and can often find them at resale stores such as Goodwill or St. Vincent’s for reasonable prices or order them on amazon.

Each day, campers should bring a reusable water bottle  They also need to bring: a pair of jeans or long pants (NOT capris) to wear while riding, shorts, swimsuit, rain jacket, hat for the sun, sunscreen, towel, and sneakers.  It’s important to label your camper’s belongings in case they are forgotten or get misplaced.

The camp store will be open on Fridays during pick up.  Campers can purchase T-shirts, and souvenirs.

Yes, campers should be dropped off between 8:45 and 9:00 am and can be picked up between 5:00 and 5:15pm.

As long as it is only a light drizzle we will still have lessons. Should it be downpouring then we will see that we get our lessons in after the rain ends. But sometimes we are unable to do a horse lesson because of the weather, we apologize in advance should it happen to you. We will have alternatives ready to still work with campers on their riding with our barrel and balance horses in addition horse simulator

This depends on the heat index. For the heat index you add temperature and humidity together. We have to avoid heat stress or heat stroke for our horses because this could be life-threatening for them. For example, if the temperature outside is 80 degrees and the humidity is 50%:, the heat index number is 130 - so we could ride. Less than 130: Horses can be ridden if proper hydration is provided to them at all points 130 - 150: Be cautious. The horse's ability to cool itself will be compromised by the heat and humidity. 165 or above: No riding, because it takes only about 15 minutes of moderate exercise to raise our horse's body temperature to a dangerous, potentially life-threatening level. It could be that on some days we will push the lessons to a very early time or a later in the evening time to ensure our horses will be okay. 

Individual tours may be scheduled prior to camp by appointment only.*During the summer, Hoofbeat Ridge is a “closed” camp, which means that we do not allow visitors due to the volume of campers, our schedule, and the safety of campers and staff. Our no-visitors policy helps us to maintain a high level of security. 

Many weeks are often full by mid-March.  Please register through the link on our website. After you are registered, a confirmation email will be together health form, and other forms will be emailed to you. If sessions are full, we do have a waiting list. Sorry, we are unable to take phone registrations. 

Many of our staff are former campers or lessons students from us.  Prior to the opening of camp, our staff attend a comprehensive week-long training program.

No, our campers receive a lunch from us and also a snack in the afternoon.