Horse Connection Camp

Ages 12-18

Base Tuition $1200; Restoration Rate $1500

Session Size 12 campers

Are horses just your favorite thing in the entire universe? Do you enjoy whispering “I love you” into their manes? Does spending six days devoted to caring for the horses’ bodies and minds sound like the best thing ever? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, you just may have found yourself in the right place!

This is a non-riding camp; it’s a great choice for any horse-crazy campers in their riding-camp skip year!

During this session, campers will spend the week soaking in all things “horse”: feeding and chores, non-demanding time and scratches while hanging out with them in their paddocks, groundwork in the round pens and arena, bodywork and massage for the horses, learning their language, exercises for both deepening relaxation and building strength, some obstacle practice and trail exploration out on the land, the list goes on! We’ll be devoting our time to tending the horses in ALL the ways we can possibly imagine, and opening the door to connection on a different level than can be found from the saddle.

Think about it; nearly all the time we usually spend with horses is demanding something of them. “Come here, do this, let’s go over there, be good, do what I want, keep me safe.” When we take the pressure and risks of riding off the table for a minute, we get to foster a new kind of relationship with these beautiful, sensitive, wise creatures. 

Times that aren’t spent directly with the horses will be spent in service to them: feeding, fence maintenance, scrubbing water troughs, unloading & stacking hay in the barn, writing poems and love notes and songs for them, etc. There will be some options for ‘free range’ down-time after lunch, for crafting, pond or slip-n-slide time, reading, napping, etc., but all of our activity times will be horse-centered in some way.

All skill levels are welcome; enthusiasm for horses is the only prerequisite!

Learn more and apply here!