Whether your child is just trying it for the first time or they have experience with horses and riding, we offer camp programs to suit each child’s ability. Our instructors provide an enjoyable and, positive learning experience incorporating games and fun activities into the lesson plans. Horses and ponies in our program are gentle natured and experienced with all levels of riders. Earthbound offers two programs – Saddle Club for ages 6 to 12 years and Saddle Skills for ages 8 to 13 years.
Saddle Camps feature:
- Qualified riding instructors
- 135 x 80’ Covered riding arena
- Outdoor fenced sand & grass riding rings
- Experienced horses and ponies
- English riding equipment, all with safety stirrups
- Stable management & horsemanship opportunities
- Helmets available for rent (for your camper’s use ONLY)
- Arts & crafts, garden activities and small animal demonstrations
- Recreational free swim (NLS lifeguards on duty)
- Use of all playing fields, courts and ball pits
Saddle Club (6 to 12 years old)
This is a beginner-friendly program for children age 6 to 12 years of age. Afternoons will be spent in the barn with the horses. Participants will enjoy a daily 45-minute riding lesson, along with horsemanship and stable management activities. The goal of our programming in this camp is to introduce riders to good safety practices, to develop basic riding skills such as balance and control and to help riders feel comfortable and confident while working around the horses & ponies.
Participants can be of any level of riding. Children are grouped according to riding experience and age. While we do our best to accommodate friend requests, if children are at different rider levels this may not possible.
Daily Schedule:
- Arrival/Horse-play (9:00 am to 9:30 am)
- Arts and crafts in the craft loft
- Wash-up/Snack
- Active play – playing fields, gaga ball, hockey dome
- Garden/Small animals
- Free Swim
- Lunch Time (12:00 pm to 1:00 pm)
- Riding Lessons
- Wash-up/Snack
- Horsemanship/Stable Management
- Home-time (4:00 pm to 4:30 pm)
Camper / Counsellor Ratio: minimum of 1 counsellor for every 8 children. While mounted on the horses, staff/child ratios are 1:4.
Schedules are examples of a typical day, actual activities may vary from day-to-day.
Clothing and Equipment
All riders must wear:
- ASTM approved helmet (helmets are available to rent)
- Long pants and riding boots OR boots with a small heel (Rainboots are acceptable as long as they have a 1.5cm heel)
- Rental Helmets are reserved for your child’s use ONLY throughout the week – the cost is $15+HST
Other items to bring to riding camp include:
- Shorts, sweatshirt or rain jacket
- Running shoes, extra socks
- Sun hat, sunscreen and water bottle
- Bathing suit, flip flops and towel
2024 Fees
Summer Saddle Club (6-12 yrs):
- Week 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 – $585/week + HST
- Week 1 & 6 – $468/week +HST
For Bussing, After Care, Meal Plan and online Registration see ‘How to Register’.
How to Register