Summer Camp
For Children 5 and Up
Locust Lane Riding Center summer camp programs are not just about riding horses. In addition to daily riding lessons, students learn life skills that contribute to successful others-oriented living.
Our programs enhance self-esteem and leadership skills. We focus on cultivating resilience and building confidence through activities that create connected relationships with horses and humans.
Through our partnerships with the Believe & Achieve Summer Enrichment Program and The Point Summer Programs, we offer youth from the Coatesville area opportunities to make the most of their summer days.
Our campers play and explore throughout our beautiful green-space, hike through the woods, splash in the pond, swim in the pool, play games, get crafty, and discover how to care for our farm animals, horses, and each other.
Summer 2020
We're excited for the return of our horsemanship camp along with our partnership with Believe & Achieve Foundation for Summer Enrichment as well as Parkesburg Point.
Pre-Camp
June 15 - June 19
Leadership Training Camp
volunteer training for summer camp serving
Join us for a fun week of experiential learning to develop horsemanship skills and add to your toolbox as you prepare for future opportunities to serve at LLRC.
- For ages 12 and up
- No experience needed
- 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
- No Cost
All camp volunteers, teens through adults, are required to attend at least three days of training to serve during summer camp.
SESSION 1
June 22 - June 26
SESSION 2
June 29 - July 3
SESSION 3
July 6 - July 10
SESSION 4
July 13 - July 17
SESSION 5
July 20 - July 24
SESSION 6
July 27 - July 31
SESSION 7
August 3 - August 7
SESSION 8
August 10 - August 14
SESSION 9
August 17 - August 21
Horsemanship Camp
- Ages 5 and up
- Beginner through Intermediate Riders
- No prior experience needed.
- 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Cost $325 per week
Typical Schedule
9:00 am Welcome/Circle time
9:30 am Horse Care Basics
10:30 am EAL activity/Groundwork
12:00 pm Lunch
12:30 pm Groom/Tack-up
1:00 pm Riding horses, games, crafts, swimming, kayaks
3:00 pm Dismiss
Early drop-off and late pick-up available for $20/day.
Scholarships are available for Horsemanship Camp throughout the summer.
Benefits
Character Development
Handling, riding and caring for a horse or pony develops responsibility, accountability, patience, level-headedness, empathy, kindness, and self-discipline.
Scholastic Enhancement
The perseverance needed to ride a horse well can translate into improved performance in the classroom.
Health Benefits
Riding is great exercise. Apart from its aerobic benefits, riding also helps children develop balance, coordination and flexibility. In addition, activities involved in caring for a horse—grooming, hauling buckets, saddles, and cleaning stalls makes for a great upper body workout.
Camp Goals
- Share God’s love through horses
- Build confidence and self-esteem
- Provide foundational knowledge and skills necessary for good horsemanship
- Provide campers the opportunity to increase acquired skills through practice – working toward independence
- Promote better physical fitness as well as overall balance and coordination
- Encourage campers to take on responsibility and experience the benefits of a relationship with a horse
Topics Covered
- Basic care & feeding of the horse
- Grooming
- Tack & tacking up
- Learning to communicate with the horse (verbal and non-verbal)
- Numerous riding skills to be practiced during daily ride time
- Connecting
- Demonstrations provided by equine professionals