Kids learn to handle and care for their horses safely, grooming and tacking upLearning all the trades at Establo San Rafael the horse is taught 20 minutes prior to lessons. Horseback riding includes one or two 40 minute riding lessons. They will have the experience of turning out the horses and bringing them in from turn out.
They will also take part in the evening feedings and stall maintenance.Learning all the trades at Establo San Rafael.
They will bathe the horses, perform health inspections and learn about medications used to maintain the health of the horses. Students also learn to clean and care for horse equipment.
One day camp with one lesson (bring lunch) $45
One day camp with two lesson (bring lunch) $75
Seven to ten day camp vacation with one lesson a day, camp activities, food & accomodations $70 per day
with two lessons a day $100 per day (see accommodations)
Camp Curriculum
- Learning about horse hygiene, daily baths, grooming, how to recognize skin problems etc.
- Applying daily medicines for scrapes, bruises, swelling, fungus, etc.
- Recognizing lameness and early sings of colic.
- Working on the horses handling issues problems with ears, blankets, etc.
- Establishing your personal space with horses.
- Learning to stay safe with a pushy, exited or irritated horse.
- Measuring horses for proper weight and fitness.
- Barn maintenance and management includes: stall care, cleaning stalls and understanding floor upkeep, feeding
- horses and understanding nutrition.
- Understanding the importence of organizing and caring for equipment, this includes a lesson in cleaning tack.
- Personal time with horses, grooming, hand grazing, etc.
- Understanding turnout and horses interaction with each other, how they play to establish rank within the herd , how to retrieve a turned out horse.
