Cedar Ridge Equine offers summer horsemanship day camps for youth of all ages. Youth camps available for beginners to advanced. In all our CRE Summer Horsemanship Camps,
we believe it is important to teach life skill development and personal growth as an intricate component of our horsemanship program. After conducting several educational
studies on life skill development through the use of horses, we found it most effective to teach about responsibility, relationships, communication, leadership, and team
work through horse safety and care; haltering, tying and leading a horse; horse behavior observation and horse anatomy; and on-the-ground horsemanship. Campers will spend
time in the saddle, working on the ground with the horses and will participate in daily take home equine crafts and journaling activities. We strive to provide a safe, fun
and educational environment for all of campers and horses. If you do not own a horse, not a problem, we provide safe, sane, reliable camp horses.
In our beginner half day horsemanship camps, campers will spend daily time in the saddle, on the ground horsemanship and crafting and journaling. Our priority is to provide
a safe, fun and educational experience for all of campers. Campers with little to no prior horse experience are welcome to attend. Campers will need to pack a lunch/snacks daily.
On the third day there will be an opportunity for parents to come and watch their campers demonstrate their skills in a "Showdeo." All campers receive a camp t-shirt,
journal and take home crafts with camp tuition. We do have stickers, water bottles, hats available for additional cost.
Lead Instructor/s: Amy Prechter
Time: Monday to Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Cost: $575 Horsemanship Camp, mandatory non-refundable $100 deposit, $175 for all 3 days of Stable Hands or $60 per day
"Showdeo": Event where campers can demonstrate what they worked on during camp for parents. Event begins at 12:30 PM on Wednesday of Camp. Campers dismissed after Showdeo.
We will not be having a potluck bbq this year.
Stable hands will stay until 4:00pm on Wednesday after conclusion of Showdeo.
In our intermediate half day horsemanship camps, campers wil spend an time in the saddle, on the ground in horsemanship and crafting and journaling. Our priority is to
provide a safe, fun and educational experience for all of campers. Campers should have taken at least one, if not multiple sessions of beginner horsemanship camps or
lessons in the past and have some prior horse experience (comfortable walking/trotting independently) to attend this camp. If you are new to the area and your camper
has previous horse experience please reach out to CRE to discuss your camper’s previous equine experience and to determine if this would be a fit for your camper. All
campers receive a camp t-shirt with camp tuition. All camps include a shirt, journal and take home crafts. We do have stickers, water bottles, hats available for additional cost.
Lead Instructor:Amy Prechter
Time: Monday to Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Cost: $575 Horsemanship Camp, mandatory non-refundable $100 deposit, $175 for all 3 days of Stable Hands or $60 per day
"Showdeo": Event where campers can demonstrate what they worked on during camp for parents. Event begins at 12:30 PM on Wednesday of Camp. Campers dismissed after Showdeo.
We will not be having a potluck bbq this year.
Stable hands will stay until 4:00pm on Wednesday after conclusion of Showdeo.
Do you have a youngster that is interested in learning about barrel racing/pole bending? Come learn from instructor Amy Prechter who has years of breeding and training performance
horses, as well as speed event competition experience, money earnings and titles in her career history. In our half day Barrel Racing/Pole Bending Camp, participants will spend
time learning valuable warm up exercises for horse and rider on and off of the horse, as well as learning the patterns, drills and techniques. This clinic is open for all ages of
riders, but they must be confident in their riding skills (walk/ trot independently, and working on cantering/loping independently). The last portion of second day campers will be
able to make a time run on both the barrel and pole pattern. We will video each run, review and discuss each campers runs. This camp is open for students that would like to participate
on their own/leased horse. We also do have a limited number of CRE lesson horses available for use in the clinic, please message for instructor approval of horse use prior to signing up
for the clinic. All participants will receive a journal and hat for participating in clinic. They will need to pack snacks/water.
August 1st and 2nd, 2024
Register for Clinic
Schedule:
9:00am-1:00pm
Cost:
$450 per camp (Requires $100 deposit to hold spot)
Instructor:
Amy Prechter
This program will be more in depth manner on the care of horses, more than the horsemanship camps cover. There will be NO riding of horses. Stable hands will learn how to feed
depending on the horses' individual requirements, organize and clean tack & equipment, maintain and repair fencing and arenas, remove manure, and safe handling and proper use of
ranch tools. Stable Hands will also have the opportunity to learn about the care of other farm animals. There will be a strong emphasis of life skill development including
responsibility, team work, communication, etc. Rubber boots and work gloves are recommended for participants. Participants will need to pack a lunch and snack.
Time: Runs from 12:30-4:00pm Mon-Wed
Cost: $175 for all 3 days of Stable Hands or $60 per day (Mon-Wed)
A great opportunity for parents to take a night off and leave their horse crazy kid with us for a fun filled supervised horse and camping experience.
Session 1 - Overnight Speed Event Themed Camp
Instructor: Amy Prechter
Dates: June 27-28, 2024
Arrive at 9am on 27th and depart at 5pm on 28th.
Campers will spend time on the ground and in the saddle doing warm ups, techniques/styles and introduce new exercises and pattern work to help in their speed events on day 1 and on day 2 will participate in a review, followed by a fun friendly timed event competition. Each run will be videoed and available for campers to review and discuss with the instructor. We will also spend time discussing participants goals and developing a plan to meet these goals in a fun equine guided learning & team building activity. Riders must be confident in their riding skills (walk, trot and lope/canter independently) and they should own their own horse/leased horse available, however there will be a limited number of lessons horses available for students with CRE instructor approval. Haul in horses welcome (please message us in advanced to make arrangements. Campers will enjoy a visit from a local area equine veterinarian that will present information on equine first aid, followed by a question and answer session. We also be joined by local area Bozeman artist Allison McGree, who will join us and lead us in a step by step guided painting session. Each camper will take home their own equine themed, finished acrylic painting on stretched canvas. Campers will be in charge of taking care of their own/assigned horse both days including feeding, pen cleaning, evening checks etc. Evening activities will include dinner, horse movie on the big screen projector outside, country western line dancing lessons, s’mores and more.
Participants will receive a water bottle, sweatshirt and journal. Participants will need to pack a lunch the first day, we will provide dinner, breakfast, lunch the following day and snacks throughout the entire camp.
Cost: $875 per overnight camp session 1 only
Discounted price if participating in both session 1 and 2 $825
Session 2 - Overnight Trail/Ranch Themed
Instructor: Amy Prechter
Dates: July 22-23, 2024
Arrive at 9am 22nd and depart at 5pm on 23rd.
Campers will spend time on the ground developing and understanding the importance of groundwork with their horse and in the saddle doing warm ups, techniques/styles, and introduce new exercises/obstacles that they may encounter when out on the trail. We will also spend time discussing participants goals and developing a plan to meet these goals in a fun equine guided learning & team building activity. Riders must be confident in their riding skills (walk, trot and lope/canter independently) and they should own their own horse/lease a horse, however their will be a limited number of lessons horses available for students with CRE instructor approval. Haul in horses are welcome, please reach out to us in advance for instructor approval and to make accommodation arrangements. Campers will be in charge of taking care of their own/assigned horse both days including feeding, pen cleaning, evening checks etc. We will also have a visit from local area veterinarian to tell about the day in life of their job, as well as to answer any questions campers might have about being a veterinarian/horse related veterinary questions. The last few hours of the second day of camp after lunch campers will be able to have a relaxing fun afternoon enjoying a water slide from Big Time Inflatables. Evening activities will include dinner, horse movie on the big screen projector outside, country western line dancing lessons, s’mores and more.
Participants will receive a water bottle, sweatshirt and journal. Participants will need to pack a lunch the first day, we will provide dinner, breakfast, lunch the following day and snacks throughout the entire camp.
Cost: $875 per overnight camp session 1 only
Discounted price if participating in both session 1 and 2 $825