HORSE CAMPS
Ontario Overnight March Break & Summer Horseback Riding CampS
Shaping their future
Our Children’s Riding Camps are not just about riding horses or driving a dogteam, they’re about learning to be a team player, working with a powerful animal, and learning independence and social skills. Coming to our Ontario Summer Horse Camp or March Break Dogsledding & Horseback Riding camp teaches girls to care for animals while enjoying Nature! And having Western & English programs means our camp is well rounded – riding horses is about living!
JULY ENGLISH CAMPS
Our JULY horse camps focus on English only, with dressage & jumping. CLICK HERE!
AUGUST WESTERN & ENGLISH
CLICK to find out more about our in depth August Western & English Camp Programs.
MARCH BREAK CAMP
DOGSLEDDING & HORSEBACK RIDING. Where will you find both activities in a great camp!? CLICK HERE!
COVID & HORSE CAMP
Important info on camp
We've got your horse camp!
TRAIL RIDING
ENGLISH RIDING
WESTERN RIDING
GREAT COACHES
GREAT FOOD
COZY CABIN
TOTAL WILDERNESS!!
Want to learn more?
Have a look at this great slide show with images from all our horseback and dogsled camps here in Ontario. As you will see, we are ‘more than just your average’ children’s riding camp.
Providing QUALITY Horse Camp riding programs, & BUILDING CONFIDENCE, our Summer and March Break horse camps follow CHA, EC, and OEC guidelines. Because we have QUALITY, permanent program horses, our programs are safe for ALL riding levels. And, our March Break Camp feature SUPER sled dogs, who are very well cared for, loveable, & athletic. Because of this, the kids love working with ALL the animals! Also, we take our job seriously, so we keep your child safe, promoting learning, and making sure they have FUN is our TOP priority. Please browse the site - we enjoy feedback and any questions you may have, because as they say, 'it takes a village to raise a child!'
Penny Nicol, Camp Director/Owner
camp summary & pricing
ENGLISH ONLY CAMPS
$790 PLUS HST
(July 5 – July 11, 2020)
(July 12 – July 18 2020)
(July 19 – July 25, 2020)
BEGINNER TO COUNSELOR TRAINING
WESTERN & ENGLISH CAMPS
$790 PLUS HST
(Aug 2 – Aug 8, 2020)
(Aug 9 – Aug 15, 2020)
(Aug 16 – 22, 2020)
BEGINNER TO COUNSELOR TRAINING
INVITATIONAL CAMP
$850 PLUS HST
(Aug 30 – Sept 5, 2020)
*camp takes eight campers by invitation
INTERMEDIATE TO COUNSELOR TRAINING
MARCH BREAK CAMP
$800 PLUS HST
March 15 – 21, 2020
BEGINNER TO COUNSELOR TRAINING
WHY OUR HORSE CAMP?
• Their VERY OWN horse for the week, in groups split for each campers’ riding experience
• Amazing, quality meals (raves from past campers) and comfortable sleeping cabin
• “Horses Only” program with an average of 3.5 – 4 hrs per day of horseback riding time
• Fantastic QUALITY horses, that do a great job and are quiet, fun, and well behaved!
• Instructors who really care about how much your child learns while riding at horse camp
• Wilderness property near the border of Algonquin Provincial Park – nature at it’s finest
• Amazing wilderness horseback riding trails that leave right from our doorstep, with lots of lakes!
• Photos every night on facebook, so parents can join the summer horse camp experience!
• Each camp week is a progression in horseback riding skills – for kids who want more weeks!
• Just 3 hrs from Ottawa & Toronto, 2 hrs from Barrie & Belleville, far from the crazy city!
• Airport pickup is available for certain weeks, for a discounted fee if multiple weeks
• We are located just outside Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario!
• Multi week campers stay over each weekend free of charge, for an added bonus!
19 YEARS!
We have had SO much fun with SO many kids from all over the WORLD! Because we enjoy our program, and we are dedicated to providing fabulous horse camps for girls, life is always fun, never boring. So have a look at this video which highlights the special kids, the horses we love, and the wilderness tour facility we have developed from scratch. If you do, you’ll see we’re proud, & hope you will join us for a blast!
CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO SEE SOME GREAT HORSE CAMP VIDEOS!
Ready to camp?
We prefer interac E-transfer for camper deposits. Visit your online banking & send the e-transfer to info@ridethewilderness.com
Be sure and send the password. If you cannot do an e-transfer, your other options are credit card over the phone (613-338-2330) or using Paypal below.
This is the Paypal Portal
Just email us for availability or questions. Once approved, you can make your deposit to enroll in camp. You will be sent the link and a password to a page with all the pertinent information you will need for camp.
Our Cancellation Policy is available by clicking here