One of the premier riding camps in the country, Bonnie Castle has been helping girls ages 8 - 16 become better riders for over 30 years. This program is for riders at the intermediate and advanced skill levels. Averaging two mounted sessions/day, girls will improve skills in Hunters, Jumpers, Dressage, Combined Training, and Equine Studies.
When you send your child to Bonnie Castle Riding Camp, you are sending her to one of the premier riding camps in the country. For over thirty years, we’ve offered instruction in Hunters, Jumpers, Equitation, Dressage, Combined Training, and Equine Studies. At the start of the session, we’ll evaluate your daughter’s ability, determine her instructional needs, and place her in an appropriate group. We’ll also pair her with a school horse suited to her size and ability, unless she brings her own horse to camp. Girls who prefer learning on their own horse may board it at SBS during camp.
Riders must know how to tack up, walk, trot, and canter independently in order to qualify for our program. BCRC is a small camp, typically around 30 riders. At a camp devoted to riding, the girls quickly find common ground with peers, and develop wonderful friendships. Many come back year after year. While we enjoy seeing old friends, we excel at making new campers feel welcome.
During her time here, your child will:
- Ride twice a day – typically once in a flat lesson and another in jumping (for those jumping) Take an Equine lesson each day, learning about topics such as tack, horse care, horse physiology, nutrition, facility design, and more.
- Relax with a daily crafts activity.
- Enjoy fun evening programs – some barn-based and others at school.
- Participate in off campus activities on the weekend.
- Make new friends
- Experience a horse show: a trip to see Grand Prix Jumping at the Vermont Summer Festival (schedule permitting)
- Participate in a demonstration horse show at the end of the session
