Day Camps

Dutch Acres offers 2 different types of camps throughout the year: Beginner horseback riding camps and our Barnyard Buddies camp. Both camps are geared towards kids ages 6-16 and include games, crafts, and educational hands on interaction with animals. Our horseback riding camps offer mounted classes as well. For more info our Barnyard Buddies camp click here, and for more info on Beginner riding camps click here. You can also text us here for info on signing up.

Camp Basics

Each camp is 5 days and are generally half day. Summer camps typically start at 8:30 am and go until noon, Mon-Fri. All students are required to wear closed toed shoes appropriate for walking around a farm (sometimes its muddy!) and kids participating in mounted classes are required to wear long pants. Kids do not have to have any previous riding experience to participate in our beginner riding camps.

Summer 2025 Dates

Hot Springs Boot Camp (current students only): June 9-13

Beginner Riding Camp 1: June 16-20

Advanced Riding Camp (invite only): June 30-July 4

Beginner Riding Camp 2: July 14-18

Beginner Riding Camp 3: July 28-Aug 1

Text us here for more information or follow the steps below to register!

 

Beginner Riding Camps

2 kids riding horses in an arena with colorful cones and poles

Mounted Sessions

Kids get a chance to ride each day of the camp. Mounted activities are geared toward teaching foundational skills through use of obstacle courses, games, and other riding activities.

2 sibling pairs sitting on hay bales with one girl raising her hand during a class

Ground Sessions

Daily ground sessions offer a time to learn about other aspects of horse care such as nutrition, health care, leading and ground handling, and more.

Kids sitting around a table working on an arts and crafts project

Craft Sessions

Riders will work through the week to complete their camp notebook learning horse colors, breeds, nutrition, and more.

A young girl blindfolded with her sister holding reins and steering her around the farm like a horse

Game Sessions

Camps make learning fun by incorporating games that teach about various aspects of horsemanship.

 

Barnyard Buddies Camps

Hands on learning

Kids get a chance to have hands on interaction with 5 different species each day. We will have horses, goats, chickens, a donkey and a cow.

Educational

Daily educational sessions offer a time to learn about all the aspects of caring for each species such as nutrition, health care, leading and handling, and more.

Crafts

Kids will have hands on crafts that line up with our daily educational session that they get to take home.

Games

Camps make learning fun by incorporating games that go along with our educational theme for the day!

Sign up for Camp with 3 easy steps!

  1. Click “Sign up here” and create a user login and sign up your rider.

  2. Once logged on, click “Book a lesson”.

  3. Select the start date of the Camp, and then scroll down to activities. Select the camp you are wishing to register for and follow the prompts!

 

 Advanced Camp

A group of boys and girls riding horses in an English arena with ground poles

Mounted Sessions

Riders get a chance to ride each day of the camp. Mounted activities are geared toward teaching advanced riding skills, preparing riders for horse shows, rider biomechanics, and more.

Girls sitting on yoga balls doing stretches

Ground Sessions

Daily advanced ground sessions offer riders a chance to hone and deepen their knowledge of horse breeds, horse anatomy, learn about rider biomechanics and yoga for equestrians, and more.

A vet giving a demonstration on horse teeth while a young girl feels a horse's mouth

Horsemanship Sessions

Advanced campers will get more in depth learning at demonstrations from the farm vet and farrier. They will also learn more in depth about horse health, nutrition, and more.

Stable Management Sessions

Campers will learn about all aspects of horse care by participating in hands on learning opportunities by cleaning stalls, barn organizing, pasture care, fence care, feeding, and more.