Day Camps
Dutch Acres offers 2 different types of camps throughout the year: Beginner horseback riding camps and advanced horseback riding camps. Both camps are geared towards kids ages 6-16 and include mounted riding, games, crafts, and educational hands on interaction with animals. For more info our 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 2026 Dates
Hot Springs Boot Camp (current students only): TBD
Beginner Riding Camp 1: June 15-19 $400
Advanced Riding Camp (invite only): TBD
Beginner Riding Camp 2: June 29-July 3 $400
Beginner Riding Camp 3: July 6-10 $400
Text us here for more information or follow the steps below to register!
Beginner Riding Camps
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.
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.
Craft Sessions
Riders will work through the week to complete their camp notebook learning horse colors, breeds, nutrition, and more.
Game Sessions
Camps make learning fun by incorporating games that teach about various aspects of horsemanship.
Advanced Camp
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.
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.
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.