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2018 Horse Lover's Camps

Welcome to Horse Lover's Camp at Heart Bar Ranch! This is a place for both girls and boys to explore their love of horses. It is a place of fun, challenge, learning and adventure, where young people who love horses can compare the dream of having a horse of their own with the reality of day to day "horse-keeping".

Curriculum Heart Bar Ranch provides a safe, yet challenging, environment. The program teaches the sound fundamentals of beginning horsemanship. Campers share in the daily care and feeding of the horses. Campers gain skill, knowledge and awareness. Confidence soars and enjoyment and friendships flourish. Lessons are structured for fun, safety and skill development. Campers may ride English or Western. In addition to classes in the arena, there are vaulting lessons (gymnastics on horseback), trail rides, games, theory and videos.

Structure Each camp session is limited in size to ensure individual attention and full potential for skill development. Facilities include arenas, working pens, and extensive fields and trails. Campers are housed in a snug bunkhouse and eat in the main cabin. Heart Bar Ranch provides instruction, accommodation, meals, horses, tack and safety helmets.


Schedule

This season will mark a change in the structure of our camps. We are moving away from our "horses only" image and changing the curriculum to reflect the whole farm. This means there will be formal learning about the cows, pigs, chickens and garden. There will also be only half day of horse related activities for day camps. (Campers in day camps will wrangle, lead, groom, tack up, and ride/vault on horses being lunged, but individual saddle horses will no longer be furnished during day camps). There will be proficiency requirements to participate in a camp where personal saddle horses are provided. Lessons are available for campers wishing to work on their skills.

Below you will find a schedule of camps for the summer of 2018. If you have any questions about camp content feel free to contact me.

Warmest wishes,

Gail

June 12-15

June 17-20

June 27-29

July 3-6

July 9-13

July 24-27

July 30 - Aug 3

Aug 6-10

Tues-Fri

Sun-Wed

Wed-Fri

Tues-Fri

Mon-Fri

Tues-Fri

Mon-Fri

Mon-Fri

4 day

3 day

3 day

4 day

4 day

4 day

4 day

4 day

Day Camp 9am-5pm

Overnight Games Camp

Day Camp 9am-5pm

Day Camp 9am-5pm

Overnight Camp

Day Camp 9am-5pm

Overnight Games Camp

Overnight Camp

400.00

450.00*

400.00

400.00

650.00

400.00

650.00*

650.00

* These are specialty camps. Campers will need a certain level of competency to participate.

To book a camp, contact Gail to check availability and verbally reserve a spot. Go to the camp website, (link below) and print off enrollment form and liability waiver for minor. Mail with minimum 50% deposit to the address below to confirm your booking. Deposits can also be e-transferred to this email address.

Thank you!


About Gail The instructor, Gail Riederer, is:
  • CHA Certified Instructor

  • Level 4 Western, Level 3 English

  • Level 1 IRD and Overnight Guide

Registration

To reserve a space in a camp or clinic, contact Gail to confirm space availability and verbally reserve a spot. Then print off registration and liability waiver forms from this site. Fill out the forms and mail with a minimum 50% deposit to confirm your registration for the camp. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Gail for details.

  • Application for Enrollment
  • Legal Waiver for Child
  • Legal Waiver for Adult
Heart Bar Ranch
Gail Riederer
P.O. Box 20712
Whitehorse, YT   Y1A 7A2
Canada

Phone: 867-393-1955

E-mail: heartbarranch@yahoo.com