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Why is a professional horse trainer, whose own family is long-since grown and gone, interested in children and the camp experience?

Liz says, "I started camp at age six and met my first horse.  It changed my life!

After college and marriage, I went back to horses and have been there ever since, loving every minute."

Trot to the Top Day Camp is held at times when children are not in school.  Fall and winter camps coincide with public school vacation calendars.  Summer sessions are weekly, Monday through Friday.  One-week sessions run from the second week of June through the first week of August, except the week of July 4.

• Summer Camp - Summer 2008 camp begins June 9, and concludes the week of  August 4.  Reserve the week of your choice for your child early; limit 12 campers per one-week session.  Register NOW!  Click here for registration form.
• Fall Mini-Camp - During school Fall Break.
• Winter Mini-Camp - 2008 Winter Mini-Camp will be held after Christmas and before New Year's Eve (exact dates to be announced in the fall), 10 AM to 3 PM.  $240 for all three days, or $80 per day.
• Spring Mini-Camp - During school Spring Break.

Campers need to bring their own sack lunches.  We provide campers with great snacks and drinks.  The shade of our magnificent old trees is a lovely spot for a break in the middle of a hot summer day.

Our Trot to the Top Horseback Riding Day Camp focuses on children 6 to 13 years of age, both boys and girls.  Our sessions are small (limit 12 campers) so that individual needs are met.  We provide a  safe, friendly, stable/farm environment where children learn the proper way of caring for, grooming and riding horses. 

All activities are horse-related and teach self-confidence and responsibility.  "Trot to the Top" means work to be the very best you can be! 

Parents and family are important to campers and to us.  We invite you to observe at any time, but especially to attend our mini horse show on the last day of Summer Camp to see what your children have learned.

We offer all the children who come to our stable the opportunity to love and care for a horse while learning safety and riding skills from our experienced staff.  Counselors are hand picked by Liz herself from the older, more experienced riders in the stable riding program. 

The counselors love their jobs, and they are very special.  Our groups are small, and we use the buddy system so that the campers help each other, under the supervision of the older counselor.

Horseback Riding:
Of course!  That's why our campers come to us instead of going somewhere else.  No experience is necessary.  We expose campers to all styles of riding and horsemanship - 

English, 

Western,

and Bare Back for balance. 

Riding instruction is given in the shade of our covered arena.
 

Art: Campers do horse-related art projects  during or after the lunch break.

Parties and Games:
Birthday Parties, 

Costume Parties, 

Pool:

Our large hot tub becomes a pool for campers.  It's a great way to cool off on a hot summer day!
Grooming Contest: After learning the skills of grooming and horse care,	teams of campers show what  they have learned.

Horse Show:
At the end of every session, after the Grooming Contest,
we stage a small Horse Show.

Campers compete, and demonstrate to friends and family the skills they have learned.  All campers win prizes, and camp ends with the presentation of the "Most Improved Rider" award.

Graduation: On the last day of camp, certificates and camp photos are given to all campers.  Repeat campers receive a gold or bronze horse medallion during the graduation ceremony.