Summer camps at Cedarhill Farm provide a fun, safe, educational week of horse-riding and horse-related activities for beginners through advanced riders ages 7 and older. Held weekly during the summer in our three outdoor riding rings, camps are taught by highly qualified, enthusiastic instructors, who along with assistant instructors and great school horses, provide small group instruction in all aspects of horsemanship. Campers learn quickly, get personal attention and gain confidence in their riding skills.

Cedarhill will be offering an additional extended day until 5 P.M, Monday- Friday for Horsemaster and Showmanship camps. Please note the days you are wishing to take advantage of this service on your registration form. There will be an additional charge of $25./day for this service. The extended day will be organized with one instructor and assistants as needed.

Cedarhill offers four unique camps: Horsemaster, Showmanship, Intermediate and Advanced Camp. The Horsemaster and Showmanship camps are taught by two head instructors and three assistant instructors. Intermediate and Advanced camps are each taught by one of our resident trainers, Caroline Foto, and Brenley Allyn. We have a maximum number of twelve students per week in the Horsemaster and Showmanship camps, and a maximum of eight students in the Intermediate and Advanced camps. Riders may be divided into smaller groups to give them even more individual attention. Join us for a great summer horseback riding experience.

Check out the pictures to the Cedarhill summer camps we did this past year! Click on this link to see them all!

Horsemaster Camp Monday-Friday, 9 A.M.- 3 P.M.

No Experience Necessary...just your love of horses, these camps are for beginner level riders who have no, or limited riding experience and are still working on posting, steering and getting comfortable with horses. Familiarize your rider with additional exposure to our great horses and ponies. Great for younger siblings who have expressed interest in the sport that their older sister or brother are involved in!

• Students learn to groom, tack-up and mount, then...
• Walk, trot and canter in balance with their mounts.
• Experienced riders deepen their riding skills on the flat and over fences
• Fun, informative, hands-on activities follow riding each day,
   with materials that are designed to be age and skill appropriate
• Show off newly acquired riding skills at the Friday Horse Shows

Showmanship Camp Monday-Friday, 9 A.M.- 3 P.M.

These camps are for riders already taking riding lessons who are learning to canter and jump crossrails.  We tentatively offer 2 weeks of this level of camp. Each week will be the same when it comes to riding; always working on developing the rider. The week’s material after the riding however will be different in what we focus on.  Sign up for more than one week to really get a head start into the fall lessons!

•Wednesday- lesson and Games at Cedarhill- field,trails and/or ring.

•Thursday- Schooling at WNAA in Monroe-Cross Country and covered ring lesson.
•Friday- Visit an A show to observe and learn. July- Tryon, August- Blowing Rock. We return late this afternoon/evening! Check with Caroline for exact time.

Advanced Camp Monday-Friday, 9 A.M.- 3 P.M.

These camps are for riders not just riding in the big ring, but showing over jumps 2’ or higher. Taught by Andrea, this camp will prove to be both challenging and fun for our more advanced riders. Off site riding for a large part of the week, not only on your horse, but possibly on other horses of other disciplines such as polo ponies, saddlebreds, and reining or barrel horses. This is a great camp to further your riding of hunt seat equitation as well as appreciating other disciplines of horsemanship. 

• For advanced riders competing over 2' courses.
• Ship the first four days to different locations for an off-site experience.
• Video analysis of each rider's lesson with Andrea. Advanced horse care,    conformation  clinic and educational videos.
• Lots of fun, and very educational!