Renegade Farm
5489 Mariaville Rd
Schenectady, NY 12306
Welcome to Renegade Farm!
Summer Day Camp
Summer Camp Activities
Campers grooming their horses
Campers cleaning their saddles and bridles:
Campers making their scrapbook of Horse Camp Memories. Each camper is given 1 or 2 photos each day to place in the scrapbook.
Summer Camp Activities
Farrier Visits
Farrier Visits
1 hour riding, either English or western
Summer Day Camp
Ages 7 through 16 yrs.
During July and August, Renegade Farm offers a day camp entirely dedicated to learning about horses and best of all, riding horses. Each week, either a: a 3 day camp or a 5 day camp are offered for ages 7 through 16. One 5 day week camp is dedicated to those experienced students wishing to learn about the beginnings of jumping. Each weekly session is limited to 5 students.
8/10-12/2010 3 day 3
8/23-27/2010 5 day 4
8/30-9/3/2010 5 day jump camp 5
Ages 7 through 16 yrs.
During July and August, Renegade Farm offers a day camp entirely dedicated to learning about horses and best of all, riding horses. Each week, either a: a 3 day camp or a 5 day camp are offered for ages 7 through 16. One 5 day week camp is dedicated to those experienced students wishing to learn about the beginnings of jumping. Each weekly session is limited to 5 students.
Topics taught during camp may include:
(Topics actually taught depend upon ages and experience of campers)
7/20-22/2010 3 day full
7/28-30/2010 3 day 3
8/02-06/2010 5 day 3(Topics actually taught depend upon ages and experience of campers)
- A minimum of a 1 hour riding lesson each day of camp
- Safety rules when working around horses
- Parts of the horse
- Parts of the saddle
- Taking care of equipment
- Horse nutrition
- Proper grooming and saddling the horse
- Mane & tail braiding
- Wrapping the legs for show or support or due to an injury
- Basic First Aid for the horse
- The responsibilities and requirements of owning a horse
- Different types of saddles, bridles and bits
- How to lunge a horse
- Bathing a horse
- How to make horse treats
- Entry level jumping
- Stable Management
7/20-22/2010 3 day full
7/28-30/2010 3 day 3
8/10-12/2010 3 day 3
8/23-27/2010 5 day 4
8/30-9/3/2010 5 day jump camp 5
