2024 Camps!
We offer Camps for Ages 5+ with a variety of different options.
Ages 5-8: 2 Hour Camps with a lot of riding, games and crafts!
Ages 9-17: 4 Hour Camps with a lot of riding, games, education, and real life experience.
Ages 18+: Full Day Weekend Camps!
Mental Health/Physical Limitation Camp: 2 Hour Camps with riding, grooming and lower expectations. The goal of this camp is to learn but also to learn about how horses can be beneficial to our mental health and stress. How to utilize horses to calm our life and quiet our mind. It is also a way to learn how horses communicate with each other and with us and how to read their body language. This is a camp that offers an environment that can be beneficial to those who are struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, or other mental health struggles. It is not meant to replace nor does it include therapies/counseling.
Spring and Winter Breaks are the exception on length of camps each day due to limited time frame.
AGES: Please utilize Ages as a suggestion, not a hard/fast rule. You know your child. If you feel they are not capable at age 5/6 to do a half day camp, please reach out and we can schedule some lessons instead, that may be more fitting for their attention span.
FOOD: Please pack a reusable water bottle and a sack lunch. We do have a fridge AND a microwave available, but please pack things your child can do on their own. Please avoid packing excess sugar/sweets. Extra hyper kids do not learn as well, and do not benefit with the horses as well!
CLOTHING: Long pants/leggings, Smooth soled boots with a 1/2" minimum heel. Please pack clothing that can be easily moved in. Thick/heavy coats and clothing can be restrictive. In the colder months, gloves with grip work fantastic, and layers under their coat/pants. Please put hair in a low or loose hairstyle to accommodate for helmet wearing.
What do we do in camp?
We Ride of course! But we also learn how to water, clean, feed, and take care of horses. We learn about horses, tack, and care, but we also learn how to catch, halter, groom, saddle and handle the horses. Depending on time of year we might be indoor, outdoor or even on our Obstacle Course if the riders levels and weather permit. We have wonderful horses as teachers, who have been doing this job for collectively over 20+ Years. I am a master certified level Instructor, and am also pursuing another certification in PATH (Equine Assisted Riding). I have been teaching for 21 years, and have been a 4-H leader for over 15 years collectively. Learning, safety and fun are the number one goals, the rest is a bonus. No previous horse experience is necessary!
2024 Schedule:
Mental Health/Physical Limitation Camp - June 10-13th; 2pm to 4pm - $200 ($25 discount for each additional sibling)
Ages 5-8 Camp - June 17-20th; 2pm to 4pm - $200 ($25 discount for each additional sibling)
Ages 9-17 Camp - July 15-18th; 12pm to 4pm - $400 ($25 discount for each additional sibling)
Mental Health/Physical Limitation Camp - August 12-15th; 2pm to 4pm - $200 ($25 discount for each additional sibling)
Payment:
50% Deposit is required to hold your spot. This deposit is NON-Refundable. However, if change happens at LEAST 30 days prior to camp, you may transfer the deposit to a credit for other services. If within the 30 day period, it is NON-Refundable.
You can pay Cash or Check made out to Victory Acres; and drop by the barn office at your convenience: 62611 Fruitdale Lane in La Grande, in the blue box outside the office door.
Or you can pay via Venmo with the Link Below.
Ages 5-8: 2 Hour Camps with a lot of riding, games and crafts!
Ages 9-17: 4 Hour Camps with a lot of riding, games, education, and real life experience.
Ages 18+: Full Day Weekend Camps!
Mental Health/Physical Limitation Camp: 2 Hour Camps with riding, grooming and lower expectations. The goal of this camp is to learn but also to learn about how horses can be beneficial to our mental health and stress. How to utilize horses to calm our life and quiet our mind. It is also a way to learn how horses communicate with each other and with us and how to read their body language. This is a camp that offers an environment that can be beneficial to those who are struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, or other mental health struggles. It is not meant to replace nor does it include therapies/counseling.
Spring and Winter Breaks are the exception on length of camps each day due to limited time frame.
AGES: Please utilize Ages as a suggestion, not a hard/fast rule. You know your child. If you feel they are not capable at age 5/6 to do a half day camp, please reach out and we can schedule some lessons instead, that may be more fitting for their attention span.
FOOD: Please pack a reusable water bottle and a sack lunch. We do have a fridge AND a microwave available, but please pack things your child can do on their own. Please avoid packing excess sugar/sweets. Extra hyper kids do not learn as well, and do not benefit with the horses as well!
CLOTHING: Long pants/leggings, Smooth soled boots with a 1/2" minimum heel. Please pack clothing that can be easily moved in. Thick/heavy coats and clothing can be restrictive. In the colder months, gloves with grip work fantastic, and layers under their coat/pants. Please put hair in a low or loose hairstyle to accommodate for helmet wearing.
What do we do in camp?
We Ride of course! But we also learn how to water, clean, feed, and take care of horses. We learn about horses, tack, and care, but we also learn how to catch, halter, groom, saddle and handle the horses. Depending on time of year we might be indoor, outdoor or even on our Obstacle Course if the riders levels and weather permit. We have wonderful horses as teachers, who have been doing this job for collectively over 20+ Years. I am a master certified level Instructor, and am also pursuing another certification in PATH (Equine Assisted Riding). I have been teaching for 21 years, and have been a 4-H leader for over 15 years collectively. Learning, safety and fun are the number one goals, the rest is a bonus. No previous horse experience is necessary!
2024 Schedule:
Mental Health/Physical Limitation Camp - June 10-13th; 2pm to 4pm - $200 ($25 discount for each additional sibling)
Ages 5-8 Camp - June 17-20th; 2pm to 4pm - $200 ($25 discount for each additional sibling)
Ages 9-17 Camp - July 15-18th; 12pm to 4pm - $400 ($25 discount for each additional sibling)
Mental Health/Physical Limitation Camp - August 12-15th; 2pm to 4pm - $200 ($25 discount for each additional sibling)
Payment:
50% Deposit is required to hold your spot. This deposit is NON-Refundable. However, if change happens at LEAST 30 days prior to camp, you may transfer the deposit to a credit for other services. If within the 30 day period, it is NON-Refundable.
You can pay Cash or Check made out to Victory Acres; and drop by the barn office at your convenience: 62611 Fruitdale Lane in La Grande, in the blue box outside the office door.
Or you can pay via Venmo with the Link Below.