More Staff Bios!

 Hey everyone!! I'm Alaina, and I'm from Middleton, WI. This will be my 5th summer working at Hoofbeat! I’m going into my Freshman year of college at UW-La Crosse this fall, studying Biology. In my free time, I love spending time with horses, drawing, and exploring the outdoors with friends. Looking forward to another amazing summer!!!

Hi everyone! My name is Lily M, and this is my first summer working at hoofbeat, but I have previously attended camp for many summers in the past! And I will be a sophomore at Middleton High School! I love spending my time outdoors (especially at camp!) and with my family and friends! I am looking forward to a fun summer!

Hi I'm Sam, I'm currently a sophomore at deforest highschool. This will be my 2nd summer working at hoofbeat. But my 7th year overall. In my free time I enjoy playing lacrosse, cheer, and spending time with friends. I can't wait for an amazing summer!

Our 2026 Summer Staff Bios!

 Each year we like to post bios for our summer staff! We'll start with Abi (new to the Hoofbeat team this year!). 

Hi! I'm Abi and I currently study Chemistry in Edinburgh, Scotland. I've been around horses since I was a little girl and I actively ride with my Equestrian Club at university. I'm very excited to meet everyone at camp and spend my summer in such a beautiful place!

Hi! My name is Katryn, I’m a freshman at Sauk Prairie High School. This’ll be my first summer working at Hoofbeat, but I previously attended camp multiple times in the past. I love spending time outside and being around animals, and I’m looking forward to a fun summer! I can’t wait to meet everyone!

Hi everyone! My name is Mabel and this will be my 4th summer working at Hoofbeat but my 10th year overall! I will be a freshman at UW Platteville for Soil and Crop Science with an emphasis in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology. I love spending time with all the campers and horses (especially Yogi!). I can't wait for another fun summer!

February Camp Update!

 Just a quick update on camp!

We have been staying busy here - in January we had a large group of students from UW Madison out for the weekend, plus the biggest Wilderness First Responder clinic we've ever run. They usually have 18 to 20 people, but there were over 30 (needless to say that was a busy week!). We just house and feed those groups, but it keeps us busy!

We have been doing a few projects around camp now (some tree removal, fixing some windows, and a new furnace got put in HoofRoof). In a few weeks, we have two more Wilderness First Responder clinics back to back, so we are gearing up for those. In April, we will start back up with the Girl Scout programs and Saturday kids camps. That will take us to the end of May with possibly two more Wilderness First Responder Clinics and then right into camp. 

Camp is full for the summer and we have lots of returning staff from past summers.

We're excited to welcome Abi from Scotland  and Valentina who is joining us from Mexico! 

Here are a few pictures -  Noland saying hi, 

Whoopi the barn cat looking for snacks,

 Luna and Junebug (our two mini ponies) 

and then the Hoofbeat "ice sculpture" from the winter......okay so not really a sculpture.......just the pile of frozen water bucket left overs. We have some pretty cold temperatures for a while, so the pile was big! It shrunk a little with the warmer temps.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at camp again soon!