Fun and Friends at Hoofbeat Ridge!

Hello everyone! Thanks for checking in with the girls here at Hoofbeat Ridge Resident Camp! We've already gotten up to all kinds of fun, including mounted games, relay races, group games and cabin photos! We've all made really great friends already, with both our people pals and pony pals! Check out the pictures from all of our adventures below! Thanks for checking in!

Checking out the majestic Willow Tree!

Waiting to mount her pony pal!

Riding Demonstrations 7/27

The times for the Riding Demonstrations are now online. Please Follow this Link to see the times, and plan your pick-up accordingly.

We will see you tomorrow! The girls are excited to show off their new skills!

Cabin Photos

The girls are having such a great time! Last night we did some kickball, cabin time and Bareback riding - it's a whole new riding experience when you take away the saddle! Enjoy the pictures!

Hoofroof 2

Happy Days at Hoofbeat

Hi Everyone!

So another week has kicked off here at Hoofbeat Ridge! We've had a ton of fun with our friends, both horse and people! The girls started Monday morning off with their skill classes; One hour of horse riding, one hour of horse science and an hour of 'downhill'! In the afternoon, we played some mounted games, some relay races and made some friendship bracelets! In the evening, we had scatters indoors to shelter from the rain! We painted nails, colored horse pictures, learned magic tricks and sang a ton of songs! Enjoy the pictures! Click 'read more' to see more!

Wild Adventures here at Hoofbeat!

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It's been a fabulous and fun week so far at Hoofbeat! The girls are having a rad time getting to know their horses! It's been a bit toasty, weather-wise, but our spirits have not been dampened! We played Mounted Games on Monday along with grooming, too! On Tuesday we had some trail rides, which were awesome! We also did some tie dying, and then headed to the pool to cool off in the evening! Wednesday was our Mystery trip - the girls got so excited when we pulled up to the Kalahari Water Resort! What a great day! We had so much fun splashing around both indoor and outdoor! Today, we have our riding in the morning, and water games planned for the afternoon! The girls love keeping cool! Enjoy the photos, thanks for checking in! Click in 'read more' to see the rest of the pictures!

This is Good Night and not Goodbye

Well, First Session of camp has come and gone - and so fast, too! We've had some amazing girls come and join us at camp! We've done all kinds of great horse stuff, like trails, pony painting, mounted games and more! We've had great fun downhill, too, with Capture the Flag, Under Seige, Camper Counselor Hunt and a whole mess of games and crafts!

These past four weeks wouldn't have been possible without the help of our fabulous RITs! Our Riding Instructors in Training have been here since the start of summer, and just finished up their 4 week session. Some of them will be back next year, and some of them fully completed their 2 year program! They did such amazing work with all the campers and horses, and we would like to say a big thank you to each of them! So, to Laina, Morgan, Hannah, Jane, Shalla, Melissa, Abbie & Becca - Thank you! We will miss you! Have a great summer!

This is Good Night and not Goodbye!

Bareback

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What a beautiful night tonight! We decided to take advantage of the gorgeous weather and go bareback riding! The girls had a great time getting to know their horses so much better without a saddle, as well as improving their horsemanship skills! They all looked great and had so much fun!!

Enjoy the pictures!

Is it obvious this is a girls horse camp?

Safari Day

We're going on a lion hunt.... I'm not afraid!!

Today we had a Safari theme! Wooo! The girls headed out on a safari trail to find all the exotic animals hiding out in the woods! We also had some nature adventures and made dirt-cups; with chocolate and cookies, om nom nom!

In the evening, the girls had a ton of fun at different stations! We had interpretive dancing, pony painting, face painting and more! The girls looked great and had a wonderful time! I think we have some future adventurers in camp this week!

Thanks for checking in, enjoy the (many) photos below!

Riding Demonstrations 7-13

Riding Demo times for this weekend are up on the website now - check to see when your daughter is riding, and you can plan your pick up accordingly. Check-out is between 9 and 10.30 am! Thank you.

CLICK HERE FOR THE RIDING DEMONSTRATION TIMES

Lets Get Wet!

Hi Everyone!

Sorry for the late blog update - we've been having a little bit of internet trouble! But it's fixed and so here are some fab pictures of the campers getting up to all kinds of fun!

So the past few days have been great fun! The girls have done a lot of riding and getting to know the hoofbeat horses! On Monday afternoon we had a rodeo, where the girls got in touch with their inner cowgirl! We did barrel racing, pole bending & line dancing! On Monday evening we cooled down after a hot day with some water games! Tuesday night we headed to the pool to cool off after another hot day! The girls loved splashing around and being silly!

We're having a lot of fun so far, stay tuned!

It's a Mini Adventure!

So this morning we said goodbye to the 1 week campers, as they headed home! The 2 week campers headed on up to the barn to have a halter show and some free riding - the could have an extra lesson, play some mounted games - they chose! This afternoon, the girls went hiking! We all hopped on the bus and headed off to a beautiful national park to see some fantastic views! The girls loved hoping from rock to rock across the river and checking out the caves! We finished the day with a wonderful movie and some rootbeer floats! What a day! Check out the photos in the rest of the post!

Happy 4th of July!

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So we celebrated the 4th of July in style yesterday here at Hoofbeat Ridge! In the afternoon we played some mounted games, painted some ponies and then bathed them! The girls and horses had a blast! In the evening we had a July 4th carnival, where candy and treats were up for grabs! We had all kinds of games for the girls to play and take part in! We ended the day with some fabulous fireworks out by Windmill Pasture! What a wonderful day, we are so excited we were able to share it with the girls!

Check out the photos below!

Mystery Trip & Trail Rides

Hello Everybody! We've had a fantastic few days here on the ridge! On Tuesday we headed out of camp for our Mystery Trip! We went to the Kalahari Resorts Water Park up in Wisconsin Dells! The girls had a blast swimming in the lazy river and going on the rides! Everyone loved our trip to the Sweet Hut, too!

On Wednesday, we took advantage of the nice weather and went on a trail ride! Everyone loved being able to ride their ponies through the lovely grounds surrounding Hoofbeat! Some went into the forest while others along the fields edge! Fantastic views were seen by all!

On Wednesday night we played the all-camp game 'Under Siege'! The game is like capture the flag but with 3 teams; Purple, Red and Yellow! The girls had a blast trying to capture the other teams' territories and win all the land for themselves!

Enjoy the pictures, and thanks for checking in!

Cabin Adventures

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Well our first full day of the week at Hoofbeat is coming to a close! The girls have had a spectacular day, getting to ride in the morning and the afternoon, and making great friends along the way! They started with their morning skills, so an hour of horse science, an hour of riding and an hour of either Arts & Crafts, Comic Strip or Let's Get Moving! This afternoon we had an eventing day, so we had a dressage test and we did some show grooming! The girls loved it! This evening, we had some cabin adventures! The cabin groups had secret envelopes full of instructions to help them bond more with each other! After that we played some group games like numbers and captain may I! It was a great day, hope you enjoy the photos!

HoofRoof 1 making a star!