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Camps with Flatirons Equestrian Center are a wonderful opportunity for youth to be educated in a wide variety of aspects of horsemanship. Our program boosts self confidence, teamwork skills, and responsibility in each and every student. Campers will be able to experience the joy of horsemanship interactively in a friendly, fun, structured, and safe environment.

Interested in a camp on a different day?

Our camp schedules are created following our local public school district calendar. If you have a different school schedule and are interested in creating a new 1 day or weekly camp at Flatirons Equestrian Center, please give us a call at 303-666-7778, and we will do our best to meet your needs!

CAMP DESCRIPTIONS

ONE DAY CAMPS (Full Day)

For ages 6 and up, these camps run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. These camps are held throughout the school year when the kids have a day off from school, and during the summer when there is not a full weekly camp in session. During the day, students will have 1 riding lesson, and will spend the rest of the day experiencing hands on learning about a wide range of aspects of the horse world. A pizza party lunch is provided. Cost is $80.00. If you own your own horse, and you are using that horse for the camp, cost is $70.

SUMMER CAMP ALL LEVELS

For Ages 6 and up from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Campers will have a full, fun packed day with the horses! Students will learn everything from the ground up, such as the care of horses, feeding, first aid, grooming, tack, and riding skills. Students will have one formal lesson per day. Campers will need to bring a lunch Monday through Thursday. On Friday, we will have a pizza party lunch. At the end of the camp week, riders will be able to demonstrate their skills for family and friends with a riding demonstration. There is a limit of 6 campers per week for most of these camps. We want to make sure that students experience the highest quality of instruction, and that they are getting all the attention we can give them! Trish will be teaching these camps.

Required: ASTM/SEI certified riding helmet, riding gloves, boots with heel, long pants (jeans or riding pants) Please also bring a water bottle, lunch,sunscreen, chapstick, and sunglasses in a bag, all marked with the camper's name.

Cost is $400.00 per week, with a deposit of $100.00 required. If you own your own horse, and plan to use your horse for camp, cost is $350 with a deposit of $70. Please make checks payable to Flatirons Equestrian Center for this camp. For more information, please contact Trish at 303-666-7778.

ADVANCED CAMP

Ages 8 years and older

Must be able to catch, groom, tack, walk, trot, canter and jump crossrails to participate

Must bring own helmet, boots and gloves (half chaps reccomended)

Need sunscreen, water, snacks and lunch

• Students will have the opportunity to ride a different

horse each day

• Each day will have a different riding focus (i.e. hunters, equitation, jumpers, dressage)

• Small focus group lessons daily

Students will explore the following skills during camp

• Show grooming and braiding

• Course designs (including designing the courses for

FEC shows)

• Barn management

• Tack care

• Conformation clinic

• Equine 1st aid

• Clipping

• Properly using protective leg tack

• Equine diet

• Herd behavior

• Bathing

• Etc.

Instructor for this camp is Ann Slevin.

This camp would be a great camp for those who own or who are leasing a horse. We welcome trailer ins for this camp.

Cost is $400.00 per week, with a deposit of $100.00 required. If you own your own horse, and plan to use your horse for camp, cost is $350, with a deposit of $70. Please make checks payable to Flatirons Equestrian Center for this camp. For more information, please contact Trish at 303-666-7778.

2010 Weekly Summer Camp Schedule

1. June 28-July 2

Full.

2. July 12-16

Full.

3. July 26-30 ADVANCED CAMP

4. August 9-13 NEW CAMP! 6 spots available!

2010 One Day Camp Schedule

1. Wednesday, July 7

2. Wednesday, July 21

3. Wednesday, August 4

4. Friday, September 17