My daughter was dissapointed with her week at Full Day horse camp last year that she has not asked to ride again since. She was 10 years old so she could relay her daily experiences to her father and me real well. She has friends with horsed and has ridden with these friends for years but never had any training so we thought that this would be a great way to learn the rules and care of horses.\r
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The website indicated that each child would be assigned a horse for the week and they would learn to take care of the horse and ride the horse. My daughter rode a different horse every day and did not get familier any one horse. It was like a merry-go-round. She said that they spent most of the day doing chores, like feeding the farm animals and raking stalls and VERY LITTLE time with the horses. She also complained that Steve and Charolett yelled and when I said something we were told that no one yelled at anyone. When I mentioned to Charalotte that my daughter said she was frightened by her horse rearing up -and Steve yelled at her for not controlling her horse. The next day Charlotte told her that her horse did not rear up, that it was just stomping the ground. The little bit of Horse time came at the end day when the parents could see them putting up the horses for the day. As with so little time actually on the horses the Parents ""Horse Show "" at the end of the Week was very weak. \r
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It was not a very friendly or positive experience and we will never go back.
Pros: Children learn to do farm chores.
Cons: Horse camp or Labor camp
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