Horse Camp at Hunters
Chase Farms - established in 1988
Do you want your child to spend his/her summer outdoors?
Learning to
ride and care for the horse? Playing with and grooming a mini horse, donkey,
goat, cow, or maybe a rabbit or baby chicken? Splash around in our beautiful in
ground swimming pool surrounded by giant oak trees? Hang out with his/her
friends under the shade of a big elm tree, listening to the chickens pluck while eating their sack lunch or maybe
painting a picture for dad or making a necklace for mom? Show what all they have
learned on the special parents day at the end of each week? WELL THEN THIS IS THE
CAMP FOR YOUR CHILD. Our camp is located in the Texas hill country, 5 min.
north of Wimberley, 25 min. south of Austin, 15 min. east of Dripping
Springs,
10 min. west of Kyle, 20 min. SW of Buda and 20 min. west of San Marcos.
Perfectly central location for the greater Austin families. We offer
free safe transportation from south Austin , Kyle and other areas if needed (3
person minimum for van service). Our Horse and Farm Camp is
not a day care but we do qualify for CHILD CARE TAX DEDUCTIONS .
When it is tax time ask for our tax id number. Another great reason to
send your child to our camp. HORSES, HORSES, HORSES:
Our focus is mainly on teaching your child about horseback riding
and care of
the horse. We teach your child to love the horse and all the fun that goes
along with english and western riding. Our program incorporates good
horsemanship and team work, while the children help each other to understand the
basics or riding all the way up to advanced horseback riding skills. The
campers ride in the riding arena daily (weather permitting) and learn the
overall basics of riding or improve the riding skills they have already acquired.
They even get to go on a trail ride through our 45 acre
mini ranch. They ride past the pet cemetery and the rustic "postal"
bunk house (it used to be an ole post office) and then back through
the trails. Maybe they will see a deer or two or maybe a crazy jack
rabbit. We divide the camp into small groups (average about 6-7) based on their
age, level and who their friends are . You will be amazed at what the kids can learn about
horses in a week, much less all summer. Hopefully you can come watch on Friday as they show off their new/old
talent. The kids will learn parts of the horse , saddle , bridle and other
equipment. We will teach them safety while riding and when around the animals. They will
learn the different medical conditions and about leg wrapping techniques for exercising the horse
or treating an injury. Campers will also learn mounted exercises to help the
riders physical condition and different emergency procedures to take if needed.
PETTING ZOO - MINI'S
During our FARM day camp the kids will also have the opportunity to groom, lead
, wash and just mess around with our super cute "mini" PETTING ZOO.
We have tiny tiny horses, goats ,cows and short legged dogs (Welsh Corgi
Pembroke), who can't wait for camp. Who knows what else you might find in the
ZOO. It varies from year to year . Rabbits? ducks? chickens? baby goats or maybe
even a baby horse? Come see it is always exciting here at the farm.
SWIMMING POOL:
The kids love jumping in our big in ground pool to cool off
after being at the barn and riding horses. The kids go with their group
across the pasture up to the Doherty resident pool .They
are escorted by our certified life guard and their
counselor and splash around and play group games or they can just relax under
the big oak trees surrounding the pool. The pool does have a
shallow end with stairs (3'6) and the deep end with a ladder (9'). We do
not allow diving and we do not provide swimming lessons. Our pool is to
cool off in on a hot summer day. Please let us know if your child is not a good
swimmer. Children are welcome to bring a life jacket or floaties. The camp
groups are supervised at all times and our charismatic counselors are a big part
of the fun. LUNCH & SNACKS: The campers and their counselor will take
about a 30 min. break during the day as they eat their lunch and
relax at the picnic tables talking about all the fun they have already had and
about what will be next. We do not provide lunch but we do have packaged
snacks and drinks the children can purchase ($ .25 - $3) or they can bring all
their own snacks. Most kids do like to go to the snack room and budget out their
money to see what they can purchase during the day. We will also have
HCF t-shirts and other souvenirs the kids can
purchase from the little HCF STORE. ARTS & CRAFTS ART
is not our main focus but we do have a little fun with your child's artistic
side. They might paint a rock to take home or they can bring a t-shirt to paint
(Thursday) . We might have jewelry makers or crafty little ones, making window
hangings (stained glass-plastic) or paint a cute wooden toy. Who knows what your
child might create with his/her talent. It is just as much fun for us to
see what they come up with as it is for them to create it.
*************WE LOVE WHAT WE DO AND YOU WILL TOO ***************
Click here
to sign up for one of our
camps Day camps: Monday - Friday
9:00-5:00 Limited transportation $325/week - Ages 5 -14 yrs -boys
and girls
sales@hunterschasefarms.com
10% discount on day camps if registration with payment
received by April 1st 2012 DAY CAMPS (NEW EXTENDED HOUR -
NO EXTRA COST) June 11-15 -$325 June 18 - 22 -$325
July 23-27 -$325 Overnight camps : 6 nights:
Boys June 24 -30 & Girls
July 5-11 - $625 4 nights
Aug 8-12 - $495 Girls only 3 nights June
7-10 - $395 Girls only 10% discount applied if
camper attends 2 or more overnight camps
Our Camps are family owned and operated and are very small
and personalized. We do not have a schedule set in stone. Horseback riding and
horse care are the main objective of our camps. We do include many other fun
activities that might change from camp to camp. Weather of course can change a
schedule drastically but we still always have lots of fun. Most of our
activities are outdoors unless weather prohibits.
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All campers must have participation agreement and Camp registration forms filled out and signed,
along with payment in full
before your child can participate. We must have a nonrefundable deposit of
$100.00 (towards day camp tuition) to reserve spot either paid through paypal, a check
( make checks payable to Marylaura Doherty) or
cash. The balance of day camp tuition is due by May 15th. If you register for camp
after May 15th please send payment in full. Please register with the above link
and then I will send you the Participant agreement and info forms, which you may
return by email or the us postal service.
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