Our Horsemanship program includes trail rides, lessons, jumping and vaulting, horse overnights and pack trips. Our horsemanship program is designed and directed by a Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) Instructor.We emphasize that Horsemanship is more then just riding. Feeding, cleaning stalls, vet care, brushing and bathing, tacking up, training, barn and trail maintenance, and, of
course, friendship, are all part of living with horses. All of these activities are open to campers in our horsemanship program.
course, friendship, are all part of living with horses. All of these activities are open to campers in our horsemanship program.
During Camp, we group riders based on their experience, skill, and comfort level while on horseback. Each riding group is scheduled 2-3 times a week. Campers who want to ride more often can come to the barn to be on hand for openings in lessons or trail rides. Overnights and pack trips are open to all campers, but participating campers must posses the necessary skills and experience as evaluated by our Horsemanship Staff.
The Ranch is home to approximately 25 horses. Our horses are like family. Many of our herd bloodlines trace back more then 50 years, or five generations to ancestors that, back in the early days of Camp, pulled wagons or packed supplies to the far corners of 
the Ranch. Today, we continue to breed and raise most of the horses we use in our riding program. Raising our own horses gives them the chance to work with and observe them over a long period of time before deciding if the will be suitable for our camp Program. All horses raised on the Ranch spend time with an experienced trainer, and are then ridden by Staff until we feel they are ready to become a regular part of our herd. Many of our horses spend they off-season (September-June) at the UC Davis Equestrian Center where they are used to teach beginning Western lessons.