Bonnie Castle Riding Camp: a riding program for girls ages 8-16 at the intermediate and advanced skill levels— riders must be able to walk, trot, canter, and tack up on their own.

REGISTRATION OPENS JANUARY 2, 2025

Sessions:

  • Session 1: June 22, 2025 - July 3, 2025 (closed July 4th)
  • Session 2: July 6, 2025 - July 18, 2025
  • Session 3: July 21, 2025 - August 3, 2025

 

*PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU PLAN TO BRING YOUR OWN HORSE THERE IS NO WAITLIST AND YOU CAN REGISTER FOR ANY SESSION*

Meet the Director

BCRC is supervised by Stoneleigh-Burnham Director of Riding Mina Payne. Mina has been named one of the 50 top riding instructors in the U.S. by the American Riding Instructors Association (ARIA).

Learn about Camp

When you send your rider to Bonnie Castle Riding Camp, you are sending them to one of the premier riding camps in the country. For over thirty years, we’ve offered instruction in Hunters, Jumpers, Equitation, Dressage, Combined Training, and Equine Studies. At the start of the session, we’ll evaluate your rider's ability, determine her instructional needs, and place them in an appropriate group. We’ll also pair them with a school horse suited to their size and ability, unless they bring their own horse to camp. Riders who prefer learning on their own horse may board* it at SBS during camp (additional fee). Riders must know how to tack up, walk, trot, and canter independently to qualify for our program. BCRC is a small camp, typically around 30 riders. At a camp devoted to riding, campers quickly find common ground with peers and develop wonderful friendships. Many come back year after year. While we enjoy seeing old friends, we excel at making new campers feel welcome.

During their time here, your rider will:

  • Ride twice a day – typically once in a flat lesson and another in jumping (for those jumping)
  • Take an Equine lesson each day, learning about topics such as tack, horse care, horse physiology, nutrition, facility design, and more
  • Relax with a daily crafts activity
  • Enjoy fun evening programs – some barn-based and others at school
  • Participate in off campus activities on the weekend
  • Make new friends
  • Swim
  • Participate in a demonstration horse show at the end of the session

 

For more information please contact Director of Auxiliary Programs Dave Garappolo at [email protected].