August Specialty Camps 2026

What You Can Expect

The Partnership Project (August 4-7) 

The Partnership Project is a four-day experience spent developing a true connection with your horse and then getting to put that partnership to the test in an off-property adventure.

Throughout the week, riders will guide their horses through progressively more demanding exercises both in the saddle and on the ground. From jumping unfamiliar obstacles to negotiating challenges on the flat, each session is designed to strengthen communication, trust, and mutual understanding with your horse.

The focus of this camp is about learning to think like a leader and riding with intention.

On the final day, riders will take their horses to ride off property, applying everything they’ve learned in a new environment. This “test” of partnership offers a powerful opportunity to build confidence, adaptability, and independence.

The Partnership Project is ideal for anyone looking to deepen their connection and confidence with the horses whether you’re looking to do horse shows, have a horse of your own someday, or just want to strengthen your confidence and leadership skills with your horse.

Horse Ownership Camp (August 10 – August 14)

We’re sure that your young rider has asked for their own horse a thousand time, and Horse Ownership Camp is designed to allow them to experience what it’s really like. This immersive camp gives riders a realistic, hands-on look at horse ownership as they care for and ride twice a day, giving them extra saddle time and a chance to build an even deeper connection with their horse. Throughout the week, experts in various fields of horse care will visit the barn to share their knowledge with budding horse owners. Campers will learn essential skills including daily care, stable management, nutrition, basic first aid, tack and equipment, and how to recognize changes in health and behaviour. From mucking stalls and feeding, to riding and taking daily vital signs, riders gain a true understanding of the responsibility, routine, and dedication that horse ownership requires. This camp is ideal for riders who want a deeper, more meaningful horsemanship experience and to scratch that itch of having a horse of their own. 

Cross Country Camp (August 17 – 21)

Cross-Country Camp at Harrogate is designed for riders who want to experience the challenges of riding outside an enclosed area and try a discipline they don’t typically get to explore in regular lessons. With expert instruction from Pat, whose discipline of choice was cross-country riding, riders learn how to make smart decisions for themselves and their horse, develop balance and control in open spaces, and ride with confidence.

Pat brings decades of experience to this camp, having worked for a three-day event Olympian in the 1980s and witnessing firsthand the training, standards, and preparation required for successful cross-country riding. That knowledge is integrated throughout the camp as riders practice riding in open terrain, up and down hills, and navigating natural obstacles in a safe environment. On the final day, riders put all the pieces together and ride a cross-country course – an exciting and rewarding grand finale of everything they’ve learned.