Equestrian camp offers campers the opportunity to experience much of what resident camp has to offer while giving them a chance to improve their riding. Every morning is spent at the barn where they will groom and tack their own horse, participate in an hour long riding lesson from a trained instructor, and participate in non-riding activities that could include Barn Olympics, Amazing Horse Race, Career Day, arts and crafts, climbing, and team building activities. At least two afternoons a week are spent back at the barn participating in clinics. These clinics are meant to show the campers the world of opportunities that lie in the horse world and that it's not just limited to jumping, reining, or wherever their interest lies. Campers can choose to ride a horse bareback, participate in drill team, learn how to bathe, clip, and braid a horse, drive a cart, play in modified pony club games, or try their hand at mounted trail obstacles. One morning a every week each cabin group heads to the barn before breakfast to saddle up their horses and head out on an early morning trail ride through our Oak Forest. Wildlife is abundant at that time in the morning so we're sure to see something exciting out on the trail. Afterwards, they head back to the barn, help feed the horses, and then treat themselves to a breakfast at the barn until the rest of the cabins arrive for morning activities. Each morning starts off with a horsemanship parable that relates an aspect of horses or riding to a Biblical verse or story. The five core values of the YMCA (caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, and faith) are listed around the barn as reminders of how we need to act and treat our fellow campers.