 Cedar Lodge Summer Camp Riding Program
Though CEDAR
LODGE prides itself in having one of the most creative, and
well rounded general camp programs in the Midwest, our camp horse
program is one the best in the United States at all
levels.
Our close relationship with Cedar Lodge Stables, a separate
professional hunter show barn that shares the property with the
camp, makes it possible for us to offer a high-quality
instruction in all levels of riding for English riders. Our Professional Riding Staff
are dedicated to helping each rider achieve sound basic riding
skills, learn the proper care for, and have the personal
enjoyment of working with horses. Our riders are a diverse mix of
campers with all kinds of different riding back grounds. Here are
some of the groups that come to Cedar Lodge:
 Beginners who have never sat on a horse or ridden just a
couple of times.-
Campers that only ride at Cedar Lodge during the summer.
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Campers that have their own horse, but are primarily
recreational riders and want to improve their skills.
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Campers that take weekly lessons, but cannot afford to own or
lease a horse, but still want to get better quicker than weekly
lessons will allow them to do.
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Campers that lease a horse at home occasionally or show
occasionally on their stable's horses and want to keep
improving.
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Campers that primarily ride western at home and want to work on
their English riding skills.
- Campers that want an intense riding experience and come to camp to do only horses
- Campers that own or lease a horse regularly, show quite often
and want to keep improving their and /or their horse's skills.
- Campers that want to continue or start showing and enjoy the camp atmosphere and our instruction.
 There are probably more, but
those are the backgrounds we quite often hear about. Many
different backgrounds and many reasons draw them to our programs,
but there is one thing that they all share in common: THEY LOVE
HORSES! And boy do we have the horses for them!
Cedar Lodge Stables, which leases it's horses to the camp, owns a
large diverse string of horses to meet all levels of riders.
Chris and Amy believe that their horses are part of their family,
and without happy horses, you can't have happy campers! Many
horses in the stable string have been at Cedar Lodge for 15-25
years, doing different jobs as they age. Their horses are
kept year around, evaluated after every summer and restocked
with a few new ones every spring. Constant training and
retraining is done to bring help each Cedar Lodge Stables horse
to reach is highest level of potential for campers to learn on.
Please visit OUR
HORSES to meet our exceptional string.
Cedar Lodge Stables is
basically a teaching facility. We offer five days of riding
lessons each week, with each session lasting 45 minutes. Classes
are held in Cedar Lodge Stables large facility adjacent to camp
property. This includes four riding instructional rings, a large
barn, and an indoor arena. Class size averages from 3-5 riders,
with one instructor per class. Lower level riding classes usually
have one instructor and an assistant  to assure safety. In
addition to their riding lessons, campers signed up for the full
riding program can opt to sign up for afternoon Specialty Rides for additional riding
time. Specialty rides vary in type including practice rides,
polo, drill team, bare back riding, Indian ponies, games and
more. For those campers interested in more in depth riding programs, we offer the Horse 'R Us and Horse Lover's Program, as well as Show Team.
To better accommodate all riding interests at Cedar Lodge, there
are four basic riding packages available for campers that come to
camp and in addition, several different vaulting programs available. To see them all at one time, you should visit our Cedar Lodge Riding and Vaulting programs Explained page:
 One day a week (usually Saturday) is designated for
practice riding and trail riding for those in the full riding
program. Sunday is designated as the horses "day off". We feel
that this is very important for the health and happiness of our
horses. Exceptions to this rule are new campers that need to be
tested or campers who would like to show off their skills to
family visitors, and horse that are used in Sunday presentations. All Campers can also choose to participate in
the VAULTING Program offered 5-6
days per week. Campers who wish a more in depth vaulting experience and chose between the Vaulters 'R Us or Vaulting Lovers Specialty Week..
More Questions?: Camp:(269)674-8071 Stable:(269)674-8072
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