OUR CAMPS
Our camps are focused on having fun, making new friends, and building confidence with our equine partners.
Each day includes one formal lesson as well as all sorts of activities, such as mounted games, arts and crafts, theory sessions, trail rides, paint the ponies, apple bobbing, team challenges, and lectures from local equine professionals.
Day programs most commonly run from 9am-3pm. Riders bring a packed lunch and clothing for any weather – we can take care of the rest!
Sign up to fill your riders holidays with memories that will last a lifetime!
UPCOMING DATES
SPRING CAMP
7-11th October 2024
Get your season off to a roaring start with a week of new friends and pony fun. A perfect excuse to get lots of riding and theory time in if you want to sit exams and go up a group this spring!
$150 per day
CHRISTMAS CAMP
21-22nd December 2024
Need a break to get some last minute Christmas shopping in? Leave it with us to entertain and educate with a fun Christmas themed camp
$150 per day
JUNIOR CAMP
6-8th January 2025
9-1PM
Shortened days for our littler humans, suited to age 5-8 years. The perfect introduction to ponies!
Days include grooming, a riding lesson, arts and crafts, and fun activities like pony painting and dress ups
$90 per day
SHOW CAMP
9-11th January 2025
Riders learn about the discipline of showing and how to prepare our horses, then everyone has a sleepover at AME on the Friday night, ready to compete at the Lake Hayes Show
$550 for the full 3 days, show entries additional
SUMMER CAMP
13th-17th January 2025
Always a highlight of the year, hot days make for lots of extra fun with water based mounted games to keep cool and even occasional trips to swim the ponies in the lake
$150 per day
AUTUMN CAMP
21-25th April 2025
The best time of year to go exploring in Arrowtown and see the vibrant Autumn colours on a river ride, attend the Anzac Day children’s hunt, learn how to clip a horse, fun arts and crafts activities – the possibilities are endless!
$150 per day at AME, additional charges for attending childrens hunt
OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE
The summer camps of the future would take all the fun from years past, and double it! Fully catered week plus long sessions would see our riders join us for an extended period of time where they can really immerse themselves in life on the yard. Daily training sessions would see riders make fast tracked progress in their equitation and confidence, as well as experience the fun of staying in a bunk house and participating in a range of summer camp activities such as arts and crafts, sports, swimming and talent shows. We hope to attract domestic and international campers, providing a premier equestrian camp on par with camps on offer in North America, in the unique and pristine South Island of New Zealand.
