kimky
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heya me and my friend were wondering what pony camp involves, like what activities you do and where do you stay also where do the horses stay ...? and how much is it...?
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TGM
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Depends upon the branch and the age of the children!
My daughter goes to junior camp which involves the pony staying over but the children going home at night. The ponies stay in portable stables set up in a big barn. The children have to look after the ponies themselves but with supervision. They have flatwork and jumping instruction, and practice mounted games. They have pony and tack inspections and there are prizes awarded at the end of camp for most improved rider, best turned out etc. They also have a gymkhana on the last day which parents can watch.
Older children (12 plus) go to residential camp where they sleep over at the camp. Depending on the venue they may stay in caravans, dormitories etc.
If you go to this website you can find the pages for local PCs and see what they do for their camps:
http://www.pcuk.org/find_branch.html
However, you do need to be a PC member to go and I suspect most camps for this summer would already be fully booked.
My daughter goes to junior camp which involves the pony staying over but the children going home at night. The ponies stay in portable stables set up in a big barn. The children have to look after the ponies themselves but with supervision. They have flatwork and jumping instruction, and practice mounted games. They have pony and tack inspections and there are prizes awarded at the end of camp for most improved rider, best turned out etc. They also have a gymkhana on the last day which parents can watch.
Older children (12 plus) go to residential camp where they sleep over at the camp. Depending on the venue they may stay in caravans, dormitories etc.
If you go to this website you can find the pages for local PCs and see what they do for their camps:
http://www.pcuk.org/find_branch.html
However, you do need to be a PC member to go and I suspect most camps for this summer would already be fully booked.
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At ours the younger children have a separate camp and they and the ponies turn up each day, they get several hours of ridden and stable management tuition each day and there are various other activities organised as well.
A week later is senior camp. The older kids camp over and the ponies are put up in portable stables. There's usually a couple of Area comps during the camp and teams go to that. There's several hours of riding and stable management each day and various other activities as well. Parents bring in food for lunch each day and there's a very active tuck shop. Everyone seems to have a good time at both camps and at the end of senior camp there's a barbecue for all PC members (and friends!).
A week later is senior camp. The older kids camp over and the ponies are put up in portable stables. There's usually a couple of Area comps during the camp and teams go to that. There's several hours of riding and stable management each day and various other activities as well. Parents bring in food for lunch each day and there's a very active tuck shop. Everyone seems to have a good time at both camps and at the end of senior camp there's a barbecue for all PC members (and friends!).
Ottinmeg
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my 2 are off to camp next week, the horses have individual paddocks within a large paddock and the kids are sleeping in tents. i think they will be riding in the evening and there are various activities for them to do during the day. this is their first time as well so not 100% sure what to expect.
comicduo
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We wern't allowed to sleep at camp following an 'incedent' a few years before so we slept at various people's houses over the course of the week. Most horses were kept stabled for the whole time but I managed to keep my old boy out (arthritis) so there were the normal mucking out ect jobs to do. We had inspection each morning then were devided into our rides for the morining session, then lunch, lecuture, afternoon ride, tea, sort horses for the night, then off to where we were staying.
sloulou
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I'm off to teach at Pony Club camp next week
At ours we have Seniors first for 5 days - then juniors for 5 days then a 3 day mini camp for the really little ones.
Seniors & Juniors stay in tents at 'camp' which is a farm - the horses are stabled in a mixture of farm buildings and there is an xc course and several sets of show jumps. We do around 4 hours a day of teaching - which is a combination of stable management and riding.
Lots of other activities as well - including a barbecue, games in the evnings. lectures and demonstrations (Equine dentist etc.)
I love it - this will be my 18th 'camp' - and the 12th I've taught at...
You do need to have attended a certain number of rallies to be able to attend tho.
You should join the pony club - I really love mine
At ours we have Seniors first for 5 days - then juniors for 5 days then a 3 day mini camp for the really little ones.
Seniors & Juniors stay in tents at 'camp' which is a farm - the horses are stabled in a mixture of farm buildings and there is an xc course and several sets of show jumps. We do around 4 hours a day of teaching - which is a combination of stable management and riding.
Lots of other activities as well - including a barbecue, games in the evnings. lectures and demonstrations (Equine dentist etc.)
I love it - this will be my 18th 'camp' - and the 12th I've taught at...
You do need to have attended a certain number of rallies to be able to attend tho.
You should join the pony club - I really love mine
Magicmillbrook
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My daughters PC camp is held at an international XC venue. they sleep in tents/caravans/lorries and have full cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner each day. Horses are in portable stables. Normaly they ride about three hours a day, with a couple of hours stable managment. Seniors do every thing themselves (he he he sorts the part timers out).
They are split into groups for stable management and riding. They are marked every day for turnout, tack, stable, etc and are awareded prizes at the end for loads of different things, including group and individual prizes, and silly things. They do SJ, D, games, XC and beachrides. There are evening activities such as sports, a disco and orienteering - I wish I could go!!!
They are split into groups for stable management and riding. They are marked every day for turnout, tack, stable, etc and are awareded prizes at the end for loads of different things, including group and individual prizes, and silly things. They do SJ, D, games, XC and beachrides. There are evening activities such as sports, a disco and orienteering - I wish I could go!!!
galaxy
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I'm teaching at my first PC Camp in a few weeks (although I went to 4 as a teenager). Ours is held at a school and the children sleep in dormitories, ponies stay in stables/field. They ride twice a day for 1 1/2 hours and have a stable management session. In the evenings they do a variety of activities.
PC Camp was always the highlight of my summer. You should definitly go for it!
PC Camp was always the highlight of my summer. You should definitly go for it!