No program is more key to Centaur Rising’s goal of “Preventing horse abuse, neglect and misunderstanding” than its summer day camp program.  Many a “horse crazy” child wants her parents to buy her a horse.  A horse riding camp gives a boy or girl the opportunity to learn about the responsibilities of horse care, how to keep a horse and be safe around horses.  It also provides an introduction to how to ride and handle horses.



Nearly every day we hear about a child who would like to own his/her own horse, but whose parents are concerned that the child does not know about all of the work and responsibility that goes along with owning a horse.  Lots of young people (adults too!) dream of owning a horse, but the day-to-day responsibility and the frustrations of having a horse that doesn't behave as the rider dreamed he would soon dampen the horse owner's enthusiasm.  Some basic knowledge and skills beforehand would have given them more realistic expectations.



We at Centaur Rising care about people and their dreams. We care about horses too.  We strongly believe that what we teach people here not only enriches peoples lives, it also greatly enriches the lives of the horses owned or eventually owned by the people we teach.  We furthermore strongly believe in the power of positive relationships - those between people and horses and those among people.  We are very proud of the positive supportive environment we have at Centaur Rising.  Don’t just take our word for it.