HORSE DAY
CAMP STRUCTURE
Please Read All the Following Information Carefully
Critical information is in
bold.
Horses in the Hood sponsors
a maximum of 12 people to attend horse day camp for 5 days.
Camp hours are from
The camp is run by Cory
Walkey and Lisa Cohen at:
1881 Old Topanga Canyon Road
RELEASE FORMS
There
are two release forms. They are available in both English and Spanish.
One is for a minor participant and the other is for an adult participant:
(1) Consent and Agreement Release and Waiver of
Liability Assumption of Risk and Indemnity Agreement Parents and Guardians on
Behalf of a Minor [Minor Release.]
(2) Release and Waiver of Liability Assumption of
Risk and Indemnity Agreement [Adult Release].
If
the participant is a minor, under 18 years old, at least one parent (both parents if
applicable) and/or legal guardian must sign the Minor Release entitled Consent
and Agreement for Waiver of Liability Assumption of Risk and Indemnity
Agreement Parents and Guardians on Behalf of a Minor. The minor must also sign
the release.
All persons who will be on the premises of
You
will be mailed one of each release.
Make photocopies of the release (both sides) and provide each participant the
appropriate release. The release must be given to
AGREEMENT FOR
SERVICES
A
separate Agreement for Services must be executed between your organization and
Horses in the Hood at least 2 weeks
prior to the commencement of horse day camp. The Agreement for Services
outlines the responsibilities and services between Horses in the Hood and your
Organization. The agreement is to be mailed in advance of camp, or faxed, to Horses in the Hood. For address or fax number see "Contact HHLA" at bottom of website menu.
EQUIPMENT
Horses in the Hood will
provide an appropriate riding shoe (paddock boots), for each rider that will be
attending horse camp. For safety, these paddock boots need to always be
worn when riding and working around horses.
You will need to tell Mill Creek the shoe size that each rider wears, whether the rider is a boy or a
girl, and how old each rider is. You can fax to Mill Creek at 310-455-4189. Or,
you can email the information to millcreekequestrian@msn.com.
This information needs to
be submitted to Mill Creek 2 Weeks in advance so we can order, from New
York, any paddock boots in a size we don’t have. For safety reasons, the boots have to be worn all of
the days at horse camp. At the end of each day, the boots will be left at
Mill Creek.
Horse camp will provide
protective helmets for all of the riders to use. For safety, protective
helmets must always be worn when riding and working around the
horses.
TRANSPORTATION
Your organization will
need to provide the transportation for the people that will be riding at horse camp.
It is recommended that you give your drivers copies of the
map and the directions that are on the website before the day you go to horse camp.
FOOD
Campers will need to bring
their own lunches, drinks and snacks except for the last day. On the last day of camp, Horses in the Hood will
sponsor a Pizza Party lunch at camp. This is for horse campers and for
family and friends of the people riding in horse camp.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
There is a 200 lb. weight
limit for people that ride at Mill Creek.
The youngest that a
horse camp person can be is 7 years old. Adults are very welcome
to be a member of horse camp.
Riders need to wear long
pants like blue jeans.
Only people who are
“entered” in horse camp and are wearing their paddock shoes and protective
helmets, and have the appropriate signed release will be riding horses!
GENERAL INFORMATION
On
the first day of camp, riders will be given a book, “Happy Horsemanship”, about
horses and riding - written by the horse!
Each
rider will also be given a camera on the first day of camp. Horses in the
Hood and Mill Creek Stables will have the pictures developed so the riders will
have their prints on the last day of camp.
LESSONS ARE
PROGRESSIVE. The same people start with and continue through the 5 days
of horse camp.
BASIC
Learn to
brush horse.
Learn to
clean horse’s feet.
Learn to
put tack (bridle and saddle) on horse.
Learn to
take the tack off the horse after the lesson is over.
Learn to
give the horse a bath.
Riding lesson
Learn how to sit properly,
use your aids correctly to guide the horse and ask the horse to increase and
decrease his/her gaits.
Lessons will basically be
taught in a ring.
People at horse camp will see
blacksmiths shoeing horses and veterinarians doctoring horses.
On the last day of horse camp, parents and friends are invited to a
pizza party lunch which will be supplied by Horses in the Hood and Mill Creek
Stables. After lunch, there is a
demonstration by the “horse campers.” They will show what they have
learned to do as a rider. When the riding demonstrations are finished,
they will show how they can take the tack off the horse and put it away, give
the horse a bath, brush the horse, clean his feet, and put the horse “to bed”
by taking him back to his stall.
phone:
310-455-1116
fax:
310-455-4189
email:
MillCreekEquestrian@msn.com
If you need more copies of
the different releases, the Map to Mill Creek Stables, or this
1.
323-564-7669.
2.
Horses in the Hood is very
happy to have you at horse camp!
Sincerely,