In The Irons Equestrian Center - Horseback Riding Summer Camps

his summer, In The Irons Horse Camp is getting even better! We’re thrilled to host our camps next door in the spacious covered arenas at the San Antonio Rose Palace.

Our horse camps are great place for kids to start to ride! When kids get the chance to ride on a daily basis the learning curve shoots up! Weekly lessons tend to include some review each week, but when kids can ride several days in a row, we are able to pick up right where we left off the day before. Meaning, it's possible for campers to go from total beginners to confidently posting the trot or if they are already walk-trotting, they can start work their way to experiencing the first steps of cantering!

Our camp is mainly focused on riding, but we have lots of other activities planned, too. Learning the art of horsemanship is key to becoming a well-rounded, educated rider. There's so much to learn! We want our campers to not only be brilliant riders, but also know how to practice safety around horses and have the knowledge and skills to take care of a horse's general needs.

​In addition to daily riding the campers will learn:
* Safe practices around horses
* Safely haltering and leading a horse
* Understanding how horses relate their emotions with the signs they show us using their bodies
* Basic horse psychology as it pertains to horse training
* Correctly saddling and bridling
* Grooming techniques
* Learning the correct names for the parts of a horse
* How to recognize health problems in horses
* Basic horse first aid
* Basic equine nutrition
* Correct names for colors and breeds
* Correct names for the parts of the saddle and bridle
* A farrier (horse shoer) demonstration
* How to take care of tack
* Bathing (if its warm enough)
* And much more!!

2025 Dates
Beginner/Intermediate Camps: $700 | Ages 5-13, 8am-1pm
June 2-6
June 16-20
July 7-11

IEA Camp: $850 | 6th-12th Grade, 8am-3pm *IEA Camp is a prerequisite for IEA Team membership
July 21-25