Coached Riding Camps at Gamston Wood
“I had an absolutely brilliant time on Rachel’s, ‘big girls pony club camp’. We never stopped laughing and without realising it, we learnt a huge amount about flatwork, show jumping, jumping ditches, how to fit a saddle and what bit does what.
Rachel is extremely knowledgeable and pitches the sessions perfectly.
Can’t wait to go back in September.”
What would you like to achieve with your horse?
At Gamston Wood, our camps are unique because they focus upon what you want to learn and the skills you want to develop.
It could be about getting out hacking, or moving up a level eventing? Or is it to do with figuring out lateral work and understanding the meaning of “inside leg to outside hand”? Is it having control and communication with your horse on the ground or ridden?
Could it be jumping a clear round with confidence, or having faith in your horse that you can control it in company? Will it be about improving your position in order to feel safe, or developing a balance and core to allow your horse to do his best?
With Gamston Wood camps
YOU choose the date
YOU choose who you want to attend with
YOU choose the length
YOU choose the itinerary
The choices are all YOURS!
Non-residential children's camps.
With Rachel Ashworth BHS accredited Coach, our Children’s camps are unique as your children can attend with a group of their own siblings and friends, of up to a total of five riders, minimum age of 5 years.
Ponies arrive and are stabled on the first day and leave on the last, ensuring that your child undertakes all the care of their pony for the duration, under the supervision of Rachel.
Camps are booked on dates suitable to you, subject to availability and at an amount of days to suit you, from one to five days. Unfortunately, I can only include one weekend day.
Cost will include hay and bedding for your pony, but children will need to bring a packed lunch, drinks and an afternoon snack.
Daily routine
(This can be flexible according to the age group.)
8.30am first day arrival with ponies, following days 9am
(ponies arrive the night before for an extra charge of £10)
9am muck out, groom and ride
11am fill hay nets for the next 24 hrs
11.30 morning break and stable management
12.45pm lunch
1.45pm tack up and afternoon ride
3pm evening stables, prepare feeds, fill waters and clean tack.
4pm home time.
Rachel will give feeds 7am and 5pm, pop in hay nets and check ponies late evening.
Only one parent to attend and help each day for the group. If nobody wants to attend, a helper with a DBS certificate can be provided.
Rider/parents can choose from the following lesson plans for the duration of the camp or Rachel can assess the riders and create an itinerary.
Lesson plans (ridden)
Flat work including lateral work
Position and core strength
Dressage test riding
Pole work
Jumping position and security
Grid work
Show jump course
Jumping accuracy and turns
Games
Hacking
For an additional cost of £20 we can take a trip to Eagle Moor for a cross country lesson. (Transport will not be provided.)
Lesson plans (non-ridden)
Mucking out
Grooming
Field management
Feeding
Tacking up
Rugs
Lunging
Shoeing
Loading and travelling
Basic veterinary care
Camps for Adults.
As with the children’s camps, our camps for adults are unique in that you can pick the dates and a group of friends that you want to attend with.
Camps can be arranged from one to five days, with three day camps proving to be the most popular.
Again, it’s all about you and what you want to achieve with your horse for the duration and you can pick lesson plans from the following:
Choice of lessons can include
Flatwork
Position and core strength
Dressage arena craft
Polework
Jumping exercise
Show jumping course
Gridwork
Groundwork
Escorted hack
For an additional cost of £20 we can travel to Eagle Moor cross country, or for £25 to Danethorpe Hill cross country. (Transport not provided.)
Choice of theory
Feeding
Bits and bitting
Plaiting and trimming
Fitting tack including boots
Grooming for health and fitness
Conformation including dynamic
Working horses from the ground
The foot and shoeing.
If attending on a Wednesday, a lecture demo can be arranged with farrier Richard Newbert on correct and remedial shoeing for an extra £10.
Example 3-day adult camp schedule
(this is very flexible!)
Day 1
9am arrive, settle horses in, induction.
10am, self escort hack around farm to warm up for lesson at 11am
12pm theory session
1pm lunch
2pm theory session
3pm lesson
4pm evening stables etc
5pm finish
Day 2
9am arrive, muck out, groom and tack up
10am lesson
11am coffee break
11.30 theory session
12pm lunch
1pm lesson
2.30pm theory session
3.30pm tea break
4pm evening stables
5pm finish
Day 3
9am arrive, muck out, groom and tack up
10am lesson
11am coffee break
11.30am lesson
12.30pm theory
1.30pm lunch
2.30pm lesson
3.30pm hack to cool off
4.30 evening stables, pack up to go home
Your horses will be fed if needed at 7am and given a hay net.
They will also be checked and water topped up at 8pm.
Pricing.
Total Price for up to six riders
£300 per day
Includes hay and Sorbeo wood pellet bedding
Use of all facilities including hot wash, solarium, arena, and hacking
Extras
Eagle Moor x country hire £20 per rider
Danethorpe Hill x country hire £25 per rider
Lecture/demo with Farrier Richard Newburt £10 per rider
New for 2021 - Accommodation for adults and families
(Sorry, no unsupervised children)
Camping £10 per night
Electrical hook up for lorries £15 per night
Self-catering barn conversion with two single beds and one double sofa bed, kitchen, shower and BBQ £50 per night
Non refundable deposit required on booking
1 day £50
2 day £100
3 day and above £150
Please email Rachel for available dates and bank details will be given. Booking will not be confirmed until deposit received. Payment in full will be required 7 days before the start of camp.
