Riding Camps and Clinics

Pee Wee Camp 2013

This camp is geared to teach young children to respect and love horses.  Children will learn to groom, lead, feed, and care for a horse.  Children will work in groups with assigned horses for the week.  Each child will ride each day and learn the basics of walking forward, stopping, and steering. Participants will play games on horseback to enhance riding skills. Educational materials will be adapted to suit the learning skills and attention span of this age group.  All campers must have completed Kindergarten. Minimum of 7 - Maximum 12 participants.

*8 year olds are strongly encouraged to attend Pee Wee Camp unless they have attended Wilson Riding Camps during previous years. No camper will be allowed who has not completed kindergarten.

5-8 year olds (co ed)
2013 Dates: July 8-12
9am-12 noon
$210 per student
$20 second child discount

To enroll or for more information please email Elizabeth Leary at elizabeth.leary@wilson.edu

Beginner Day Camp 2013

Beginner Day Camp is designed to take students with very little or no experience and begin to prepare them for independence on horseback.  Children will be grouped according to experience level.  Students will begin to learn what is involved in owning a horse of their own.  Students will participate in at least one mounted lesson per day.  They will be involved with the horses for the majority of the time even when not mounted. Minimum 8 - Maximum 15 participants.

* 8 year olds are strongly encouraged to attend Pee Wee camp unless they have attendedWilson Riding Camps during previous years. *

Beginner Day Camp
8-15 year old (Co-Ed)
2013 Dates:June 17-21 or Aug 5-9
9 am-3pm
$360 per student
$20 second child discount

To enroll or for more information please email Elizabeth Leary at elizabeth.leary@wilson.edu

Weekend Overnight Camp 2013

The Overnight Camp is designed for students who already have riding experience.  Students must be able to tack up and walk and trot safely alone.  Participants are encouraged to bring their own horses, but if they need to borrow a school horse, they may. This camp will have a more intense educational emphasis with a Pony Club format. All meals are provided beginning Monday morning and students will stay in the dorms – allowing them a glimpse into college life. Movies and fun activities will take place in the evenings. Chaperones will be provided (1 per 6 or 7 children). Minimum 7  - Maximum 10 participants.

Program Highlights

• 55 Minute lessons scheduled weekly
• Taught by Wilson College instructors and staff
• Beginner through advanced students welcome
• College owned horses or bring your own
• Horses selected to meet the needs of the students
• Balanced seat English lessons
• Groups ranging in size from 3 to 6 riders

Instructional Classification

Students will be evaluated and placed in lessons according to their ability.

• Beginner - Students do not know how to ride independently at the beginning of the session.  These students will spend the majority of the time on the lunge line.  Students will progress to walking and trotting on their own before they "graduate" to another level. 
• Novice - Students are able to walk and trot independently at the beginning of the session.  They will spend the majority of the time profecting their position and developing more control of the horse.  Students should progress to jumping small cross rails and beginning canter before they "graduate" to the next level.
• Intermediate - Students are able to walk and trot on their own. They can also jump small cross rails and maneuver a horse through circles and serpentines of varying sizes.  They should be able to canter down the long side of the area at the beginning of the session.  Students should progress to cantering with control an jumping 18 inches to 2'6" before they "graduate" from this level.
• Advanced - Students are able to walk, trot, and canter on their own.  They can jump at least 2 foot fences at the beginning of the session.  Students should progress toperforming training level or above dressage tests and jump 2'9" or above.  Students in this level will work on jumping courses and developing the skills that are needed to train more difficult horses.

Cost

Group lessons may be purchased in sessions of 6-8 lessons.
Lesson times must be arranged with the instructors.

Make-Up Policy

Make-up days will be scheduled in advance for each session of the Community Riding Program.  Classes that are missed must be made up on the scheduled make-up day.  Additional lessons missed will be at the student's expense.

Other Options

1/2 sessions  may be purchased with approval of the instructor.  Clients participating in ½ sessions may ride every-other week as long as the group is already full (min. 4 students).

Students may also purchase double sessions (ride 2x week) during the summer and winter sessions only.  This option is only availble with approval of the instructor.

Coupons must be purchased in advance by visiting the business office. To use the coupons give them to the instructor at the time of the lesson.

Spring 2011 Schedule

Instructor Contact Information

Jeremy Beale

Jeremy Beale came to prominence when he first represented Great Britain at the European 3 Day Event Championships at Harewood, England in 1959. That same year he was offered a place on the British Show Jumping Team for competitions in Belgium and Holland, but was unable to accept due to his commitment to the 3 Day Event Team.

He was reserve rider for the British Equestrian Team for the 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games in Rome and Tokyo respectively, having had the misfortune to lose his first string horse to injury in the final weeks before the Games on both occasions. He was 5th in the World Championships at Burghley in 1962, 5th also in the European Championships in 1963, 5th again at the Badminton 3 Day Event in 1967 and won the prestigious Burghley 3 Day Event in 1965.

After leaving the Army with the rank of Major in 1967, Jeremy came to the USA to take up the directorship of Potomac West, which subsequently became known as the Pacific Horse Center. In 1971 he moved to Chester Springs, where he established Pen-y-Bryn Equestrian Center after three years at Fox Hollow Farm.

In recent years he re-entered the competitive arena in the field of dressage, competing with much success through Grand Prix and earning his USDF Gold Medal. He now has an extensive clinic circuit, which takes him the length and breadth of the country, as well as abroad. His services as a clinician are in great demand and his students have been conspicuously successful through the FEI levels. Indeed, one of his students won the Adult Amateur Horse of the Year Award at Prix St. Georges in 1996 and at Intermediare 1 in 1997, while another won 4th level Amateur Horse of the Year award in 1997.

Cost

$125 for 45 minute private
$95 for 1 hour semi private

Audit $10 a day

Next clinic TBA

Location

Main Hawthorne Arena
Make Checks out to: Wilson College

Contact

John Tukey at jtukey@wilson.edu

Michael Page

Dates: TBA
Cost: $50 for group lesson, Wilson Alum: $30. Wilson Student: $30.
Make checks payable to : Wilson College  

Michael hails from North Salem, New York and is well known as the rider in one of eventing's most successful combinations with his partner Grasshopper, one of only five horses in the history of the sport to have competed in six or more CCIOs. Grasshopper was inducted into the USEA Eventing Hall of Fame in 1999.

Michael won the AHSA Medal Finals in 1956 and went on to train at the French Cavalry School in Saumur, France from 1957-1958.  His international career included three Olympic Games and three Pan American games.  At the Tokyo Olympics (1964) on Grasshopper he placed fourth individually and earned team silver; at the Mexico Olympics (1968) on Foster he earned individual bronze and team silver.  His Pan American Games resume is just as impressive with two individual gold medals in 1959 and 1963.  In 1963 and 1967, he was a member of the U.S. teams that brought home gold. Individually he won bronze in 1967.  

In response to Michael's accomplishments, the Wofford Cup was retired in 1963 after he received it three times.  The USET offered a new cup in 1964, designated as the National Open Three-Day Event Championship Trophy which was to be awarded annually at a specific competition.

Michael went on to share his expertise.  He coached the Canadian three-day team at the 1976 Olympics and served as Chef d'Equipe at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, the 1990 World Championships, and 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.

With a flair for administrative details, Michael served as chair of many committees including the AHSA Equitation Committee, AHSA Nominating Committee, and USET Nominating Committee.  In addition he judged the AHSA/ASPCA National Equitation Finals seven times and the Intercollegiate National Finals four times.

Michael is in great demand as a clinician and his expertise and generosity with his knowledge have provided the strong base of equestrian education for many adult riders.  His teaching philosophy, in his words, is, "You should go to someone for instruction or advice only if you respect him enough to give 110 percent of what he asks.  Every time.  All the time."