2025 MMTHC

Inclusive Summer Camps

Our inclusive summer camps provide time for children and teens of all abilities to be outside in a fun, safe and therapeutic environment on our farm. Each camp will focus on teaching riding and horsemanship skills, team building, social skills, fun group activities with and without our specially trained therapy horses and plenty of opportunities to cool down with water games and crafts inside our new air conditioned space! Each camp is open to individuals with and without disabilities. These camps will be run by our certified staff who are trained specifically to adapt skills to be accessible to participants of all levels and abilities and are also certified in CPR and First Aid. Please carefully review the information below to learn about camper requirements, what our camps offer, and everything your camper needs to bring for a week of fun on the farm!

About the Camps:

July 7-11 and July 21-25 are open to all abilities and riding levels- independent riders are welcome these weeks too!
August 4-8 is specifically geared for independent riders of all abilities- your child must be able to, at minimum, ride a horse independently at a walk to participate in this camp. Some riding activities will be more advanced for all riding groups and require independence.
Camps will run M-F 8:30AM-12:00PM
A non-refundable $50 deposit is required upon sign-up to hold your camper’s spot and will be put towards the fee of the camp. If for any reason the week of camp you signed up for does not run due to lack of participants, your deposit will be refunded.
The cost for camp is $250 if signed up prior to June 1. June 1 or after the fee is $275.
The camp fee must be paid in full no later than the Friday before the week of camp runs. If you would prefer to bring payment the first day of camp to avoid having to mail payment, please contact MMTHC so we can make arrangements with you.
We must have a minimum of 6 participants each week for a camp to run. If we do not reach that number, your deposit will be returned.
If a camper is not a current MMTHC student, an evaluation will need to be set up with the MMTHC Executive Director in advance of the camp to make sure our camps will be a good fit for your child.
If a camper is not a current MMTHC student, all MMTHC paperwork (including our medical form) must be filled out and returned at least 1 week prior to the first day of camp.
If your child wants to attend the independent riders camp, and they are not a current MMTHC student, a 30 minute lesson at MMTHC with one of our instructors will be required prior to 1 week before the camp to ensure their riding level is appropriate for the camp. This can be done at the same time as the eval if scheduled in advance. You will be responsible for a $30 lesson fee.
Campers will be grouped together by riding level for group riding lessons each week- those who need assistance will ride together and those riding independently will ride together to ensure each camper gets the most out of their lessons.
Please note that while many of our activities will be outside, we will have plenty of opportunities for campers to cool off with water games outside and also snacks and craft time inside our new air conditioned building.

Camper Requirements:

Campers of all abilities are welcome to participate in each camp!
All campers must be able to manage their own personal hygiene without assistance
All campers must have safety awareness and be able to follow simple directions
All campers must tolerate wearing a helmet and safety belt in order to ride (MMTHC will provide these unless your child has their own riding helmet)
All campers must wear close-toed shoes at all times on the farm for safety reasons (no crocs, sandals, jelly shoes or flip flops)
While we do have activities to help campers cool down planned, all campers should be able to handle being outside in the heat
If you are interested in the August 4-8 camp, your child must be riding, at minimum, independently at the walk. If they are not currently an MMTHC participant, a lesson must be scheduled with an MMTHC instructor to ensure they are at an appropriate riding level for this camp.

Camp Activities (to include, but not limited to):

Group riding lessons geared for the specific levels and abilities of each camper. Riders will be grouped by skill level to ensure they are getting the most out of their lessons.
Team building games and activities
Ground-based horsemanship skills and games
Learn all about the horses- from grooming to parts of the horse to basic first aid
Horse bathing
Horse centered crafts
Making horse cookies
Introduction to equestrian vaulting using our vaulting barrel and trained vaulting horse(s)
Water games
Pony painting

Camper Essentials (what to bring):

Water bottle that can be refilled (labeled with camper’s name)
Clothes that can get dirty
Close-toed shoes (sneakers or boots preferred)
Extra set of clothes just in case
Bug spray (labeled with camper’s name)
Sunscreen (labeled with camper’s name)
Riding helmet if camper already has their own (labeled with camper’s name)