- Summer Camps

North Shore Equestrian Centre offers week-long, partial-day beginner camps during the months of July and August for riders 7 years old and up that aim to introduce new riders to horses and build a their skills starting from the ground up in a safe and encouraging environment.

Summer Camps run Mondays to Fridays in July & August.

Each camp has a maximum of 6 students and runs for 3 hours/day at the following time:

8:30am to 11:30am

12pm to 3pm

3:30pm to 6:30pm

Helmets, grooming equipment, tack and the horse are provided.

Students will be required to own their own boots with a proper heel to be able to ride.

Camps include a daily 45-60 min riding lesson.

Registrations will be accepted and spaces assigned in order of email time stamp.

You should receive an email confirmation within 48hrs of submitting your summer camp registration.

If you do not receive a reply after 2 days, please text us w/ your name and email address at:

604-988-5131

Pricing:

$700.00/camp

To register, please copy and paste the form into an email and send to:

WeCreateRiders@gmail.com

NSEC 2025 Summer Camp Registration Form

Name:

Age at time of Camp:

Height (in feet):

Weight (in lbs):

Emergency Contacts/Numbers for Duration of Camp:

Any Medical Conditions NSEC should be aware of:

(If no medical conditions, please type N/A or None)

Camp Level Requested:

(Please choose from level options below)

Available Weeks:

(Please choose all your available weeks from the below list for best chance of placement)

June 30-July 4

July 7-11

July 14-18

July 21-25

July 28-Aug 1

Aug 4-8

Aug 11-15

Aug 18-22

Aug 25-29

Preferred Start Times:

(8:30am OR 12pm OR 3:30pm)

How many camps would you like to register for:

Other Notes:

Level Descriptions

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Introductory (Intro)

This camp is for any student who has not had any formal lessons previously. Students are taught safety, grooming, working around the horse, leading, and how to tack up and untack. Riding lessons include learning how to mount, correct positioning and control of the horse in the walk and trot.

Advanced Beginner (Adv Beg)

This camp is for students who have completed one of our Introductory camps or has completed a series of previous lessons. Students should be able to tack up, have good control at the walk and have trotted on their own. Riders will continue to concentrate on the basics of good riding position, basic aids, and improved control at the trot. Riders may expect to repeat the Advanced Beginner level a couple times before they are ready to move on to the Novice level.

Novice (Nov)

This camp is for students who have previously enrolled in 3-4 week long camps or completed 3-4 months of consistent weekly formal lessons and are confident at the trot. Lessons will focus on increased control, starting to canter, and two point position as well as new stable management skills. Riders may expect to repeat the Novice level a couple times before they are ready to move on to the Advanced Novice level.

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Advanced Novice (Adv Nov)

This camp is for students who have been riding in regular weekly lessons for at least 1 year and are cantering confidently on their own. Teaching will focus on strengthening control, balance and positions of the riders, introduce pole work as well as new stable management skills.

Refund Policy

Once a camp has been confirmed, if you must cancel your camp for any reason, we will make every attempt to re-book with another rider from our wait list. If we are successful you will not be charged for the cancelled camp. If we are unable to fill the space by the start of the previously confirmed camp, you will be charged the full cost of the camp and a credit of 75% of the full camp price will be placed on your account to be used towards future camps or lessons at NSEC.