Horse Camp Essentials – What to Bring

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For camp, you’ll need to bring the following items:

PLEASE LABEL EVERY ITEM with your child’s name.

  1. Wear jeans, riding pants or long pants.
  2. Hair ties for long hair
  3. Sunblock and insect repellent
  4. Refillable water bottle
  5. Bag lunch (ice pack for anything perishable)
  6. Mid-morning snack & afternoon snack for Horse Camp participants
  7. Bring towel and change of clothes for water activities
  8. Tennis shoes/sneakers for games NO SANDALS!  NO CROCS! Feet must be enclosed.
  9. Horseback riding paddock boots or a hard toe closed shoe with a small heel – NO SNEAKERS!
  10. Certified Horseback Riding Helmet 
  • Be sure to have it properly fitted – do not just purchase from Amazon
  • To  find tested helmets – Visit VA Tech Helmet Ratings website – 

WHERE TO PURCHASE 

If you need to buy the proper clothing or gear, you can visit the following tack shops:

· $$ – Saddlery Liquidators Haymarket VA (does not offer refunds, only exchanges)

· $ – Middleburg Tack Exchange (consignment only) Middleburg VA

· $$$ – Dover Saddlery Chantilly, VA 

· $ – Another Turn Tack Purcellville, VA

2025 Camp Flyer

Camp Flyer & Camp Essentials

Download the camp essentials lists to make shopping easier.

If you wish to mail in your registration, you can download a copy of the camp flyer.

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