Posted in horse on May 24th, 2008
This is the week the horses begin arriving at camp. It’s exciting because all spring we’ve been preparing the barn for their arrival. There are four new stalls on the big main barn (luxury accommodations!), a new wash pad for the upper barn, and new fence sections here and there. With 28 [...]
Posted in horse on Apr 29th, 2008
RBC Riders! Get excited to meet “Gordon” from St. Andrews College! Gordon is a 17.1 hand gray thoroughbred gelding and is eager for his first summer at Rockbrook Camp. His favorite things are Jenna Branson (affectionately known as “JB” at the barn) and training for dressage. You’ll recognize him when you see [...]
Posted in horse on Feb 27th, 2008
Sadly, Zee Slew passed away last week after something spooked him at night and he collided with a fence. He was very special to a lot of Rockbrook riders and we know he will be missed. If you’d like to help celebrate his life, Cara would love to hear of any special stories [...]
Posted in horse on Jan 28th, 2008
And speaking of Cara, our summer equestrain program director at Rockbrook, she sent along this super cool photo she used this year as a Christmas card. We love the color and black and white effect. Do you recognize everybody from last summer? That’s Jonah, Nyles, Cara (of course! ), [...]
Posted in horse, horseback-riding on Nov 2nd, 2007
There are all kinds of horse camps for girls out there, so we often get the question, “What kind of horse camp is Rockbrook?” Well, first of all, we’re a girls only horse camp (no surprise there!). Secondly, we ride and teach lessons in the American system of forward riding, mostly hunter [...]
Posted in equestrian, horse, summer-camp on Aug 9th, 2007
This morning Rockbrook hosted its very own horse show, and many of the campers participated in the event. Parents were also invited and were able to watch their kids in the show. The show was optional, and some of the campers did some last minute packing instead. The other kids went to their scheduled first [...]
Posted in horse, horseback-riding on Jun 25th, 2007
We had the first session horse show yesterday. It’s a great event we hold at the end of every session where girls who have ridden perform for the rest of the camp. With all different skill levels represented, it’s not a competition, just a way for us to see all the amazing things [...]
Posted in equestrian, horse, horseback-riding on Jun 1st, 2007
It’s really getting exciting around here now because the horses are starting to arrive! Several have made it up from South Carolina, a few from Virginia, and a bunch from down in Laurinburg, North Carolina. It’s great to see them back in the Rockbrook fields. They’ll also be enjoying the latest addition to [...]
Posted in equestrian, horse, horseback-riding on May 4th, 2007
Going to an equestrian camp, a summer camp that offers a quality horseback riding program, is one of the best things you can do to improve your riding skills. It gives you a chance to learn from new instructors, to hear about different techniques, and to simply practice everything in a new environment. [...]
Posted in horse, horseback-riding, summer-camp on Apr 11th, 2007
Cara sent this excellent photo of herself and her friends down in Laurinburg, North Carolina. During the school year Cara is a barn manager and riding instrutor at St. Andrews College, and of course, also the Director of Rockbrook’s horse summer camp program. There’s Jack, Nyles and Jonah and the star of the show, [...]
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