Posted in Equestrian on Oct 6th, 2008
One of the most common questions we receive about our equestrian camp for kids is if girls can learn how to jump. Naturally, equestrian jumping is an advanced skill and it requires a great deal of practice and knowledge to do it safely. That’s why, while the answer is “yes, you can learn how to [...]
Posted in Equestrian 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 Equestrian on Apr 16th, 2008
Here he is! Profound is a 15.2 hand 12 year-old chestnut Oldenburg gelding. This will be his first year at Rockbrook camp and he’s excited to get to know all the campers. Profound was a show horse for several years before coming to St. Andrews College and still gets to do horse [...]
Posted in Summer Camp 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 Horseback Riding on Feb 18th, 2008
OK, are you ready for an awesome video of horseback riding from camp last summer? Here it is! Watch closely, and you’ll see plenty of people you know, lots of jumping, views of the upper and lower riding rings, and of course a bunch of the Rockbrook Camp horses. A little Rockbrook summer [...]
Posted in Equestrian on Dec 7th, 2007
Here’s a cool image from our equestrian programs at camp, not a photograph exactly, but a colorized sketch made from a photo. There’s a new website called befunky.com where you can upload a picture and turn it into something like this. It’s not available to the public just yet, but we were able [...]
Posted in Equestrian on Nov 26th, 2007
Here’s a set of photos taken one day last summer during our equestrian program. It was a particularly nice day, so we took quite a lot .
Posted in 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 Horseback Riding on Oct 10th, 2007
Here’s something fun. Over at GirlsHorseClub.com, they are starting a poll for everyone interested in horses, horseback riding and anything equestrian-related. It’s a series of questions that give you a chance to imagine. For example, how would you remake a famous equestrain movie so you could play a part? If you [...]
Posted in Horseback Riding on Sep 10th, 2007
Here in the mountains of western North Carolina we have cooler summer weather than most places in the south. This past summer, when most places were immersed in extraordinaryily hot weather, we had more pleasant temperatures. This is one of the reasons it’s so great for the St. Andrews College horses to spend [...]
|
activities Adventure Arts Camp camp-traditions Campers Camps Children childrens-camps Crafts Equestrian equestrian-camps friends fun Games girl girl-camps girls girls-activities Girls Camps history horse-camps horse-riding Horseback Riding horses Kids kids-activities kids-camps mountains Nature North Carolina outdoor-adventure Outdoors overnight-camps residential-camps sleepaway-camps summer summer-camps Summer Camp Swimming teen-camps teen-programs teens traditional-camp youth-camps
