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Copyright 2002 Loftmar Stables
Raul
& Jan Martin
17620 Central Ave., Bowie, MD 20716
(301) 249-7893 fax (301) 249-1015
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Loftmar Camps
Our
summer camp and Christmas camps are a wonderful opportunity for children to make 
special
friends, have fun, learn about horses, and further develop
horsemanship and riding skills. While our program does incorporate riding,
it also includes many different and enjoyable activities for your child.
This
fun mix ensures your child will have life-long memories of their camp experience. This safe and enjoyable opportunity allows children ages
4 to 17 to enjoy hands on equine instruction. Campers are grouped
according to both age and riding skills. Your child will spend the week on
our 27 rolling acres and be given the chance to participate in many
activities.
A typical day at our summer camp includes:
| 8:30-8:45 | Orientation for parents and students (Monday only) |
| 8:30-9:30 | Feed and groom your horse |
| 9:30-10:45 | Tack-Up Horse; Riding Lesson |
| 10:45-11:00 | Popsicle Break |
| 11:00-11:30 | Hands On Lectures: Stable Mgmt, Nutrition, Lameness, etc. |
| 11:30-12:00 | Tack Cleaning |
| 12:00-12:30 | LUNCH - Bring bag lunch (Wed.-McDonalds) |
| 12:30-3:00 | Mon. - Horse Crafts, games, and
picture with favorite horse or pony. Tues. - Scavenger Hunt. Wed. - Instructional Fun horse movies. Thurs. - Stable management and stall cleaning. Fri. - Show preparation and practice braiding. |
| 3:00 | CAMP ENDS |
| Children may stay and swim in our private pool as our guests after camp is over. | |
| **Fri. - 3:15 Demonstration, certificates, Best Camper and Best Sportsmanship awards. Parents are encouraged to attend. | |
General Information: Students
bring bag lunch, water/juice bottle, drinks (soda machine at the barn)
except Wed.-McDonald's day, (bring cash in amount specified in
application). Refrigerator is available in
lecture room at the hou
se.
Riding attire requires long pants and boots or shoes with heels. For the
rest of the day, bring shorts, tennis shoes or paddock boots (suit &
towel-swim day). ASTM approved helmets available for use. For more
advanced riders we offer week over night camps and off premise Horse Show.
Look for registration form if you
wish to participate in our wonderful program.
Fees: All campers who are not Lo
ftmar
students, must take a $40, 1/2 hr. private evaluation lesson, except for
those who are going to participate in a non-experienced camp. Weekly camp
fees are based upon half or full day schedules (8:30-4:00, 8:30- 11:30 or
12:30-3:30). Half day camps
are reserved for 4-7 year olds. Before and After care is
available from 7:00-8:30 or 4:00-5:30; a late/early fee will be assessed
for campers dropped up too early or picked up after the established time.
Staff: We select highly trained and skilled instructors. During your orientation session, instructors will share with you past experiences with horses and children. A ratio of 1 staff to 3 students is usual, depending on age and skill level, but we may have a ratio of 1 instructor to every 8 students in more advanced camps. We want your child to have a safe and enjoyable experience here at Loftmar. *Note: See brochure for information about summer camp applications.
Christmas Camp: Our weeklong Christmas Camp follows a format similar to our summer camp, beginning an hour later (at 9:30) and ending at 3:00. The camp is open to riders at all levels and ages, with different riding sessions offered as participation requires.
Camp Applications:
Our summer camp application can downloaded in Adobe Acrobat portable document format (.pdf) here.
