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MVHR Horse Summer Day Camps - 2025
Mountain Valley Horse Rescue Summer Day Camps 2025
Registration opens on Wednesday March 12, 2025 at 8am.
MVHR is excited to be offering kids 6 and up the opportunity to spend summer days with horses, with a variety of curricula to choose from. Day camps will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from June 10th through August 7th.
Kids can sign up for one day or multiple days in a row, or spread days throughout the summer. Kids do not need prior horse experience to participate. MVHR will provide transportation from the Wolcott Park & Ride on the southside of I-70, for all camps starting June 7th through August 10th..
Partial & Full scholarships are available for all day camps, and are made possible this year by Vail Health! If you need scholarship funding in order for your child to be able to attend Mountain Valley Horse Rescue Day Camps, please click HERE for our scholarship application. Please complete the application prior to registering.
NEW for 2025: MVHR is also offering Summer Day Camp May 27-28-29 and June 3-4-5 for Routt County Kids, with transportation from Yampa! For more information and to register for these camps click HERE!
Horse Day Camp Options for 2025:
Horse Heroes Day Camp
Kids learn all about horses and what it means to care for them through service & grooming. We learn to lead & halter a horse, work on confidence, teamwork & perseverance. The day includes horse crafts and games.
This camp is the perfect introduction to horses and a fun day spent outside at the ranch. Horse Heroes Day Camp is for ages 6 and up (starting first grade Fall 2025) Horse Heroes Day Camp costs $60 per day per child and includes transportation.
Horse Glamour Day Camp
We do a special groom on the horses until they sparkle & shine (there might be some glitter and ribbons involved!)
Get to know the horses through service & grooming. Lots of hands on time with the horses. We finish with a parade & a fun glamour horse craft.
Glamour camp is for ages 6 and up, and perfect for those wanting to love on & cuddle horses plus a fun day spent outside at the ranch. Horse Glamour Day Camp costs $70 per day per child and includes transportation.
H.O.P.E. Liberty Day Camp
Advance your horse skills and learn groundwork & liberty with horses. Campers develop communication and leadership skills as they work with the horses, reading body language of the horses as well as their own.
Campers learn how to communicate effectively first by watching and listening to the quiet communication of the horses. We learn about groundwork and get introduced to liberty work with the horse.
H.O.P.E. Day Camp is for ages 6 and up (some reading and writing are part of this camp) and costs $85 per day per child and includes transportation.
Our H.O.P.E. acronym stands for Heart, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Empathy. MVHR’s HOPE curriculum will help campers develop communication and leadership techniques as they work with the horses. This program includes the development of horsemanship skills through the use of Groundwork; (where the horses are asked to trust and follow campers through challenging situations or obstacles while on a lead) Liberty; (where campers learn to be trustworthy, compassionate leaders, in this rotation horses have the opportunity to leave if they feel too much pressure as they are not on lead rope) and Stewardship & Service (a chance for campers to invest in the basic needs of the horses).
Basic Information for All Day Camps:
All camps run from 9am to 2:30pm. To get to the ranch in time we pick up in Wolcott at 8:15am and we drop the kids back off at 3:15pm. We meet at the park & ride on the southside of I-70, by the entrance to Red Sky Ranch/Bellyache. For campers providing their own transportation, please plan to arrive at the Ranch by 8:50am, and pick up campers at the ranch no later then 2:40pm.
Kids should bring lunch, two snacks, an extra set of clothes, sunscreen & a hat. We require campers to wear closed toed boots or shoes and long pants.
All of MVHR's Horse Camps are working with horses on the ground, these are not a Horseback Riding Camps.
Review the options available and register for different dates via the link button below. Spots are limited. Should a camp be full, please contact us to be added to the waitlist, email programs@mvhr.net.
All day camps are paid in full at time of registration. Should you need to cancel please do so at least 7 days prior to the day of camp; only if your spot is filled by another camper will a refund be provided. If for any reason you need or want to switch your camp dates new spot requests are subject to availability. Should camps be cancelled for any reason by MVHR, full refunds will be provided.
For questions, to get on the waiting list, to cancel or for more information about scholarships please contact programs@mvhr.net
Mountain Valley Horse Rescue
33933 Colorado River Road
McCoy, CO 80463
Thank you @VailHealth for Supporting Children & Horses by underwriting this years Scholarships.
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2025 MVHR Horse Day Camps
33933 Colorado River Road McCoy, CO
2025 MVHR Horse Day Camps
33933 Colorado River Road McCoy, CO
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2025 MVHR Horse Day Camps
33933 Colorado River Road McCoy, CO
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We received your registration for our MVHR Day Camp 2025! We are so excited and can’t wait for the opportunity to have your kids come out to meet our horses and learn about horsemanship! Camp is from 9am to 2:30pm. To get to the ranch in time we pick up in Wolcott at 8:15am and we drop the kids back off at 3:15pm. Campers using their own transportation should be at the ranch by 8:50am and be picked up no later then 2:45pm. Should you not need transportation, please let us know by emailing programs@mvhr.net.
Please click here to complete the WAIVER for Day Camp 2025. This release form must be completed at least 24 hours prior to camp. If you register for more than one camp, only one waiver is required. If you are registering another families child, their parent/guardian must complete a waiver.
Haga clic aquí para completar la EXENCIÓN para Day Camp 2025. Este formulario de liberación debe completarse al menos 24 horas antes del campamento. Si se registra para más de un campamento, solo se requiere una exención. Si está registrando a otro niño de la familia, su padre/tutor debe completar una exención.
For safety reasons we can’t let kids work with horses, without these two items. Pants and closed heel and toe shoes. If you have a pair of boots that is preferred but a tennis shoe will work. Kids are to bring lunch, two snacks, an extra set of clothes, sunscreen & a hat.
As your camp date gets closer we will send out more information, however if you have questions or need anything please let us know. You can email programs@mvhr.net
We are looking forward to having your kiddos out at the ranch soon!
The Team at Mountain Valley Horse Rescue