2025 Summer Horseman’s Experience
Foster Road Ranch is excited to announce a change in our Summer Riding Camp program. We are moving to a more comprehensive riding, hands on and classroom education with industry professionals that we are calling The Horseman’s Experience!
The Horseman’s Experience is a private offering and only available to the following groups: Current lesson riders, boarders, Foster Road Ranch Riding members (info on this coming SOON), Foster Road 4-H Club members and Foster Road riding members from our former Plano program. We will also consider active riders in our community who want to bring their horse and experience Foster Road.
We offer stalls for rent if you bring your own horse as well! Coggins and UTD medical required.
Why the change from camps to this new format? We have truly enjoyed hosting camps for our community the last two Summers! We love the excitement that comes with introducing people to riding! That said, we learn something new each year and 2024 taught us that our program and horses are better suited to focusing on riders who are committing to the sport of riding.
We will continue to introduce riding to new riders through our lesson program which, we believe, is the right way to learn to ride. If you’re new to riding and were looking forward to camps this year, we encourage you to join our lesson program so you can be ready to take advantage of all we have to offer in this new level of Summer education!!
Foster Road Horseman’s Experience Details
- Cost is $400 per 3 day session
- Sessions are held Wednesday-Friday 8am-12pm.
- Sessions come in two levels: Foundations and Futures.
- Foundations is for our beginner horsemen who are still learning to trot independently and need a lighter version of our horsemen topics.
- Futures is for our horsemen who both walk and trot independently in any of our indoor/outdoor venues as well as are able to focus on deeper horsemen topics.
- We are still working on opportunities for this experience as each session will be unique based on the pros we bring in, but some of the things we are already working on include: Equine Dentistry, Farrier, Routine Care, Roping, Ask the Judge, Vitals and First Aid, Flag Cutting and more!
- Early drop off is allowed at 7:30 and riders will be helping with morning chores.
- Ages 7-18 (some exceptions may apply). We have goals to offer an adult only version of this program in the future.
- Riding time includes various levels of the following: Versatile Ranch Horse riding, Centered Riding, cow flag, roping calf, ground poles, obstacles, ranch patterns, riding challenges/games and more!
- Hands on class time includes: Daily horse care, horse safety and handling, horse and tack biomechanics, first aid and nutrition, pain assessment, tack knowledge and more!
- We will still build in fun time and that includes: Games, show grooming lessons, tack cleaning, take home photos and more!
- Riders receive a special Foster Road t-shirt for their session and a Horseman’s Experience booklet that contains the agenda, a journal and supplemental class materials.
- Riders MUST be in long pants and heeled boots during riding. We highly recommend coolers with plenty of water and hydrating snacks. While we are in a covered arena, Summer days get hot. Plan accordingly.
Registration is OPEN!
The deposit is $100 per session and can be submitted by texting 309-224-8164 for payment options. Deposits are non-refundable.
Balance is due one week before session start.
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Liability waivers can be completed here.
Rules Contract can be completed here.
*Registration is not considered complete and spot is not held until Registration, Deposit, Liability and Rules Contract are submitted.
