Wednesday September 27, 2023
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Camp

Senior Residential Camp Dates for 2023 – Sunday 30 July to Friday 4 August 2022 at BCA

There are a few spaces left in Senior residential Camp and also a few spaces left in non-residential Junior Camp – so still time to sign up.

Senior Camp Kit List 2023

Mini and Junior Camp Kit List 2023

Information for Senior Residential Camp 2023

Information for Junior Camp 2023 – Final

Information for Mini Camp 2023 – Final

Booking forms are at the end of the page. Please read all of the information first.

Merchandise – please check the Merchandise Tab for available items.

Senior Camp at Berkshire College of Agriculture – Residential – 

BCA has some great facilities including a large indoor and two outdoor schools,  cross country courses and a smaller cross country field. There will be showjumps, dressage arenas and games equipment.

The permanent stables are all together, and are very close to the hay, straw and muck heap.

For those of you who haven’t been before, here’s some useful information:

  •  All of your food is provided, as is hay and straw for your pony.
  • We will be camping, so you will need to provide your own sleeping accommodation. This might be a caravan, tent or horsebox. We will ask you nearer the time about this and who you will be sharing with.
  • Senior camp is open to all members 11 years and up (aimed at those members who have usually been away from home without their parents in School Year 6). However, if you feel your 10 year old is a competent rider and probably more importantly able to cope with the whole camp experience i.e. sharing accommodation with their peers, caring for themselves and their ponies needs (under our watchful eye of course) then please contact the Camp Team who will consider each individual case.
  • Ponies and members arrive on Sunday morning and will have an assessment ride in the afternoon. Then there are usually two riding sessions per day, plus evening entertainment. On the Friday morning parents are invited to watch the morning activity before prizegiving, where everyone will get rosettes and prizes.

Junior Camp at Berkshire College of Agriculture – Non-Residential – 1st August to 4th August 2023

Mini Camp at Berkshire College of Agriculture – Non-Residential – 1st August to 2nd August 2023

BCA has some great facilities including a large indoor and two outdoor schools,  a cross country courses and a smaller cross country field. There will be showjumps, dressage arenas and games equipment.

The permanent stables are all together, and are very close to the hay, straw and muck heap.

For those of you who haven’t been before, here’s some useful information:

  • Junior camp is non-residential and open to all members 11 years of age or under.
  • A responsible adult is required to stay with the child at all times for the duration of camp.
  • Lunch for child and adult helper is provided
  • There are usually two riding sessions per day.
  • On the Friday morning parents are invited to watch the morning activity before prizegiving, where everyone will get rosettes and prizes.
  • Ponies may stay at Camp at an additional cost and will be looked after by the Camp Team at night but must be mucked out daily by their owners. This is subject to availability.

Additional Info.

Flu vaccinations – Your pony must be up to date as below. 
 
1st vaccination
21 to 92 days later – 2nd vaccination
150 to 150 days later 3rd Vaccination
Then annually up to 365 days after the previous vaccination
 
First come, first served but priority will be given to those members who had a parent/guardian attend the 17th January meeting. Once places are full we will run a waitlist. Camp requires a large bank of volunteers to run and it is a camp requirement that all members attending will need to provide an adult to volunteer at some point during the week.