My daughter LOVES this camp. It is not a fancy summer camp with lots of bells and whistles and activities- it is for SERIOUS horse back riders- riders that want lots of seat time and to get better FAST and have alot of fun and be safe and make friends while doing it. This camp is not cheap but if you have a serious rider then you know riding is expensive! This is an amazing camp for girls who are obsessed with horses and riding!!
I went to IRC this summer for the first time. Everyone was so nice to me and wanted to be my friend. The staff was amazing. We ride 3hrs a day and have art and tennis in the morning and pool in the `afternoon; sometimes we go to the lake. (when not riding). When I came I was not the best rider. I worked really hard everyday. I rode in the 3rd highest riding group. We did things that were new to me..When I came back from camp I started riding with the head trainer at my barn. I did more shows and placed a lot higher than I ever did. IRC helped my riding so much. The barn is across the street from the dorm. You have 2 different riding times each day. p is my 2nd home. I cannot wait to go back!
My daughter went to International riding Camp last summer. It was her first time at sleep away camp and she didn't know how to ride! After 2 weeks she was cantering. She LOVED it and can't wait to go back next summer.
My daughter loves this camp! The riding program is top notch Great horses and professional instruction. I was impressed with the stress on safety. My daughter learned how important it is to pay attention while she is working with the horses, grooming and giving them a bath. Campers are even required to wear a helmet while they are in the barn. All the other activities,tennis, arts and crafts and acitivities at the heated pool are well run and taught by wonderful counselors. My ten year old daughter even learned how to water ski after one lesson. She talked about the New York City riding trip for weeks after she got home. What a memorable experience this camp has been. Will be coming back next year and for several years after that.
My daughter has been going for 2 years. what an unbelievable experience she had. She has become such an advanced rider from attending the camp. the staff are amazing, overall on outstanding camp.
My daughter and I have attended International Riding Camp every year for the past three years during the Mother/Daughter weeks and it is a terrific place for girls to develop their riding ability and self esteem. The camp is extremely well run in every way. I highly recommend this camp for girls of all ages.
My daughter has attended International Riding Camp for the last 3 years and loves it more and more each session!! She has grown to be a confident rider and an even more confident young lady. She looks forward to returning again this coming summer!!
Great horsemanship experience. Not glossy or chic but an authentic horse person/ranch/farm experience. Everything is well kept up pool, tennis courts, ski boats and equipment but the location is quite rural. Wholesome organic food and scrubbed, sweet counselors who are chosen from a worldwide pool of applicants. We own a horse and live at the beach and my girls would rather spend their summers here. Well tended equipment and horses. The owner and his wife really have this faculty well in hand and work hard to have new and different activities every year. This will be our 8th year. They even taught mom to ride. The optional hamptons and NYC trips are a must. Older girls should try the polo education program. Only one of its type around. Very detailed instruction from a true pro.
My daughter went to IRC for two weeks last year. She had a mixed experience. We found the girls to be a bit more "worldly" than my daughter, who was 10 at the time--in terms of language and the subjects they discussed. The directors seemed a bit dismissive of parent concerns. My daughter was allowed to call us one day. We weren't home and she mentioned she had fallen off a horse twice. We called to follow up with the directors and make sure she was OK (and it said online that parents could call them to check in, but not the girls directly), left two messages, and no one called us back. The camp is of course all about riding. My daughter had fun at the other activities, but there was no real tennis or art instruction, and the tennis courts were in pretty poor shape. Could be great for some kids, but wasn't for my daughter, who will not be returning.
I personally do not understand how someone can say besides horseback riding the activities stunk. Let's double check the name shall we! The name of this camp is Internaational Riding, so anybody who choses to come here loves horses and loves riding, and if you don't then go find another camp. In camp with a name like this one you shouldn't be expecting more activities than horseback riding! Yet, they do offer other activities that might not be as goods other sports camps, but to heck with it because you are going to horseback riding camp, not a waterskiing camp!!! Don't be stupid this camp is not for people who do not want to learn to ride, I mean come on it is in the name! Really stupid people these days!
uggghhh!! staff were prety good and facilities were OK but I really hated this camp!! way too expensive for my poor parents. I've been 2 times because the second time i needed a place to go!! No one liked me at all and besides horses, the activities stunk!!! :( :(
This camp has great horses and instructors. Riding is the main activity but there are a lot of other cool things to do like water skiing. The food is really healthy too, it is organic. I had so much fun at this camp.
This was an awful camp. The head lady of the camp was one of the cruelest and meanest women I have ever met. If you send your daughter here you definitly not be pleased. Her riding improved a little, but it was so not worth how mean the other girls were and how bad the rooms were. The horses were not kept well and there was a supposed structure that was very pooly enforced. Nice councelors, but not skilled in their area.
Great camp. lots of fun, learned a TON, improved my riding by... a lot. met new friends, counselers were quite nice and understanding, going back for my 4th year soon... i recommend it for all riders.
This camp was by far the worst camp i have EVER been to. The counselers were rude and unsanitary. The horses were not taken care of and the campers were not well taken care of.
