Ketcha Lease Programs

This program is available now through May 2011

Ages 10 – 17

Quarter Lease - 1 weekday & 1 weekend day OR 2 weekdays

Cost: $200/month plus 2 riding lessons per month at the regular lesson rate.

Please note that there have been some changes in this program since last year.  Riding time will no longer be supervised, so it is now required that participants be riding independently on their own and are capable of grooming, tacking-up and mounting on their own.  All participants will be required to have one private lesson with Hannah, our Lead Riding Instructor, to determine eligibility for this program.  Our Pony for a Day program is very similar to this program, but does provide supervised riding time.  More information on this program may be found on our Pony Programs page.

* Lessees will choose 2 barn days as part of this program and schedule their weekly or bi-monthly lessons on another day.

* Each of our horses and our ponies will be available for 2 quarter leases every month. Because each horse or pony is available for 2 quarter leases, the first person to quarter lease a particular horse or pony will have first choice of available lease days.

* This program is designed for students who are riding at an intermediate level or above and are able to groom and tack up their horse independently as well as ride without supervision. 

* Participants in this program must be able to complete stable management duties and other tasks independently.

* Lessees will be entitled to exclusive use of the horse and shared access to our barn, riding ring, and trails under during the chosen sessions. 

* This program includes riding time on non-lesson days. This riding time can be used to practice skills being learned in lessons, go out on the trails or just a chance to ride in a relaxing atmosphere. 

* Schedules will be coordinated weekly between Lessees and Camp Ketcha. 

* Lessees will have up to 3 hours to participate in activities on their lease day.

* As this is a lease program, make-up days for riding time lost due to inclement weather will not be offered.  Make-up days will also not be offered for occasions when the student chooses not to ride.

* Make-up days will be offered to students who will be away during school

  vacations, but these days must be scheduled in advance. 

* Should the participant need to have a make-up day, they will need to choose a

  day/time when their horse will be available.  All make-up time will need to be 

  scheduled within the same calendar month of the missed day. 

* Lessees may choose which months they would like to participate in this

  program — leasing for consecutive months is not required.  Previous lease

  participants have chosen to participate in the only the fall and spring months as

  we do not have an indoor riding arena.

* Camp Ketcha will cover all costs associated with the horse, tack, and barn. 

* The use of an ASTM/SEI certified horseback riding helmet is required for all

  mounted riding activities at Camp Ketcha.  If you do not have your own riding

  helmet (bike & ski helmets are not permitted), we will gladly let you use one of

  ours.  Participants must also wear appropriate footwear when riding.  For safety

  reasons, sandals, flip-flops and crocs may not be worn in the barn or around our

  horses.

KETCHA ADULT LEASE PROGRAMS

Cost: $200/month plus 2 riding lessons per month at the regular lesson rate.

Quarter  Lease - 1 weekday & 1 weekend day or 2 weekdays

This program is designed for adults, 18 and up, who have prior riding experience, are confident handling horses and are riding independently at an intermediate level or above.

Lessees will be entitled to exclusive use of the horse and shared access to our barn, riding ring, and trails during the chosen sessions.  Schedules will be coordinated weekly between Lessees and Camp Ketcha.  All riding and barn time is to be scheduled around after-school programming and summer camp hours.  Please see the lease depscription above for additional information.  Camp Ketcha will cover all costs associated with the horse, tack and barn.

Because we always put student safety first at Camp Ketcha, all participants horsemanship activities, both mounted and un-mounted, at Camp Ketcha are required to wear an approved safety helmet designed for horseback riding and boots or shoes with a small heel. 

For more information on our leasing programs, please contact

 our Lead Riding Instructor, at barn@campketcha.org or

Jessie Bosse, Equestrian Program Director, at jbosse@campketcha.org