SJ Riding Camp

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SJ Riding Camp

Heaven on earth.

Haines as a riding camp for her children and their friends. Since then, the camp has grown into a comprehensive riding facility and general activities camp while maintaining the family oriented feel that provides each camper with individual attention. Our summer camp provides girls from 8-16 years old with a safe place to learn to ride, improve riding skills, take on the responsibility of horse ca

re, improve their horsemanship skills, and have fun while learning to be active, caring members of the camp community. The Camp runs for nine weeks, in 1-, 2-, and 3-week sessions. For girls who would like to devote more of their summer to camp, we have the option of combining sessions for a longer stay. Only 48 riders are accepted each week. While at SJ, campers ride twice a day with time for other activities such as horse management and care, arts & crafts, theater games, archery, boating, swimming, tennis, basketball, and field games. Some of SJ's most loved activities include swimming with the horses, supper rides, the Banquet, horse shows, watching their instructors in a lesson, and the last night of each session campfire. Love horses and other animals but not ready to ride? Join our Farm Camp! Available the same dates and times as the riding program. While riders head to the horses twice a day the Farm Crew go to the mini farm to learn about and care for chickens, goats, rabbits, and yes, horses! Day Camp options available during some weeks - call today! SJ Riding Camp is accredited by the American Camping Association (ACA) and our riding instructors are certified by the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA). Our staff and campers come from throughout the US and the world and with varied backgrounds. Everyone at SJ values diversity and openness to new opportunities. SJ is a place for girls to gain self-confidence, friends, and new experiences through a common love of horses. Limited financial assistance available. Call or email us today! 860-872-4742 [email protected]

05/22/2026

Meet Pancake 🥞

We can’t wait for everyone to love him as much as we do!

05/16/2026

Sneak peek of some new faces here at camp! Stay tuned for introductions! 🥞🍞

05/11/2026

Spring is springing here at camp !

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05/07/2026

Put an emoji below if you are ready for your summer to look like these ???? I know we are ready ! Thanks for the memories 2024! 45 more sleeps until session 1!!!!!

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05/05/2026

Charlie hopes you have a wonderful day!

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04/24/2026

Happy Flashback Friday to our past adult camps !! If you have ever wanted to go to camp as a kid or come back and relive all of your favorite camp moments, our all women’s adult camp is for you!

Horses 🐴
Campfires 🔥
S’mores 🍫
Crafts 🧶
Waterfront 🏖️
Reading 📖
Classic camp meals 🥪
Archery 🏹

We do it all!
Grab your bestie and head over to our website to register today!

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04/22/2026

Happy National Earth Day ! 🌎 Here are some ways you can celebrate today:

🌱 plant a tree

🗑️ clean up your local park

🪥 turn off the water while brushing your teeth

💦 use a reusable water bottle

🚴🏻bike, walk and carpool when you can

♻️ always reduce, reuse and recycle when you can

*** Here at SJ we ask that you bring a reusable water bottle as well as non-aerosol bug spray and sunscreen ***

To learn more about how to reduce, reuse and recycle:
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/ocean/earthday.html

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04/08/2026

Today is National All Is Ours Day!
Let's celebrate by:
☀️ Exploring the world around us
♥️ showing gratitude to someone special
😃 spreading positivity!

We're thankful for our campers and staff - past, present, and future! We can't wait to welcome our new campers into the SJ family!

… 2026 core memories loading …

Drop a heart in the comments to spread some SJ love !

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04/06/2026

🐴 Happy National Student Athlete Day! Today we’re shining a spotlight on Amelia Feller!

Amelia has been a part of our camp family for five years!!! She competes in equitation alongside her horse, Bear, and is also a dedicated IEA competitor — and in her own words, “camp has helped so much” with that journey.

This summer, Amelia has her sights set on HITS Saugerties and hopefully Old Salem — 🏆

Off the horse, Amelia is driven student with a love for history and science. When she’s not riding, she is reading! She’s currently reading Keeping 13, the second installment of the Boys of Tommen series.

See you soon, Amelia!

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04/01/2026

📣IMPORTANT📣 There is an update to the camper packing list!!! All campers (new and returning) must bring at least one can (this is important… iykyk) of Diet Coke for our Barn Director Julia. Please double check your packing list!

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Address

130 Sandy Beach Road
Ellington, CT
06029

Telephone

+18608724742

Website

http://www.sjridingcamp.com/

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