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Camps & Playdates

Horse Boy Camps

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Camps are usually 3 days and are often where we see our best results.

Perhaps this is because of the immersion in nature with the horses, the whole family together and an extended tribe of other autism families and carers.

Playdates and Horse Boy Session

The ideal playdate is not a child riding for an hour and then going home. This does not make much sense to the autistic mind which can take a long time to transition from one environment to another.

Also, it doesn’t involve the family enough and the rigidity of the time frame makes it stressful for the people working with the families.

The ideal playdate therefore is open ended. Families come out for the morning or the afternoon (usually 3-4 hours).

Family Weeks

New Trails hosts week-long stays for Autism families that want to de-stress and explore the horses and alternative education modules

Community Outreach

Horse Boy COPS

We also take our horses downtown to work with children there. We call this Horse Boy COP (Community Outreach Program).

Bringing a horse into a child’s known urban or suburban environment can be a very magical experience.

We have run Horse Boy COPs at the University in Texas Campus and Central Market North.

We are always on the lookout for good, secure locations for Horse Boy COPS and of course reliable volunteers.

Horse Boy Surf N Turf Camps

Coming in 2012 camps with surfing and horses in Wilmington North Carolina and Half Moon Bay California. We are partnering with Indojax Surf School – www.indojax.com

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Information deemed to be reliable but not guaranteed. Check for pricing and trainings. Terms subject to change.

The Horse Boy Method is not intended or offered as a cure for autism. Ameliorative effects may or may not occur. The method was found to be very useful with Rupert's son Rowan and with other children subsequently. We simply follow what worked for Rowan and others but there is no guarantee of outcome.

By participating in a Horse Boy Method session or training or applying them at home you accept full personal responsibility for any injury or death that can follow any equine activity. The Horse Boy Foundation accepts no liability.

Just as a reminder… The Horse Boy Method Training is an intro into the methods including but not limited to back-riding. We do NOT suggest that you go home and start back-riding with children. Practice, practice, practice! Seek professional advice from your trainers to deepen your skills as a rider and horseman/woman. Take lessons! Again, after the training you are probably NOT ready to ride with a child. Practice until you, your horses and your property are ready for back-riding! HORSE BOY LLC, IT’S MEMBERS, OFFICERS, TRAINERS ETC ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY, DEATH OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY YOU BACKRIDING WITH A CHILD OR OTHER PERSON.

We do suggest you and anybody you work with wears protective gear like protective riding helmets etc.