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Camp Harrison Dude Ranch


Every day is an adventure on a Dude Ranch! Here is a sampling of what you might experience during a week at the Camp Harrison Dude Ranch.

Experience life on a farm:
  • Ride trails, hike and explore lakes and creeks.
  • Feed, condition and groom horses and farm animals.
  • Attend devotions, bonfires and sleepouts at the Tee Pee Village.
  • Enjoy water activities at the lake and pool.
  • Play games.

Work the farm and ranch:

  • Learn about hoof care for horses. A farrier, a specialist in equine hoof care, will shoe the horses and show ranchers how to shoe horses as well.
  • Complete daily chores and pasture cleanup.
  • Prepare the gardens, pick crops for meals and help harvest apples from the orchard.
  • Gather eggs from the hen house and deliver to kitchen.
  • Throw and stack hay for animals.
  • Learn about good health for animals and our bodies.

Ride horses:

  • Take daily short and long rides.
  • Practice ring work with riding instruction.
  • Go out on trails, cross creeks and have picnics on the mountaintop.
  • Play games on and off horseback.
  • Experience night rides and swim the horses.
 

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