Horseback Riding Jobs in the United States and Canada

Camp Matoaka

Located: Smithfield, Maine

Position Available: Horseback Riding Instructor

Salary Range: Competitive pay depending on age and experience.

Type: Residential girls' summer camp

Contact: matoaka@matoaka.com

Website: www.matoaka.com

Premier girl's camp on beautiful East Lake seeking staff for 2010!
Camp Matoaka is a private, girls, 7 week residential summer camp in ME. Situated on over 150 acres of flat grassy playing fields, woodlands and lakefront, Matoaka's facility is top notch.
Campers range in age from 7-15 and come from across the country.
Looking for enthusiastic anddedicated person to be a Horseback Riding (English) Instructor and Bunk Counselor.

Grier Summer and Allegheny Riding Camp

Located: Tyrone, Pennsylvania

Position Available: Counselor

Salary Range: $2400

Type: Residential girls' summer camp

Contact: bestcamp@grier.org

Website: www.bestcamp.org

General Counselor for girls only traditional camp
Lead/Teach activities in art related areas

Grier Summer and Allegheny Riding Camp

Located: Tyrone, Pennsylvania

Position Available: Riding Instructor

Salary Range: $2500

Type: Residential girls' summer camp

Contact: bestcamp@grier.org

Website: www.bestcamp.org

Must have experience teaching riding, English Hunt Seat

Camp Lohikan

Located: Lake Como, Pennsylvania

Position Available: Instructors/Counselors

Salary Range: $1500-3000

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: info@lohikan.com

Website: www.lohikan.com/staffrec.htm

400 Summer Camp Jobs Available! Camp Lohikan is a traditional summer camp for boys and girls of the ages 6 to 15. We feature instruction in 65+ daily activities and a supportive, nurturing camp community where the safety and the happiness of our campers is the highest priority. For 52 years we've been providing children with safe, fun-filled, memorable summers and we love it! Join us. This will be the BEST SUMMER OF YOUR LIFE!
BENEFITS: Travel allowance is available. Tipping is permitted. Room, board and laundry services are provided. You have no expenses! Nights-off and days-off are scheduled throughout the summer. Pre and post camp employment is available. Top caliber college-enrolled staff recruited from across US and Europe provides a stimulating social experience. Staff lounge with high-speed internet access is available to staff. We're approximately 2 1/2 hours from New York City. Easy online application.
SUMMER JOBS INCLUDE: General Cabin Counselors TEAM SPORTS: baseball, softball, basketball, field hockey, floor hockey, flag football, inline skating, jogging, martial arts, lacrosse, paintball, roller hockey, soccer, volleyball. INDIVIDUAL SPORTS: archery, riflery, golf, gymnastics, cheerleading, inline skating, skateboarding, tennis, tetherball, track and field, ping-pong, weight training, and wrestling. WATERFRONT: Water Skiing, Jet Skiing, American Red Cross Swim Instruction (WSI required), lifeguards, recreational swimming, competitive swimming, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, row boating, windsurfing, fishing, intercamp swim meets, scuba diving, Delaware Canoe Trips. VISUAL ARTS: Arts & crafts, pottery, ceramics, kiln operation, basket weaving, sculpting, silk screening, t-shirt factory, tie-dye, silk screening, batiking, woodworking, block printing, lanyards, copper enameling, beading, paper mache, sketching/drawing, painting, leather craft, mask making, model rocketry, sculpting, jewelry making, braiding, lanyards, decoupage, air brush, and macrame. PERFORMING ARTS: Drama (4 summer productions, acting, improvisation, set design & construction), Music (acoustic & electric guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, voice, rock band clinics, camp-a-palooza rock concerts), Dance (hip hop, ballet, social, jazz, tap, modern, 4 dance recitals) HORSEBACK RIDING (English): Beginner to advanced instruction in hunt seat equitation. In addition to instruction the program features: horseback overnights, evening trail rides, 4 horse shows, huge indoor and outdoor riding rings, 30 horses, and 10 miles of horse trails. ADVENTURE & WILDERNESS PROGRAMS: Rock climbing (40' climbing tower, 20' junior climbing wall), hiking, backpacking, survival camp program, compass reading, orienteering, mountain biking, overnight camping, cabin cookouts, high and low ropes course (i.e., burmese bridge, giant swing, zip lines, helicopter rappel), horseback riding. EXTREME SPORTS: ATV Honda quads (4 wheelers), mini-bikes, bungee trampoline, white water rafting trips, skate park (skateboarding and inline skating), flying trapeze, circus arts, high ropes, paintball, mountain boarding, mt. biking, paintball, jet skiing, wake boarding, Tarzan swing. CIRCUS ARTS: Flying trapeze (indoors and outdoors), single/double/triple trapeze, spanish web, lyra, circus bike, diabolo, magic tricks, rolo bolo, devil sticks, juggling, tight wire, stilt walking, unicycling, acrobatics, clowning, rolling globe, silks. MEDIA ARTS: Computer arts, website design, radio broadcasting, video production, b/w photography darkroom, digital photography, camp newspaper, dee jay clinic. SUPPORT STAFF: Office staff, maintenance staff, laundry staff, landscaping staff, kitchen staff, camp drivers, CDL drivers, medical staff.

YMCA Camp Mason

Located: Hardwick, New Jersey

Position Available: Program Staff Member

Salary Range: $2000-2500

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: don@campmason.org

Website: www.campmason.org

Program Staff live in housing and teach/supervise specific activity areas throughout the day.
Salary increases for skills certification: lifeguard, wilderness, aquatics, boating, target sports, etc.
Enthusiastic & internationally diverse community of camping professionals!

Camp Tall Timbers

Located: High View, West Virginia

Position Available: Horseback Riding Instructor

Salary Range: $1200-1800

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: funCamp@aol.com

Website: www.camptalltimbers.com

Assist or direct horseback riding program
Be a cabin counselor
English and/ or Western experience preferred

Camp Horizons

Located: Harrisonburg, Virginia

Position Available: Camp Counselor

Salary Range: $1600+

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: Camp@HorizonsVA.com

Website: www.CampHorizonsVA.com

Work in one of the following program areas: Sports, Arts, Outdoors, Horseback, Adventure, Aquatics, or nature.
Work in other areas of camp as needed (programs, games, songs, etc.)
Live in a cabin with campers & other staff .

Lochearn Camp for Girls

Located: On Lake Fairlee, Post Mills, Vermont

Position Available: Counselor/Instructor

Salary Range: $2100-2500

Type: Residential girls' summer camp

Contact: info@lochearncamp.com

Website: www.lochearncamp.com

Live in a cabin of 4-8 girls, become their friend and mentor and help assure that each girl's adjustment to camp is successful and that the group works together with respect and consideration.
Teach one or more activities from our selection of over 35 activities in the arts (arts and crafts, basketry, bracelet making, ceramics, chorus, jazz dance, musical theatre, fimo crafts, stagecraft), land sports (aerobics, archery, basketball, cross-country, field hockey, full-apparatus gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball), water sports (canoeing, diving, sailing, snorkeling, Red Cross swim lessons, water-skiing, wakeboarding), English riding, outdoor adventure (hiking, mountain climbing), leadership training
Benefits: extensive training in coaching, counseling, and character education; live in a community committed to kindness, respect, and responsibility; make lifelong friendships with children and staff from around the world; earn academic credit for your experience; magnificent setting and first-rate facilities and equipment; only 20 minutes from Hanover, NH, home of Dartmouth College; daily transportation provided into town for staff days off. Requirements: Wholesome staff with sound moral values who can consistently serve as positive role models for children; substance free community; must have strong activity skills and related certifications in activities you will be teaching; must be at least l8 years old, outgoing, positive, well-adjusted, and be able to work well as a team-player!!

Brown Ledge Camp

Located: Colchester, Vermont

Position Available: Horseback Riding Instructor

Salary Range: Competitive camp salary

Type: Residential girls' summer camp

Contact: blc@brownledge.org

Website: www.brownledge.org

Looking for instructors/counselors at variety of levels. Prefer hunter/jumper experience. Program has 39 horses, drill team and shows. Ability to participate in all activities � Waterskiing, sailing, swimming, diving, kayaking, canoeing, theatre arts (3 plays per week), archery, tennis, riflery, trips, etc.
Campers range from beginners to those who can jump 3 foot fences. Program teaches both riding and stable management components.
Join dynamic international co-ed staff on Lake Champlain. Programs offers unusual levels of freedom and responsibility to campers and staff. Self-directed program allows campers to attend activities they wish, when they wish, for as long as they wish. No schedules. No sign-ups. Just go. Much one-on-one instruction. Beautiful location. Great facilities and equipment. 180 campers, aged 10 to 17, live in small cabins with each other, but without a staff member. Staff number 84 and live with other staff. They range in age from 19 to 65+, average age 26 and are given much discretion in running program. Camp has relaxed, fun and friendly yet active, inspiring and achievement oriented atmosphere.

Longacre Leadership

Located: Newport, Pennsylvania

Position Available: Horseback Riding Instructors

Salary Range: $1550-1850

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: connect@longacre.com

Website: www.longacre.com

Must feel comfortable with care of horses and have experience riding and/or teaching English, Western in the ring or on a trail.
Must want to be part of a close-knit community and act as a mentor/teacher to 72, 12-18 year olds
Must be 21. Room/board included. Strong interpersonal skill and a sense of humor.

Camp Hidden Meadows

Located: Bartow, West Virginia

Position Available: Adventure Counselor

Salary Range: $1,500+

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: info@camphiddenmeadows.com

Website: www.camphiddenmeadows.com

Live, work and play with campers ages 10-16. Instruct adventure activities.
Activities include caving, whitewater rafting, climbing, rappelling, mountain biking, canoeing, high ropes course, horseback, sailing, mountain boarding, fly-fishing, backpacking, nature center.
Super fun summer, room, board, and time off in the wild and wonderful West Virginia.

YMCA Camp Mason

Located: Hardwick, New Jersey

Position Available: Cabin Counselor

Salary Range: $1800-2200

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: don@campmason.org

Website: www.campmason.org

Cabin counselors (2) live with 8-10 campers and teach/supervise/assist activities in the afternoon.
Salary increases for skills certification: lifeguard, wilderness, aquatics, boating, target sports, etc.
Enthusiastic & internationally diverse community of camping professionals!

Camp Sandy Cove for Boys and Girls

Located: High View, West Virginia

Position Available: Activity Staff

Salary Range: $175+

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: campinfo@sandycove.org

Website: www.campsandycove.org

Teaching 6 activity periods daily, assist with evening program
Specialized instruction in horseback riding, archery, skateboarding, hockey, tennis, general sports

Camp Nashoba North

Located: Raymond, Maine

Position Available: Trips Leader

Salary Range: $1,800 - $2,300

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: info@campnashoba.com

Website: www.campnashoba.com

Camp Nashoba North is in search of qualified trip leaders who love the outdoors and enjoy working with kids. Our trips range in difficulty and we do both day and overnight trips.
The proximity of the White Mountains allows us to run trips there daily. Enjoy breathtaking views of Waterfalls, revines, mountains peaks.
Spend 9 wonderful weeks making money to have fun with kids. Make lifelong friendships with diverse and interesting staff from around the world.

Sandy Hill Camp

Located: North East, Maryland

Position Available: Specialty Staff

Salary Range: $2400 plus

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: Info@SandyHillCamp.com

Website: www.SandyHillCamp.com

Come experience the Summer of a Lifetime while being a positive role model on our beautiful 211 acre facility on the upper Chesapeake Bay.
Specialty staff assist with area activities (Waterfront, Equestrian, Sports/Ropes and Creative Arts) throughout the day and sleep in the cabins with campers at night.
Staff have nearly all of their WEEKENDS OFF, and Sandy Hill organizes weekend staff trips to NYC, DC, amusement parks and the beach.

Camp Nashoba Day

Located: Littleton, Massachusetts

Position Available: Counselors

Salary Range: 1,800.00 +

Type: Coed Day Camp

Contact: info@campnashobaday.com

Website: www.campnashobaday.com

Full-time for 8 weeks + Monday -Friday
Variety of openings teaching children ages 4-14
Watersports, landsports, riding, art, theater, dance, swimming, tennis and more.

Camp Nashoba Day

Located: Littleton, Massachusetts

Position Available: Riding Instructor

Salary Range: 2,500.00+

Type: Coed Day Camp

Contact: info@campnashobaday.com

Website: www.campnashobaday.com

Teach English equitation to beginner through advanced levels.
Small lesson size. Full-time working with experienced instructors.
Experienced hunter-jumper background is required.

The Laurel Camps

Located: Casco, Maine

Position Available: CAMP LAUREL Camp Counselor

Salary Range: $1800 and up

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: fun@camplaurelsouth.com

Website: www.TheLaurelCamps.com

Camp Laurel is one of New England's premier 7-1/2 week residential, coed camps, combines cutting edge programming in a family atmosphere. Our exemplary staff provides a safe, fun, nurturing environment for children ages 7-15.
We are interviewing for positions in Water-skiing, Sailing, Windsurfing, Tennis, Mtn. Biking, Outdoor Tripping, Ropes Course, Basketball, Roller-Hockey, Soccer, Archery, Gymnastics, Jewelry, Ceramics, Dance, Theatre, Radio, Video, Photography, Studio Art, Equine Science.
Competitive salary, room, board, travel allowance.

Camp Pecometh

Located: Centreville, Maryland

Position Available: Cabin Counselor

Salary Range: $1,600 for summer

Type: Christian Coed Summer Camp with Overnight and Day Camp Sessions

Contact: campinfo@pecometh.org

Website: www.pecometh.org

Join us for an 8-week summer program (Early June through early August)
Activities include archery, arts & crafts, canoeing, crabbing, challenge course, dance, drama, games, horseback riding, swimming, zip line, sailing, sports, and water sports.
Must be over 18 years of age. Room, board, laundry, and staff training provided. See our website to apply online.

Spartacus Gymnastic Camp

Located: Day camp in Brooklyn, NY; Sleep away camp program in scenic Fort Plain, New York

Position Available: Horseback Riding Instructor

Salary Range: Competitive, based on experience

Type: Coed Camps with Residential & Day Camp Sessions

Contact: lreasen@aol.com

Website: www.spartacusgym.com/info.asp?name=sc

Join us for an 8-week summer program, instructing in a specific area at camp.
Activities: archery, arts & crafts, hiking, drama, fishing, horseback riding, nature, swimming, gymnastics, wall climbing, gardening, trips to water park, Zoo, Museums, etc.
Room, board, laundry and staff training provided.

Hidden Valley Camp

Located: Freedom, Maine

Position Available: Counselor and Instructor

Salary Range: Competitive

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: summer@hiddenvalleycamp.com

Website: www.staff.hiddenvalleycamp.com

Join our coed, international, community for campers ages 8 to 14 and make a positive impact on campers' lives. This peaceful environment, with 350 acres, a private lake and heated pool is in coastal Maine.
Non-competitive, elective schedules in English riding, ropes course, mt. biking, skateboarding, sports, stained glass, many other arts, theater, music, dance, llamas (yes, llamas!), farm animals, aquatics, trips and more!
All Counselors live in a cabin with 2-3 other counselors and care for 10-15 campers in the cabin. Cabin life focuses on creating a community with a diverse group of campers, fostering individual growth and maintaining the cabin "family". Counselors also teach 4 periods each day in a variety of program areas. Details of program areas and responsibilities are listed on our website. QUALIFICATIONS: Experience working with children, desire to make an impact on others, ability to create a communal living environment. Experience with problem solving, conflict resolution and teaching a plus.

Camp Lake Greeley

Located: Greeley, Pennsylvania

Position Available: Counselors/Instructors

Salary Range: $1300-2000

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: info@lakegreeley.com

Website: www.lakegreeley.com

Lake Greeley Camp is a traditional, co-ed sleep away camp located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. We are looking to hire 100+ counselors/ instructors for the upcoming summer. We need top calibre college age students who enjoy working with children between the ages of 6-15 and have experience teaching any of the activities listed below. If you are ready for the experience of your life, please get in touch with us here at 1-800-743-6754 or visit our web-site.
We have the following positions available: Archery, Aerobics, Arts & Crafts, Baseball, Basketball, Canoeing, Challenge/Rope Courses, Cheerleading, Chess, Dance, Fabric Factory, Field Hockey, Fishing, Football, Golf, Hiking, Kayaking, Lacrosse, Martial Arts, Mountain Biking, Music; Guitar & Keyboards, Nature, Newspaper, Photography, Radio, Riflery, Rock Climbing, Rocketry, Roller Blading, Roller/Street Hockey, Sailing, Singing, Soccer, Softball, Swim Recreation, Volleyball, Weights, Windsurfing, Woodworking and Zip-line. Adventure Activities, ATV·s (4 Wheelers), Ceramics/Pottery, Delaware River Rafting, Biking Trips, Flying Trapeze, Gymnastics, Horseback; English/Western, Scuba Diving, Swim Instruction, Tennis and Theater.
In addition to your salary, you will receive free board, 3 meals a day, free laundry service and tipping is permitted.

Fairview Lake YMCA Camp

Located: Newton, New Jersey

Position Available: Ranch Counselor / Director

Salary Range: $1,500-4,000

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: fairviewlake@metroymcas.org

Website: www.fairviewlakeymca.org

Teach children how to ride horses or to improve the ability/knowledge of experienced riders.
Responsible for all aspects of our horseback riding program.
Cabin responsibilities & Barn chores

Forrestel Farm Riding & Sports Camp

Located: Medina, New York

Position Available: Riding Counselor

Salary Range: Starting at $1500+

Type: Coed and Girls' Camp with Residential and Day Camp Sessions

Contact: summer@forrestel.com

Website: www.forrestel.com

Instructors / Counselors experienced in hunt seat equitation, dressage or eventing. Able to instruct beginners through intermediate riders. 800 acre working farm in Western New York.

Camp Hilltop

Located: Hancock, New York

Position Available: Counselor

Salary Range: Varies

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: hilltop@hancock.net

Website: www.camphilltop.com

Looking for people who want to make a difference in the life of a child.
9 Week contract including 1 week of orientation and 8 weeks of camp.
Looking for: waterfront staff, horse staff, outdoor adventure staff, arts and enrichment staff, sports staff.

Middlesex County Camp

Located: Moodus, Connecticut

Position Available: Horse Director and Assistant Horse Director

Salary Range: $1200-2000

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: info@middlesexcountycamp.org

Website: www.middlesexcountycamp.org

Join us for a 10-week summer program
Teach horseback riding to campers
Three 2-hour sessions per day

Road's End Farm Horsemanship Camp

Located: Chesterfield, New Hampshire

Position Available: Riding Instructor / Lead Rider

Salary Range: $3000-4000 plus room, board and laundry

Type: Residential girls' horsemanship camp (ages 8-16)

Contact: none- please call

Website: www.roadsendfarm.com

This job involves teaching English pleasure riding and/or leading small groups of girls on interesting and varied trail rides.
Applicant has to be comfortable and experienced on and around horses. Instructor credentials desired but certainly not necessary.
Enjoying the company of young people and possessing character traits worthy of their emulation are definite requirements for this position.

Camp Cheerio YMCA

Located: High Point, North Carolina

Position Available: Climbing, Equestrian, & Aquatics Directors

Salary Range: $185 and up depending on experience

Type: Residential camp with separate girls' and coed sessions

Contact: director@campcheerio.org

Website: www.campcheerio.org

Beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and Virginia!
Free Room/Board & Laundry, too!
Looking for dedicated and enthusiastic staff to make a positive difference in the life of a child.

Camp Nashoba North

Located: Raymond, Maine

Position Available: Horseback Riding Instructor

Salary Range: $1,700 - $2,300

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: info@campnashoba.com

Website: www.campnashoba.com

Camp Nashoba North is in search of qualified English horseback riding instructors for beginner through advanced levels and stables helpers. Camp Nashoba North gives riders the opportunity to have a hands-on intensive riding experience.
Our picturesque facilities include four riding arenas and two stables that house 28 horses & ponies.
Nashoba offers a diverse array of activities in a modern setting located in the beautiful Sebago Lake region of southern Maine, 2.5 hours north of Boston. We are more than just horses! Activities include watersports, landsports, performing arts, hiking,

Camp Danbee for Girls

Located: Peru, Massachusetts

Position Available: Counselor Positions

Salary Range: $1,800 - $2,100 / summer

Type: Residential girls' summer camp

Contact: jay@campdanbee.com

Website: www.campdanbee.com

Seven-week summer camp for girls, located in the Berkshire Mountains in Western Massachusetts.
All of the counselors at Danbee work in a dual role - both as a bunk counselor living in a bunk with kids, and as a specialty counselor teaching in a specific program area.
Danbee is full of spirit! We are a fun, busy and energetic place. We dance at meals, sing and cheer constantly.

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