What to Bring
Equipment Required
- Protective Headgear
- Smooth-soled riding boots or hiking boots with a heel (preferably no vibrum soles)
- Rain gear with hood
- Denim jeans or overalls for riding
Other Items to Bring
- Sunscreen
- Shorts
- Comfortable shoes
- Warm gloves for cold rainy days
- Complete change of clothes to keep at camp
- Sack lunch every day (labeled)
- Optional costume for Friday's horse show (i.e. Red Gate T-shirt, western shirt, bandanna, etc.) and ribbons, decor for horses.
- Carrots and apples for your horse
- Medications & Prescriptions, "Tylenol", antihistamine, or whatever you want your child to have in case of allergic reaction to food, dust, pollen, insect sting, etc.
Please note that one of our new American Camping Association standards requires any medications brought to camp to be in a bottle with doctor's orders written on bottle. All medications must be given to the staff for safety and administered only by Jamie, Kelsey or Jen.
Since Red Gate Farm is a learn-by-doing camp, we do things no matter what the weather is doing! Be sure to wear clothes that can get dirty and will not hold you back from participating in the fun.
We ride every day regardless of the weather. If rain is in the forecast be sure to bring a raincoat and gloves. Each camper will be assigned a cubby hole for their gear.
Approved riding helmets provide the very best protection. For your child's safety please supply him/her with ASTM/SEI approved protective headgear. (If you send a bicycle helmet, a helmet waiver must be signed) Riding helmets may be purchased at any local horse supply store such as Mill's and Olson's in Bellevue, The Gift Horse in Woodinville, The Grange in Issaquah or many others listed in your phone book.