The North Carolina 4-H Horsemanship Camp is held in June of each year at Millstone 4-H Center. This rustic camp is located in Richmond County near Ellerbe.

If you attend camp, you will improve your horsemanship skills while having fun with other 4-H'ers. A highly qualified camp staff will introduce the beginning rider to the basics of horsemanship. Advanced riders can learn new and better horsemanship skills and showing techniques.

Special features of the camp include educational lectures, riding lessons, trail rides and training demonstrations, in addition to traditional camp activities.

Instruction will be given in hunt seat and western styles. Should enough interest exist, instruction in Games, Dressage/Eventing, Non-Trotting and Saddle Seat will be offered. The camper must supply his/her own horse, equipment, feed, and transportation. The camp will provide sawdust for the stalls.

Attendance is open to youth who are certified North Carolina 4-H members, are 9 to 19 years old and have access to an acceptable horse. Each camper will be solely responsible for the care and feeding of his/her horse. Each camper must have a physical examination within one year before camp and be deemed able to complete the camp activities. No horseless campers will accepted. Camper spaces are limited and will be divided equally between hunt seat and western riding styles. These slots will be filled on a first-come basis depending on the camper's and horse's eligibility.

If accepted, campers must complete the horse health record with their veterinarian's assistance.This form, located in the camper's manual, states that the horse is free of disease and is in good health. Horses are required to have had a negative Coggins test for E.I.A. (Swamp Fever) dated April 1st or later of the current year. No exceptions will be made! Horses not fitting the riding program criteria or exhibiting lameness or behavior problems will be sent home.

See the current application for the early and late fees. Both fees include a $150 non-refundable deposit. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Be sure to included a check or money order made payable to NCSU with your application. Please direct all questions to Extension Horse Husbandry, North Carolina State University, Box 7523, Raleigh, N.C. 27695-7523, (919) 515-5784.

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2008 NC 4-H Horsemanship Camp Applications

• Camper Application
• NC 4-H Horsemanship Camp Leadership Opportunities (This is for those wanting to complete a Junior Leader or Adult Leader Application.)
• Camp Manual
  REQUIRED FORMS
  • 4-H Medical Information and Informed Consent for Treatment for NC 4-H Sponsored Events CLICK HERE
    (2 pages)
• 4-H Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedure North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Department of 4-H Youth Development CLICK HERE
  (2 pages)
• North Carolina 4-H Centers 4-H Camper Code of Conduct Form CLICK HERE *NOTE* THIS FORM HAS BEEN UPDATED 5/7/08!
  (2 pages)
• NC Department of 4H Youth Development Health History and Custody Release CLICK HERE
  (2 page)
• North Carolina 4-H and __________________ County 4-H Photographic, Video, and Audio Optional Publicity Release CLICK HERE
  (1 page)
• Health Record For Horse (Last Page of Camp Manual)
  (1 page)
  
• Horses are required to have a Negative Coggins Test for E.I.A.
  (Swamp Fever) dated April 1st or later of the current year. No exceptions will be made!

Previous facility improvements made to Camp Millstone include: new water system, remodeled bathhouses, remodeled horse stalls, an additional ring and an automatic ring watering system. Come join in a unique equine experience.

Horsemanship Camp is sponsored by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service and organized by the Extension Horse Specialist at North Carolina State University.

Page last modified January, 2008

Extension Horse Husbandry, Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University