Camps with horseback riding in Vermont

A girls' overnight camp on Lake Morey founded in 1905, with tent and cabin living on a property of over 1,200 acres. 2027 sessions run from a two-week intro session to a seven-week full season (June 25 to August 11).

As published: 2027: full session $14,475; 3-week sessions $9,400; 2-week intro $6,000 (2026 full session was $14,200)

$7,625–$12,465/session

Marking its centennial in 2026, Brown Ledge is a girls' camp (ages 10–17) on Malletts Bay of Lake Champlain in Colchester, built around a distinctive "freedom of choice" philosophy that lets campers help shape their own daily schedule across horsemanship, theater, riflery/archery, water sports, and the arts.

As published: 2027 pricing: 8-week session — Tier 1 $12,465 / Tier 2 $11,465 / MPB Scholarship (need-based); 4-week session — Tier 1 $8,525 / Tier 2 $7,625 / MPB Scholarship. $800 deposit

Ages 8–14 · $3,595–$9,270/session

Camp Betsey Cox is an overnight camp for girls, young women and gender non-binary campers on Burr Pond near Rutland, founded in 1953 and still a family business. Campers completing grades 3-8 choose from activities including riding, a farm, pottery, weaving, performing arts and outdoor skills, and older girls can join a three-year Leadership program. Sessions run from two to eight weeks.

As published: 2027: Session 1 (three weeks, June 27-July 17) $5,047; Sessions 1 and 2 (five weeks) $8,413; Session 2 (two weeks, July 18-31) $3,595; all three sessions (eight weeks, June 27-August 21) $9,270. Early enrollment discount of 3 percent by December 31; tuition discounts and payment plans available case by case.

Ages 6–17 · $2,270–$13,855/session

Founded in 1889 on Halls Lake in Newbury, Camp Farwell bills itself as the longest continuously running all-girls sleepaway camp in the U.S. It offers a traditional girls' program anchored by a strong horseback-riding program alongside team sports, performing arts, and waterfront activities on a 100-acre site, with messaging centered on camper empowerment.

As published: 2026 rates page (via search, 2027 not seen): Rookie Week $2,270; 7 Week $13,855; sessions 1-7 weeks, excludes riding add-ons

Ages 9–14 · $9,800–$13,800/season

Nearly 100 years old (founded 1927), Camp Killooleet is a screen-free, deliberately non-competitive traditional sleepaway camp for ages 9–14 on 300 acres bordering the Green Mountain National Forest in Hancock. It's distinguished by camper-choice scheduling and an unusually broad mix of sports and arts offerings, including ceramics, woodworking, silverwork, and video.

As published: Full summer session: $13,800 (camp also lists a "calculated cost to cover expenses" of $14,300); July-only option for first-time campers (one month): $9,800. Tuition covers all food, activities, trips

Ages 8–14 · $3,595–$8,413/session

Camp Sangamon is an overnight camp for boys and non-binary children on 200 acres with a small lake near Rutland, founded in 1922. Campers direct their own day by choosing from over twenty activities, including waterfront, creative arts, a farm and garden program, riding and hiking trips. The community is about 90 campers living in cabin groups of eight to ten with three staff leaders.

As published: 2027: two-week sessions $3,595 (July 18-31 and August 1-14); three-week Session 1 (June 27-July 17) $5,047; Sessions 2 and 3 (July 18-August 14) listed at $6,728; Sessions 1 and 2 (June 27-July 31) $8,413. Enroll by December 31 for a 3 percent discount; need-based aid and payment plans available.

Ages 5–18 · $155–$345/week

River of Life Camp is a Christian camp in Irasburg, in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, operating since 2002 and offering Bible-centered overnight and day programming plus specialty options like horse camp for campers roughly ages 5–18, notable for a staff team largely made up of the camp's own former campers.

As published: 2026 (via site search snippets): overnight "$345/week"; day camp "$155 a week"; horse camp add-on $100

Ages 8–18

A horsemanship and eventing overnight camp on a 200-acre family farm in Tunbridge, with three-phase eventing lessons and tubing in the nearby White River. 2026 ran six sessions of one or two weeks from June 21 to August 29.

As published: 2026: $1,950 per one-week session; $3,900 per two-week session

Ages 7–16 · $2,990–$5,780/session

Established in 1968 on 200+ acres in Roxbury, Windridge is a specialized sports camp combining highly regarded tennis, soccer, golf, and horseback-riding programs with a full traditional-camp elective slate (arts & crafts, ropes course, mountain biking); Tennis Magazine has named it one of the top ten tennis camps in the U.S.

As published: 2027 session rates: Full sessions (ages 7–15, 17 days) $5,780; Rookie sessions (ages 7–10, 10 days) $3,450; CIT sessions (age 16, 17 days) $2,990. Add-ons: golf major $150; horseback-riding major $1,450. $500 deposit due at enrollment; two-session discount $500; CIT tuition is half standard rate