Complete Equestrian Summer Camps
Complete Equestrian, 1750 East Douglas Road, Fort Collins, CO 80524
About
Complete Equestrian Summer Camps include riding, vaulting, horsey chores, equine classroom time, art, camp games, and horse activities. Camp days also include lunch, swimming, Theme Thursday, and a Friday horse show with drill team performances and a vaulting show. Campers complete horse-related arts and crafts projects and follow different equine classroom lesson plans each day.
• Ages: 5–16 years old
• Schedule: Week-long sessions with a daily itinerary from 9am–4pm, plus an option for daily rates during Session 13 in August 2026
• Price: Weekly rate is $612 for Young Riders (ages 5–8), $590 for Junior Riders (ages 9–12), and $521 for CIT (ages 13–16); extended hours are $7.50 per visit
Complete Equestrian Summer Camps run on a daily schedule from 9am–4pm, with drop off and check in from 8:40–9am, warm ups and stretching, and rotations between riding, art, education, horse activities, games, and chores from 9:20am–3:40pm. Lunch and swimming take place at 12pm, and the day ends with popsicles, pick up, and check out from 3:40–4pm. Extended hours are available from 8–8:40am and 4–5pm, with no late pick up on Friday because of a 3pm horse show. Camps are listed as week-long sessions such as June 1–5, 2026 (Session 2) and June 8–12, 2026 (Session 3), and Session 13 is offered at a daily rate on August 17, 18, and 19, 2026. Camps are non-refundable, with a possible refund minus an office fee if the space is filled from the waitlist, and an additional office fee is charged for changes made after 48 hours of confirmed registration.
The program offers Young Riders (ages 5–8) with a focus on skills that boost confidence and joy with horses, with extra attention to fine motor skills and balance. The Junior Rider program (ages 9–12) focuses on confidence and equine knowledge on and off the horse, fostering a deeper bond with horses. The CIT (Counselor In Training) program for ages 13–16 is geared toward developing leadership skills, organization skills, and confidence teaching horse skills and riding horses. Groups are age based rather than ability based, and student-to-instructor ratios are 3:1 for Young Riders, 4:1 for Junior Riders, and 6:1 for CITs. No prior horse experience is necessary to participate in the camps.
Campers take part in chores such as cleaning water tanks, polishing bits and bridles, turning horses out to pasture, cleaning stalls, bringing horses in from pasture, and feeding their equine partners. Theme Thursday each week includes themed games, art, education, and outfits, and Thursday of each session is a vaulting day. A full week of vaulting summer camp is offered for Session 4 and Session 8. Each week ends with a Friday 3pm horse show that includes drill team performances and a vaulting show as the grand finale.
Complete Equestrian has a heated in-ground pool with a slide, many pool toys and floaties, and a maximum depth of 4 feet, and at least two instructors are present poolside when children are at the pool. Life vests are permitted in the pool. All riders must wear an ASTM certified riding helmet, and bike helmets are not allowed. Riding Week and Vaulting Week checklists of items needed for camp are available for printing.
Complete Equestrian is a 501c3 non profit organization with a mission dedicated to serving the community by offering need based scholarships to all of its programs. Its focus is on the horse and on the skills and knowledge necessary to communicate with horses, and it states that it strives to meet the needs of clients from beginning to advanced equestrian skills and special needs. Complete Equestrian is described as a 501c3 non profit organization, and Nicole is a USEF Pathways instructor.
Manager and Head Coach Nicole Rau holds a B.S. in Equine Science and a B.S. in Psychology. She is experienced in precision mounted drill, trick riding, and jumping at liberty, and she has trained extensively in reining and stadium jumping. She has served as Region IV Secretary for EVUSA from 2010–2017 and as Region IV Regional Supervisor from 2017–2020 on the AVA Board of Directors. Nicole began sharing her love of horses as a riding instructor in 1997 and began professionally training client horses in 1996. After moving to Fort Collins in 2001, she pursued degrees at Colorado State University, founded the 501c3 non profit organization in 2009, and in 2022 the Board of Directors voted to expand the non profit to offer adaptive riding and changed the name to Complete Equestrian, non profit.
Complete Equestrian states that it is dedicated to serving its community by offering need based scholarships to all of its programs. Nicole has participated with several therapeutic riding organizations along the front range to promote the benefits of riding and vaulting in physical, mental, and cognitive abilities.
Last updated June 3, 2026.
• Ages: 5–16 years old
• Schedule: Week-long sessions with a daily itinerary from 9am–4pm, plus an option for daily rates during Session 13 in August 2026
• Price: Weekly rate is $612 for Young Riders (ages 5–8), $590 for Junior Riders (ages 9–12), and $521 for CIT (ages 13–16); extended hours are $7.50 per visit
Complete Equestrian Summer Camps run on a daily schedule from 9am–4pm, with drop off and check in from 8:40–9am, warm ups and stretching, and rotations between riding, art, education, horse activities, games, and chores from 9:20am–3:40pm. Lunch and swimming take place at 12pm, and the day ends with popsicles, pick up, and check out from 3:40–4pm. Extended hours are available from 8–8:40am and 4–5pm, with no late pick up on Friday because of a 3pm horse show. Camps are listed as week-long sessions such as June 1–5, 2026 (Session 2) and June 8–12, 2026 (Session 3), and Session 13 is offered at a daily rate on August 17, 18, and 19, 2026. Camps are non-refundable, with a possible refund minus an office fee if the space is filled from the waitlist, and an additional office fee is charged for changes made after 48 hours of confirmed registration.
The program offers Young Riders (ages 5–8) with a focus on skills that boost confidence and joy with horses, with extra attention to fine motor skills and balance. The Junior Rider program (ages 9–12) focuses on confidence and equine knowledge on and off the horse, fostering a deeper bond with horses. The CIT (Counselor In Training) program for ages 13–16 is geared toward developing leadership skills, organization skills, and confidence teaching horse skills and riding horses. Groups are age based rather than ability based, and student-to-instructor ratios are 3:1 for Young Riders, 4:1 for Junior Riders, and 6:1 for CITs. No prior horse experience is necessary to participate in the camps.
Campers take part in chores such as cleaning water tanks, polishing bits and bridles, turning horses out to pasture, cleaning stalls, bringing horses in from pasture, and feeding their equine partners. Theme Thursday each week includes themed games, art, education, and outfits, and Thursday of each session is a vaulting day. A full week of vaulting summer camp is offered for Session 4 and Session 8. Each week ends with a Friday 3pm horse show that includes drill team performances and a vaulting show as the grand finale.
Complete Equestrian has a heated in-ground pool with a slide, many pool toys and floaties, and a maximum depth of 4 feet, and at least two instructors are present poolside when children are at the pool. Life vests are permitted in the pool. All riders must wear an ASTM certified riding helmet, and bike helmets are not allowed. Riding Week and Vaulting Week checklists of items needed for camp are available for printing.
Complete Equestrian is a 501c3 non profit organization with a mission dedicated to serving the community by offering need based scholarships to all of its programs. Its focus is on the horse and on the skills and knowledge necessary to communicate with horses, and it states that it strives to meet the needs of clients from beginning to advanced equestrian skills and special needs. Complete Equestrian is described as a 501c3 non profit organization, and Nicole is a USEF Pathways instructor.
Manager and Head Coach Nicole Rau holds a B.S. in Equine Science and a B.S. in Psychology. She is experienced in precision mounted drill, trick riding, and jumping at liberty, and she has trained extensively in reining and stadium jumping. She has served as Region IV Secretary for EVUSA from 2010–2017 and as Region IV Regional Supervisor from 2017–2020 on the AVA Board of Directors. Nicole began sharing her love of horses as a riding instructor in 1997 and began professionally training client horses in 1996. After moving to Fort Collins in 2001, she pursued degrees at Colorado State University, founded the 501c3 non profit organization in 2009, and in 2022 the Board of Directors voted to expand the non profit to offer adaptive riding and changed the name to Complete Equestrian, non profit.
Complete Equestrian states that it is dedicated to serving its community by offering need based scholarships to all of its programs. Nicole has participated with several therapeutic riding organizations along the front range to promote the benefits of riding and vaulting in physical, mental, and cognitive abilities.
Last updated June 3, 2026.
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