Danada Equestrian Center Summer Camps

Danada Equestrian Center Summer Camps offer weeklong summer camps that introduce kids and teens entering grades five through eight to the daily activities of a working barn and hands-on experiences with horses. Campers take part in hands-on experience grooming horses, saddling, riding, haltering, leading, and tacking, and they practice trail obstacle riding by maneuvering through, over, and around trail obstacles. The camps also include guided trail rides, horse-related arts, crafts, and games, and they feature either lead-line rides or daily riding lessons, along with lectures on horse care, practical hands-on applications in the barn, and ground work such as basic leading skills.

• Ages: 10–13 years old
• Schedule: Weeklong summer camps, with related options that include single 30-minute individual lessons, four-week guided trail ride experiences, 30-minute wagon rides, 45-minute No Rush Brush Grooming sessions followed by 15 minutes of lectures or ground work, and a five-part ownership lecture series with 120-minute sessions
• Price: Horsemanship I: $320 per DuPage resident; $380 per nonresident. Horsemanship II: $264 per DuPage resident; $336 per nonresident. Horsemanship III: $176 per DuPage resident; $224 per nonresident. Horsemanship IV: $176 per DuPage resident; $224 per nonresident. Individual Lesson: $44 per DuPage resident; $56 per nonresident. Four-Pack Individual Lessons: $176 per DuPage resident; $224 per nonresident. Trail Obstacle Class: $224 per DuPage resident; $256 per non-resident. Guided Trail Ride: $352 per DuPage resident; $428 per non-resident. Five-Part Ownership Lecture Series: $50 per person for the series.

The Danada Equestrian Center promotes safe, humane horse-handling practices and care by advancing the relationship between humans and their equine companions. The center partners with the nonprofit Friends of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County to help connect people to nature.

Last updated February 5, 2026.