Rodeo Camps
2012 Camp Dates Set:
Camp 1:
June 25-29
Registration Due
June 1st
Camp 2:
August 20-24
Registration due
August 1st
Terrebonne, OR
5 Days, 5 Nights
$250.00
Includes full meals, camping and stalls.
Prerequisites: One horse per student. Students must be able to saddle, clean stalls and feed his/her own horse, assist with kitchen and ranch duties, be a positive participant in all required sessions, be willing to help others in need, and display appropriate behavior.
2012 Camp 1:
2012 Camp 2:
Be sure to check the registration form for check-in times and a supply list. Contact Ryan or Karen with any questions you may have while packing for camp. y4ranch123@msn.com or Karen Young (541) 601-0706. Registrations and payment in full need to be mailed in one month in advance so that I can order your camp shirts. You should be contacted with a confirmation call the week prior to camp. Looking forward to seeing you all for a funducational week!
The Y4 Ranch Rodeo Camps are designed with a "Summer Camp" feel to them. Campers will be engaged in sessions in which they will learn basic to advanced skills in Team Roping, Breakaway Roping, Goat Tying, and Calf Tying. While The Young's are mainly ropers, much emphasis is placed on the roping and goat tying events, with help available for barrels and poles as needed. There many roping dummies, calf and goat tying dummies for students to learn on, as well as having an opportunity to rope live cattle, and tie live goats and calves.
In addition to the rodeo education, students will also be involved in fun activities which will allow them a chance to explore a part of Central Oregon or cool off from the hot summer heat. (In 2009, students hiked up Smith Rock, played in a 150 foot slip and slide, and enjoyed an afternoon at Haystack Reservoir.) This is not a rigidly structured camp; therefore, there is a lot of room for modifying our daily schedule as needed. We fill our evenings with campfire visits, a "western" movie night, rodeo video education, and depending on the make-up of the group, a dummy roping jackpot or two!
Because this is a camp, not a clinic, students can choose to be here for the fun or to be pushed with tough workouts, more advanced education and put into pressure situations. Each camper has the opportunity to get out of camp exactly what they put into it.
It is also the discretion of the instructors as to the activities each camper is allowed to participate in depending on the level of the camper, the experience of both horse and rider and the safety of all persons involved. Simply by participating in the camp does not automatically allow all campers to rope live cattle from the box. However, we will provide as many opportunities as possible to help students advance to that goal.
Ryan and Karen Young are both school teachers and coaches who share a passion for rodeo and educating our youth. Karen was a WSHSRA Goat Tying Champion, 3-time NW Region NIRA Goat Tying, Breakaway Roping and All-Around Champion, 1995 2nd in the Nation at CNFR in Goat Tying, Breakaway Roping and Women's All-Around, 1996 4th in the Nation at CNFR in Breakaway Roping and top 10 finish in the Goat Tying. Ryan was a 2-time OSHSRA team roping champion and qualified 5 years for the CNFR in Team Roping, Calf Roping, and Steer Wrestling
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