Attention scouts: get your horse-related programing here.

Kinni Valley Riding Academy has developed programs specifically designed to help Girl Scouts experience, learn about, and ride horses! Our curriculums are designed to cover all elements of riding, stress safety and are approved by The Girl Scouts of the USA.

Kinni Valley conducts scout programs all year, rain or shine. We’re located just thirty minutes east of the Twin Cities in western Wisconsin. If your troop is ready to earn its horse-related badges, Kinni Valley Riding Academy is the place to be.

At Kinni Valley, we create experiences that exceed the requirements for scout programing. Here, troops are taught by professionally trained instructors (in many cases, Carolyn, our owner runs the events). In addition, scouts get a full hour of riding instruction on their own horse through our beautiful trails. If it rains, your experience is never hindered: we’ll ride in our spacious, competition-sized riding arena. When you choose Kinni Valley for your scout event, be assured that you’re getting the best experience for your investment.

Horses! Horses! Horses!

Girls seem to have a natural affection for horses that begins early in their lives.  At Kinni Valley Academy we say, “Why wait?” We’ve developed an early riding program for Daisies and Brownies that allows them to come pamper and ride our gentle, beautiful horses. After learning about horse and barn safety, the girls will groom a horse and learn about tack and tacking. Once they’re ready to ride, we’ll head out on the trail for a riding lesson along the peaceful Kinnickinnic River. What could be more fun than that?

Price:  $38.00 per person, helmets are provided and required.  (Minimum age: six, Maximum weight: 280 lbs) 

Horse Fan Program

Approximately two hours, this program focuses on safety, building confidence, and cultivating respect for horses.  Students participate in an interactive demonstration where they learn:

• Safety
• Grooming and Tack
• Saddling
• Horse breeds, colors, and Uses
• Horse Care and feeds
• Beginning equitation

Following the demonstration, scouts will put their knowledge to use on a riding lesson along our three miles of trails.  Should it rain, we’ll ride in our heated, indoor arena.  (Our indoor arena is competition-sized. This means there’s plenty of room to ride and your experience isn’t diminished just because it’s raining.)

Price: $38.00 per person, helmets are provided and required.

Horse Rider Program

The Horse Rider program stresses a “hands-on” horse experience.  Our instruction is geared to riders with a general understanding of horses and offers the next level of training for your girl scout.  This clinic includes:

• Etiquette and safety
• Basic horsemanship
• Saddles and fitting
• Bits and bridles
• Conformation
• Emergency procedures
• Compare English and Western riding styles
• Nutrition and care
• Horse careers

The Girl Scout Horse Rider program is approximately two and a half hours long and expands on the information learned in previous lessons (horse fan program). After a thirty- minute discussion, instructors will teach and assist riders as they groom and saddle their own horses for a trail ride. In addition to taking in the view and fresh air, scouts will perfect their control of their horses and refine their horse riding skills during their one hour riding lesson.

Price: $48.00 per person, helmets are provided and required.

If your troop is interested in a program at Kinni Valley, call us at 715.426.1321 or  Reserve a Date for your Girl Scouts