Animals

New in 2023:

On the grounds of the surf camp we now have a small farm with goats and sheep for you and especially our little guests. The children are welcome to go to the animals and feed them at any time.

Unfortunately, the Happy Horses will no longer live with us in the camp in the 2023 season, but have now moved to larger pastures with their owner Christiane in a neighboring village.

Eliott and Timol are still happy to have horse-loving children visit them and are available to surf camp guests 2 to 3 afternoons a week for two hours each. As always, the two-hour program with a maximum of 6 children first includes cleaning, caring for and pretending the ponies together, and then saddling is also practiced together. Then we do some lead exercises to get to know the ponies from the ground and Christiane explains what is important when communicating with these great animals. After a few tricks from the ground work, the children can then take turns swinging into the saddle and, depending on their ability, are led by Christiane or the other children and playfully learn to sit on the ponies in a well-balanced and relaxed manner or to ride alone. Small walks in the surrounding countryside are also possible here. We end the program with unsaddling and caring for the animals and if there is still a little time, you are welcome to help a little bit or to prepare the evening feeding.

The program is suitable for children from 3 to 12 years, but riding is only possible up to a maximum weight of 50kg. Advanced riding children can maybe also ride with Christiane in the terrain. Saddle strength required in all 3 gaits. Children under the age of 5 must be accompanied by a parent. (Even if they don't have to hold hands then)

We, that's me, Christiane, who as a little girl had already lost her heart to horses and has dreamed of having her own horse ever since. After an artistic career that ended as a production designer for a film, I noticed that something essential had fallen by the wayside because of all the work, and I brought the horses back into my life. Since then I have known what has always been missing.

My love for horses has already paved its way in childhood. For as long as I can remember I have run towards every horse or pony and, if I was allowed to, I preferred to jump on it. I was very lucky to be able to live out this love in my childhood and youth as a riding student and horse care girl in a riding stable near Bonn. I remember all too well how happy it made me clean, maintain, and look after my foxtrot. And of course to ride too. I didn't know fear. And that even though I fell down a lot, I was kicked or bitten.

Somehow I always knew that horses are fundamentally very nice animals, and no matter they do, they don't do it to hurt us. It is more of a miracle and a gift from nature that these large animals willingly join us and are happy to be with us if we treat them kindly and well. This way of handling and a fine and horse-friendly riding style is what I want to convey to children, young people, and adults with my ponies and horses today. And of course, fun and a good mood shouldn't be neglected.

Jesuli, my Lusitano gelding, 6 years young and a very fine guy who wants to know exactly who he's dealing with. He looked straight into my heart.

Timól, a 9 year old Shetty Mix who came to me from a very good training with a young Portuguese. He is the absolute treasure with children and besides riding it is also great fun to work with him from the ground, to play or to go for a walk.

Eliott, 10 years old black and brown Shetty Pony, is everybody's darling with his cute nose and his friendly character.