Saddle up, summer 🤠
If your kid’s dream summer includes horses, boots, and barn time, this Massachusetts camp delivers.
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Activity Spotlight: Willow Brook Farm 🐎
Willow Brook Farm runs Massachusetts-certified horseback riding summer camps in Holliston designed for all experience levels, from first-time riders to kids who’ve been riding for years. The setting is a big draw for horse kids: two large indoor arenas, a 100×200 outdoor arena with a jumper course, a cross-country schooling field, property trails, and 30+ horses and ponies, with MA-licensed trainers leading instruction.
For summer 2026, they're hosting nine weeklong sessions. The main camp option is Summer Riders (ages 8–13), offered as either full day (8:30 am–4:30 pm) or half day (8:30 am–12:30 pm). For younger campers, there’s Tiny Trotters (ages 4.5–7) and Pony Camp (ages 6–11)—both half-day (8:30 am–12:30 pm) options.
Area: Greater Boston
Price: Ranging from $395 - $695/week, depending on age.
Dates: June 22 - August 28, 2026
Registration: Register online here for camp!
What’s New This Week 📰
YMCA Camps for Kids: YMCA camps are a go-to for affordable, community-based summer fun. This is what they offer nationwide, what to ask, and how to choose.
Why Overnight Summer Camps in Minnesota Are Great for Aspiring Athletes: If your child is an aspiring athlete, joining a summer camp can be a gamechanger. From building fundamental skills to learning teamwork, learn how these camp activities can shape their future positively.
The Ultimate Guide to Visiting White Sands National Park with Kids: This incredible place is located outside of Alamogordo, New Mexico, and offers hours of sand sledding, hiking, picnicking, and exploration to fill in the weeks the kids aren’t at camp in summer 2026.
What We’re Working On 🔍📖📑
Behind the scenes, we’ve been deep in camp research mode, expanding our coverage across more categories (hello, horseback riding, tennis, and soccer 👀) and tightening up our review formats so parents can compare options faster and with more confidence. We’re continuing to build out the Camp Finder with clearer summaries, more consistent parent insights, and better at-a-glance details, because we know you don’t have time to dig through ten tabs to make one decision. And if you want a deeper dive, keep up to date with our blog, where we’ll be giving you an extra thorough run-down of the camps we’ve been featuring.
As always, our goal is simple: help you find the right camp, faster (and with fewer headaches).
Signing off,
Your Team at MomBrains