Healing Horses Kauai opens summer horsemanship camp for keiki in Wailua

Healing Horses Kauai opened registration for its summer horsemanship camps in Wailua, giving Kauai families another structured option for keiki who want more than a day in front of a screen. The nonprofit says the camps are designed as a fun-filled equestrian adventure in a safe, educational setting for children ages 4 to 18.

The program centers on hands-on work with horses. Campers are scheduled for riding, horsemanship, grooming and tacking, horse behavior and herd dynamics, horse leadership skills, games, and arts and crafts. That mix is aimed at building the kind of confidence and responsibility many parents look for in a summer program, while still keeping the experience active and engaging.

Healing Horses Kauai says registration is limited and is filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The nonprofit also said its lessons and camps are supervised by PATH-certified instructors, a detail that matters for families looking for a structured youth program with trained oversight.

The camp fits into a broader schedule of seasonal offerings that the organization has listed for spring, summer, fall and winter. A spring session earlier this year ran from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. and was open to children ages 4 to 14, showing the daily rhythm the nonprofit uses to keep younger riders learning, moving and working with horses throughout the day.

Healing Horses Kauai’s Wailua location is set on the Wailua side of the Kapaa Bypass Road and includes features meant to make the site more accessible, including an ADA-accessible toilet, a wheelchair mounting ramp and a pickup and drop-off area for paratransit. That access matters on an island where families often need programs close to home that work for children of different ages and abilities.

The nonprofit says its equine programs are meant to do more than teach riding. Its stated goals include increased confidence, boosted self-esteem, strength, flexibility and social skills. For Kauai parents comparing summer options, that makes the camp less of a novelty and more of a practical skill-building program, with horses as the classroom.