Spring 2026

Dates: March 23 – May 1 (6 weeks)

Choose your experience level!

Getting Started ($60/ lesson): These lessons will teach riders the basics of horsemanship: horse safety, grooming, saddling, and riding form. Getting Started lessons are offered once a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays with both 4:00pm-5:00pm and 5:30pm-6:30pm lesson times available each day.

Have Experience ($100/ lesson): These lessons will review and teach riders to refine skills learned in the Getting Started course as well as introduce new skills such as reading body language, desensitization, and equine first aid. Have Experience lessons are offered once a week on Tuesdays from 4:30pm-6:00pm.

Horseback riding lessons will be led by Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca’s Horse Barn Manager, Jonathan Temme, a certified instructor. Each lesson time can consist of up to four participants. Lessons are offered to youth, grades 4-12, with multiple experience-level options! For additional information, please contact Jonathan Temme at barnmanager@iodiseca.org or 319-848-4187.

* Tentative Dates for Fall 2026 Riding Lessons: August 31 – November 20 (12 weeks) *

Spring 2026

Dates: March 16 – May 1

Cost: $75/ person
If 3-4 riders are all from the same family, a $25 discount will be applied to the third and fourth riders.

Weekend trail rides will be led by Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca’s Horse Barn Manager, Jonathan Temme, a certified riding instructor. Each time slot will consist of two to four riders. Weekend trail rides are offered to anyone, ages 5 and up. Riders between the ages of 5-8 will require a parent/ guardian to either ride with them or lead the horse.

Time slots are offered each Saturday from 10:00am-12:00pm and 2:00pm-4:00pm as well as each Sunday from 2:00pm-4:00pm.

Stay tuned for potentially extended trail ride hours over Spring Break (March 16-20) and Memorial Day weekend!

* Tentative Dates for Summer 2026 Weekend Trail Rides: June 13 – July 18 (Saturday Only) *
* Tentative Dates for Fall 2026 Weekend Trail Rides: August 22 – November 22 *