DIRECTOR

The riding camp is directed by Arno Mares who has been involved with horses all his life. While the camp keeps him busy during the summer, the winter months find him in Argentina where he plays at the "El Venado Polo Ranch". Guests come from all over the world to learn to play polo on this 4000 acre estancia. An avid polo player, he competes in tournaments in Argentina, Florida, and New York. He is a member of the Camp Horsemanship Association, the American Horseshow Association, the United States Polo Association and the Polo Training Foundation. He was a riding instructor at the camp for four summers when he was going to college and loved it so much that he bought it when the previous owner retired.

"I have the best job in the world. I get to ride, play polo, waterski, go on trips to New York and Southampton and watch kids have fun all day with horses. The biggest reward though is when a camper calls years later and tells me that they look back at the time they spent at camp as the best times of their lives."