Attendance is taken at every lesson through the sign in sheets.
 

If a rider is unable to attend a lesson, the barn and Volunteer Coordinator must be contacted as soon as possible.
Advance notice is very important to ensure proper care of the horses and proper use of our volunteers.  If you know a rider cannot attend a future lesson, advise us in writing as soon as possible so we can make the necessary staff/horse adjustments. 

If a rider is unable to attend a lesson and we do not receive a phone call earlier than one hour before the scheduled lesson, it will be considered a “no show.” Due to the size of our program and the many people on our waiting list:

• two “no shows” in one program season will result in the rider being moved into appointment-based lessons.  This means that the rider will no longer have a set class in which to ride, but lessons will continue by appointment only.

• Three “no shows” in one program season will result in  the rider being removed from the active program.

Arrive 15 minutes prior to class start time.  Tack will be removed from horses 10 minutes past class start time. Latecomers will not be permitted to ride.

Getting Ready to Ride....it takes how long?
Prep Time

• Put tack together (per rider) - 5 minutes

• Bed stall: Pull down shavings, add hay and water (per horse) - 10 minutes

• Go out into the pasture and bring in horse (per rider) - 10 minutes

• Groom horse for class (per rider) - 8 minutes

Clean Up Time

• Pull tack from horse, put tack back in tack room (per horse) - 10 minutes

• Brush horse and clean hooves (per horse) - 5 minutes

• Take horse to correct pasture (per horse) - 10 minutes

• Clean stall, empty water buckets, replenish hay and water (per stall) - 15 minutes