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Riding Lesson Agreement

Thank you for choosing Rushton Stables to help you learn to ride or further your riding experience. We are excited to work with you! Please take a moment read and fill out this form:

Services: 

- Rushton Stables will provide rider with the number of monthly lessons purchased within the calendar month.

- The instructor will decide which horse(s) the rider will ride based on skill, personality match, and goals. 

- Lessons will be 20 minutes of riding for Tiny Tot lessons and 30 minutes of riding for Traditional lessons. 

- Lessons will be private or semi private unless and until instructor deems rider capable of riding with others and controlling their horse as needed to remain safe.

- Riders can request a 20 minute goal setting session with their instructor and Stacy every 4 months to keep up with current goals and discuss any desires they may have to lease or show. 


Client requirements:

-client must show up on time for scheduled lessons. Lessons cancelled within 24 hours of scheduled time will not be rescheduled and will be forfeited. 

-client must be wearing proper riding attire; long pants and closed toe shoes.

- after 3 months of riding, riders need to wear riding pants, riding boots (paddock boots only please), and we advise the purchase of your own helmet.

-Client must be coachable, positive, and have a good attitude! We are here to help and want to do our best to make you successful!

-We are trying to build a supportive and family like community made of of people like YOU! After the completion of a package of riding lessons, we like to ask for the name of a friend or family that you think would enjoy joining our program.

-starting April 1, 2024 lessons will be sold individually, in monthly packages or in semesters only. Semesters are billed monthly but are a 3 month commitment. Lessons purchased in a package are not transferrable. 

-Rushton Stables has a weight limit for riders of 210 pounds for all lesson riders. We do not have a weight limit for driving lessons.


Scheduling, Compensation, and Payment Terms:

-Riding lesson Pricing is as follows:

  Tiny Tot lessons (riders under the age of 6): $60 each

  Tiny Tot Monthly package of 4 lessons $190/month

  Tiny Tot Monthly package of 8 lessons: $380/month

  Traditional Lessons (both Youth and Adult): $70 each

  Traditional Monthly package of 4 lessons: $230/month

  Traditional Monthly package of 8 lessons: $460/month

 In order for us to be able to schedule for our horses and plan financially, it is our policy that our lessons are sold in these formats only. We do not sell individual lessons at package prices and packages are only sold in these quantities. As of April 1, 2024, lessons will only be sold in individual lessons, monthly packages or semesters which will be 3 months. Lesson semesters will start April 1, July 1, October 1. If a rider drops their lessons for a semester, neither their time slot nor instructor or horse preferences will be 'held' for them. Lessons are sold on a first come first served basis with currently enrolled riders having preference. 

-All lessons paid for in a package must be used within the calendar month they are paid for. For example, lessons purchase in a semester package on April 1 must be used in April and May lessons used in May, June lessons used in June.There will be NO lessons carried over into the next month. 

-Rushton Stables requires 24 hours notice for cancellation of riding lessons. Lessons will be rescheduled at time of cancellation. We will do everything we can to accommodate rescheduling lessons before the end of the month.

-If rider is sick or has a fever on day of lesson, we ask that we be notified by 9 am on the day of the lesson. We will do our best to reschedule the lesson when rider is no longer sick and before the end of the month.

-Any lesson cancellations that don’t meet these requirements will result in forfeiting the lesson. Monthly tuition is not adjusted for forfeited lessons.



Barn Conduct:

-No reaching into stalls or corrals with horses, going into stalls or corrals, or feeding horses without direct supervision of Rushton Stables instructor, for the safety of visitors and horses. We have some horses with food allergies and we don't want any people being bitten or horses teased so we ask that you abide by this rule at all times. 

-No running, screaming, or throwing things inside the barn or near where a horse is being ridden. We know the barn is a great place to play but we ask that everyone be mindful of the horses and not scare them and be respectful of the other riders and instructors working. There is a park across the street that is great for walking, running and having a great time without risking scaring horses or disrupting lessons.

-No dogs are allowed at Rushton Stables other than those that reside there or belong to employees.

-When driving into and out of Rushton Stables, we ask that you keep to a speed limit of 10 MPH. Children and animals have the right of way, always.

-We ask that anyone bringing more than 3 members of immediate family (that aren’t riding) with them to a lesson be mindful of COVID restrictions and alert your instructor ahead of time. 

-We ask that parents or those not riding sit in the seating area in the entry of the barn or outside on the deck and not in the crosstie area or where the horses need to travel through to get to and from stalls. Our goal is to keep everyone safe and our horses comfortable and we require all visitors to the farm to help us in this way. We also ask that observers keep their voices quiet so as not to disrupt or distract lessons in progress. 


Lessons:

-Traditional lessons (both Youth and Adult) consist of 30 minutes of riding time and up to 20-30 minutes of horse care on the ground. We ask that our riders schedule an hour for their lesson. Our tiny tot lessons consist of 20 minutes of riding time and 10-15 minutes of horse care on the ground. We ask that parents schedule 45 minutes for tiny tot lessons.

-While riders will have a primary instructor, all of the instructors at Rushton Stables are capable of teaching at all of the levels. Rushton Stables reserves the right to swap an instructor without notice. A rider will likely have a primary instructor but, should that instructor not be available, a substitute instructor will be made available. Should the student opt to not ride with another instructor, it is not guaranteed that their primary instructor will be able to make up the lesson(s) they were unavailable for. Should that happen and the primary instructor can't make up the lesson(s) before the end of the month and the student was offered an option to ride with another instructor and chose not to, the remaining lesson(s) will NOT carry over to the next month. They will be forfeited.

-When riding, all minors (under the age of 18) must wear an approved riding helmet. Adults have the right to choose to wear or not wear a helmet, however we always advise they do.

-Should a natural disaster occur (earthquake, fire, flood) that requires cancellation of lessons, instructors will do their best to make up the cancelled lessons before the end of the month. Missed lessons will NOT carry over into the next month.

-In the case of excessive heat, instructors reserve the right to cancel lessons if it is unsafe for horses or people. A make up lesson will be offered before the end of the month. The safety of our horses and riders will be our priority. 


Other:

-All riders agree to inform their Rushton Stables instructor immediately if they have had exposure to COVID and take all advised precautions before returning to lessons.

-No posting on social media of any photos or videos that include horses or riders other than your own child riding the horse they rode or yourself riding the horse you rode. We are happy to have you share photos or videos of yourself and your child, we just want to be mindful of others in the barn and their privacy. If you are wondering if something should be posted, feel free to ask your instructor to look at the photos or videos before posting. We want to shine our facility and our horses and riders in the best light possible and we'll do what we can to help you with that!

-The instructor has the right to end a lesson if there are safety concerns in continuing.

-A health form & Release form must be signed by every rider over 18 and a legal parent or guardian of every rider under 18.

-We ask that any rider that has had a relative illness or injury since we last saw them make their instructor aware before the lesson. 




First Participant's Name
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First Participant's Age Acknowledgment*
First Participant's Date of Birth*
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I certify that I am 18 years of age or older
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Second Participant's Name
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Third Participant's Name
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Fourth Participant's Name
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Fifth Participant's Name
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Sixth Participant's Name
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Seventh Participant's Name
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Ninth Participant's Name
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Parent(s) or court-appointed legal guardian(s) must sign for any participating minor (those under 18 years of age) and agree that they and the minor are subject to all the terms of this document, as set forth above.


By signing below the parent or court-appointed legal guardian agrees that they are also subject to all the terms of this document, as set forth above.
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