Saturday, May 30, 2020

June 1st - June 28th Lesson Schedule (Updated June 4th)

Hey Raynham Riders!

Here is the tentative schedule for June - thank you for your patience!  This schedule will start Monday, June 1st, and run for four weeks, until Sunday, June 28th (four weeks of classes).   If you are missing from the schedule, or you at booked for a time that isn't possible, please email me ASAP and I will do my best to adjust.  We will be sending out updated invoices shortly.

We will schedule summer classes (July & August) separately, as we have done in previous years.   We still have not received any clarification from the provincial government, York Region Public Health, or King Township bylaw regarding whether or not day camps will be permitted and under what restrictions.   If we are unable to run camps this summer, we will have more space for lessons than in previous years and will be looking to offer an alternate program for our campers.  We will make a decision about camp by next week and will send out an email with our plan for lessons and summer programs.

Please read our Covid-19 policies, below, before coming to the barn.  Please let us know if you have any questions!

We look forward to seeing you back in the saddle!
Nikki




Raynham Stables COVID-19 Policies:
The safety of our clients and staff members remains our number one priority.  Due to the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Raynham Stables is taking extra precautions, including a self-declaration of health and enhanced sanitation/disinfection procedures in accordance with Equestrian Canada and the Province of Ontario’s recommendations.

Do NOT come to the barn if you or anyone in your household:

  • Has any symptoms of Covid-19 (Fever, new or worsening cough, new or worsening shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle aches, sore throat, runny nose or headache)
  • Has been out of the country in the past 14 days
  • Has been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the past 21 days or has been in contact with someone diagnosed with Covid-19
Additional Standards to Ensure the Safety of our Riders:
  • All visits to the barn are by appointment only until further notice. 
  • Staff will be sanitizing all commonly touched indoor surfaces and shared equipment between riders.
  • ​We will be reducing lesson volume and staggering classes to ensure physical distancing.
  • We are limiting the number of people to 5 per building to ensure physical distancing (max of 2 people in tack rooms)
  • We will use outdoor facilities, weather permitting.
  • Coaches/staff will ensure they maintain physical distance from riders.

Covid-19 Procedures:
  • Please do not bring any guests/spectators to lessons. Riders under the age of 18 may have a parent stay to assist them or watch if lesson if tacking up/riding outdoors, but they are not permitted in the buildings
  • Please arrive 30 min before your lesson, enter through the tack up area and immediately wash your hands and sign in.  Riders must be done untacking and out of the buildings or wash stalls no more than 30 min after their lesson to make space for the next student.
  • If weather permits, please use the outdoor wash stalls for tacking up/untacking.  If the weather is poor, you will be assigned a grooming stall in the tack up area to use. We will only use each grooming stall once, and then disinfect before they are used again.
  • If you have your own lead rope and grooming supplies, please use them.  If you use the barns equipment, please place brushes/lead ropes/etc. in the labeled disinfectant after use.
  • Masks must be worn when indoors or if staff needs to get within 2m to assist you, but should be removed once mounted (have a pocket!)
  • Please be sure to clean all tack thoroughly with soap and water after each use.
  • Riders are reminded to wash/sanitize hands frequently while on the property, avoid touching their face, and cough/sneeze into their sleeve.
  • Please try to avoid using the washroom. If you need to use it, please spray anything you've touched with the bottle of disinfectant.

June 1st - June 28th Schedule

I hope the times work for everyone!  It was very tricky to spread out the groups and stagger start times of lessons to ensure we do not have too many riders on the property at once.