Saturday, February 1st - LESSONS CANCELLED

Hey Saturday Riders,

Despite the mild weather today, they are calling for tomorrow to be mighty cold! The forecast hasn't budged all week, so we have decided to cancel lessons for tomorrow now. 

In case you missed it, here are the details for rescheduling:

Inclement Weather Make-up Lessons

You are welcome to book any suitable spot in the online scheduler to book your make-ups from inclement weather cancellations. We have also opened up some extra days in the online scheduler to ensure there are enough spots available. Please use the correct code, below, when booking your make-up: 

• If you missed a group lesson: SNOWGR25
• If you missed a private lesson:  SNOWPR25

To start, we have added spots on Monday, February 17th and Monday, March 3rd.  We have the following group lessons on those days:

• 5:00pm - Beginner/Advanced Beginner
• 6:00pm - Advanced Beginner/Novice
• 7:00pm - Novice/Intermediate

If you are having trouble finding a suitable spot, please email the office and we will give you a hand! Here is the link to the online scheduler: https://www.raynhamstables.com/make-up-lesson-scheduling.html. 

You are also welcome to put your make-up lessons towards our EC Rider Level Testing Prep Sessions this March Break! See the previous post on this blog for more details!

Equine Canada Rider Level Prep & Testing Days!

Hey Everyone!

Back by popular demand, Equestrian Canada Rider Level Testing will return this year during the March Break. If your lesson was cancelled this winter session due to inclement weather, you can use your makeup lessons toward the prep day for your rider-level testing! The Equine Canada Rider Level program helps riders improve their riding skills and learn about horse and stable management. The program also prepares riders to become certified instructors or coaches if they are interested in pursuing those goals in the future.

Here is the TENTATIVE schedule:

Tuesday, March 11th - Rider Level Prep Day

• Semi-private or small group lessons to practice the mounted skills required for testing 

• On each day, we will conduct a stable management lesson to go over the written and practical stable management skills required for your level

• Please review the rubrics for the levels and review the stable management topics in advance. We will go over everything in detail for your level.

• Ideally 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm, but we can be flexible with timing based on the participants' availability.

• Cost: $150.00

Thursday March 13th - Testing Day

• Testing will likely be 10 am - 4 pm, but it will depend on the final # of participants, full schedule will be sent out once everyone confirms.  

• Levels 1 & 2 will start in the AM and should be done around lunchtime.

• Levels 3 - 6 will start late morning and will run into the afternoon

• Anyone wishing to start higher than level 1 must complete the written stable management tests for all previous levels. 

• Cost: $175.00 

• The cost includes the $40 fee to submit the exam to Ontario Equestrian (OE), the fee for the use of the horse, and the fee for the examiner.

• If you are not already a member of OE, you will have to join - https://ontarioequestrian.ca/membership/

Please let us know if you would like to participate by March 1st, 2025, so we can finalize schedules!

Nikki

Wednesday, January 22 - LESSONS CANCELLED

 Hey Raynham Riders,

It is still SUPER cold out today! As the forecasted temperature is below our cut-off of -12c all day, we will be cancelling classes.

Stay tuned for an email with options for rescheduling!  Stay warm today!

Nikki

Tuesday, January 21st - LESSONS CANCELLED

Hey Raynham Riders,

The "polar vortex" has arrived and it is pretty darn cold out today!  As the forecasted temperature is below our cut-off of -12c all day, we will be cancelling classes.

Stay tuned for an email with options for rescheduling!  Stay warm today!

Nikki

Sunday January 19th - Lessons ARE Running!

 Hey All,

It seems like the worst of the polar vortex has held off for one more day, so just to confirm, lessons are running today! Just a reminder that our policy is that we cancel if it is below -12c before the windchill and we use the forecast from The Weather Network for Nobleton (https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/city/ca/ontario/nobleton/current).

Dress in layers and see you soon!

Gabby

Thursday, January 9th - Lessons ARE Running!

 Hey All!

Again, we've been getting many emails asking to confirm if lessons are running. Yes, classes are running tonight. Our cutoff temperature is -12c before the windchill, and the forecast is calling for it to be above that temperature during our lesson times. The sun has actually warmed up both arenas above 0c right now! I promise we'll post by 1 p.m. if evening lessons are cancelled. 

Nikki

Wednesday, January 8th - Lessons ARE Running!

 Hey All,

We've had a lot of people asking, so just to confirm, lessons are running tonight,  We cancel if it is below -12c before the windchill and we use the forecast from The Weather Network for Nobleton (https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/city/ca/ontario/nobleton/current).

Dress in layers and see you tonight!

Nikki