PLEASE READ - Fall Lesson Scheduling Update

 Hey Raynham Riders,

 

Just a reminder that the Fall Lesson Availability forms were due yesterday!  Also, to clarify, the fall lesson session begins on Tuesday, Sept 8^th, there was a typo on the website.  I have just started to go through the registration forms and I am concerned the form was unclear.  We are asking students to provide ALL of their availability.  If you have a preferred time, please make note of it in the comments box at the bottom of the form.  Creating a schedule from scratch based on availability is extremely difficult, but as long as riders provide enough availability, we can create a schedule that has cohesive groups for the riders and balanced workloads for the horses.  

 

Unless riders give us more availability, it looks like we will most likely have a waiting list this fall, especially for peak weeknight and weekend lesson times.  If you have already submitted your availability form, you are welcome to resubmit with more availability to help ensure we can fit you in. 

 

 NOTES:

-       High demand lessons times, 4- 8pm on weeknights and 9:30am – 2:30pm on weekends, will primarily be group lessons (unless you are in the competition program).

-       Priority for scheduling goes to pre-existing riding school students and those riding year-round.

-       We cannot guarantee instructor requests.  If you have a strong preference, please be sure to give plenty of availability.

-       We have had quite a bit of interest in continuing with a program similar to Summer Saddle Up during the school year.   This program will be suitable for new riders up to strong beginner riders.  If you are interested, the details are below.

 

I will attempt to have a tentative schedule posted on the blog by early next week so that we have a few days to make revisions if needed.

 

Please let me know if you have any other questions,

 

Nikki

 

NEW Rider School Curriculum

We have used report cards for our summer camp for many years and have wanted to include them in our regular lesson program but realized they were insufficient in their current form. 

 

We are excited to announce that we will be implementing a new riding school curriculum that will enable riders to better gauge their progress and create targeted goals for their riding.  We have taken the outline from the Equestrian Canada rider levels, and have broken them down further into additional levels to allow riders to create more attainable goals.  We will also be offering EC rider level testing periodically throughout the year for any riders that are interested.

 

Saddle Up Program

·      The program will run 1x/week for the full session

·      Riders will be here for 2 hours total and participate in a horsemanship lesson and a group riding lesson, in addition to supervised time tacking up and untacking before and after the riding lesson.

·      We will have additional staff/volunteers assisting to safely accommodate beginners in a group lesson.

·      This program is for non-riders (no formal experience), up to a strong beginner (walk/trot, up to 20 lessons previously)

·      All of our lessons are progressive, with the lesson plans tailored to the level of each rider.  Should riders choose to continue year-round, the class can continue as a regular group lesson for the remainder of the school year.

·      Depending on interest and rider availability, we will likely run this program on Saturday & Sunday afternoons and one or two evenings during the week.

·      The cost will be $65.00 per class, $975.00 for weekdays (15 classes), $910 for weekends (14 classes)

2020/2021 Lesson Registration

Hey Raynham Riders!

I apologize for the delay in getting the 2020/2021 lesson registration posted, it's been a challenging year! The 2020/2021 lesson registration form is now available, the link is below. Please remember that the form gathers rider availability, and using this information we have to create a schedule that works for all our riders, horses, and instructors. Plus, we have the added complication this year of scheduling to ensure we can maintain physical distancing once the weather forces us indoors, so please try to provide as many options as possible!

Please submit the form, below, by Wednesday, August 26th. We will have a schedule posted by Wednesday, September 2nd.

Please let us know if you have any questions! We look forward to seeing you all back at the barn!

Nikki, Lindsay & Caryn

www.raynhamstables.com/ridinglesson.html

It's HOT - Plan for today!

Hey Raynham Riders!

It's VERY hot out again today, so we are going to modify lessons to ensure our riders and horses do not over-heat.  Riders have the option of:

1. A shortened lesson with light work (focusing on exercises in the walk) 
2. Go on a hack around the property and through the water jump
3. Unmounted stable management lesson - what would you like to learn?  How to put together a bridle, how to wrap, how to take temperature, pulse, respiration? 

We can also do a combo - shortened lesson with a hack, shortened lesson and then a stable management lesson, or a hack and stable management lesson.  We have the new misting fans running to help keep us cool too!

Nikki

Reminder - No Lessons This Week!

Hey Raynham Riders,

Just a reminder that we are closed this week to give our schoolies a week off before the busy summer months.  

If you have not yet registered for summer lessons, please do so ASAP as spots are filling fast - http://www.raynhamstables.com/summer-lesson-scheduling.html.  Lessons resume on Monday, July 6th. 

See you next week!

Nikki

NORTH COUNTRY FUNDRAISER

Hello Raynham Riders! I'm sure that everyone is excited to be back at the barn...well more good news, the North Country Meats fundraiser is back!

While it may seem that all is returning to normal, there still is more to go, and some catching up left. With that being said all the funds raised will go towards Raynham's schoolies! Yes that right, you can fill your freezers with great products and help your favorite horses :)

The fundraiser will start today and end July 4 (all orders and payments MUST be in by the 4th). The pick-up date will be Thursday, July 9 at 7:30pm (proper covid protocol to be given closer to pick-up date).

Please email me: robin.johnson@rogers.com for a copy of the product guide and sellers forms.  
All orders emailed to me please and all payments e-transfer to Raynham Stables: info@raynhamstables.com

https://www.northcountrymeatandseafood.com

Summer Lesson Scheduling & Saddle Up Program

Hey Raynham Riders,

 

I apologize for the delay in getting the online scheduler open for summer bookings, all the changes with COVID-19 this year have been very challenging!  As in previous years, all summer lessons are scheduled as pay-as-you-go lessons through our online scheduler to accommodate clients' busy summer schedules.  Registration for our September 2020 -June 2021 lesson program will open on August 1st.

Unfortunately, we did have to cancel camp this summer but we are excited about our alternate program, "Summer Saddle Up"!  There are still spaces available, and this program is open to new and current students, from non-rider up to strong advanced beginner (canter in a group, courses up to 2’).  If there is sufficient interest, we are also able to offer a rider level prep course on Tuesdays & Thursdays in conjunction with our Summer Saddle Up program for Novice level riders.  If you are interested, please send us an email!  If you are an Intermediate or Advanced rider, you are still welcome to work toward your rider levels.  We will be doing 2-hour seminars over the summer (dates TBA) to work on the stable management material and you will work on the riding requirements in your regular lessons.  Dates for testing will be scheduled at the end of the summer.

 

Here is the link to all our summer programs, please read the instruction CAREFULLY before booking. All riders need to review our Covid-19 protocols before coming to the barn and submit our new electronic rider contact and waiver form.   If you have questions, our office hours are Mondays & Friday 1 – 3pm and Tuesdays & Thursdays 9 am – 11 am.  Due to a very high volume of inquiries, please allow 3 business days for replies to emails.

 

We look forward to seeing everyone (from a safe distance) at the barn this summer!

 

Nikki & The Raynham Team

Summer Camp Update

Hey Raynham Riders,

We received the provincial guidelines for day camps last week, and unfortunately due to the Covid-19 restrictions, we are unable to offer our regular summer camp program this year. The restrictions outlined by the province specifically list "no activities with animals", but even if that were not the case, the many restrictions would drastically limit what activities and program options we would be able to run and take away the FUN of camp. Fortunately, regular riding lessons are permitted and we still want our campers to be able to get out to the barn and connect with their favourite horses this summer. We are excited to be able to offer an alternate program that will achieve this while still ensuring the safety of our campers and staff.

Our "Summer Saddle Up" program will still run in four, two-week blocks. Riders will attend run two days a week (either Mon/Wed or Tues/Thurs, based on the rider level). The program will run from 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm and will include a riding lesson and a horsemanship lesson within the 2 1/2 hour time slot. We will offer various topics based on the rider's level, such as parts of the horse and tack, bandaging, basic first aid, etc. and we will be limiting the number of riders per group to follow provincial regulations.

We will be opening time slots first to those that had already registered for camp, and then will open the remaining time slot to anyone that is interested! Check back on Monday, June 15th for registration.

As always, we continue to offer lessons as well throughout the summer. Details for booking will be available shortly.

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Nikki