BARN RULES
Class start times are 8 PM Tuesday and 7:30 PM Wednesday. Please do not get there much earlier than your class start time. There are riding lessons going on, and we DO NOT want to disturb the horses or riders. Also, the horseback riders’ cars are parked in the lot and they need time to get their cars out of the parking lot.
Do not call the barn for information. Call Martha or one of your instructors or leave an email thru the website. Please help us keep this great training site.
Since we have two classes per night, and the classes are full, we have to remember to park our cars wisely. Please park cars close. DO NOT park on the grass, park on the stones only. If you are in the second class, you may have to park someone in, or wait for a spot to open up.
Please be aware of this. In the springtime before air conditioner time (when the neighbors have their windows open) for the past three years neighbors have come to us to complain about barking dogs. Remember, it is a school night and we are there past bedtime. Please be prepared to crate your dog inside the barn if they will bark unattended in your car. Also, if you bring another dog along for the ride and they bark in your car, please leave them home.
The barn/arena doors need to be left in the same position as we found them. That information needs to be given to the instructor of your class. If you are one of the first students to arrive, record the position of ALL barn doors (there are five doors) on the whiteboard. Make sure your instructor is aware of how the barn doors were positioned when you first arrived. The last person out of the barn must erase the information.
As always, you must pick up after your dog immediately and take it home with you. Dogs are to be exercised in the grassy area immediately adjacent to the parking lot ONLY. Please do not allow your dogs to go on the equipment or in the barn. Additionally, should you feel the desire to pick up ANY horse poop, even if it is in your or your dog’s path, you MUST bag it and TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU. In general, the barn owners are pretty good about keeping the barn clean. If you must, you can spread, but do not under any circumstances pile horse poop up against the wall. This is disruptive to the horses.