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1. Always move quietly and slowly around the horses. Do not handle the horses, unless given specific
instructions to do so by a staff member or instructor, who must be present.
2. Avoid walking behind a horse or moving
under its neck.
3. If you wish to feed treats to the horses, please ask the
instructor or staff member before
doing so. Feeding is
always done from a bucket as hand feeding may encourage
nipping.
4. Do not tie a horse
up with their bridles on. Never leave a horse unattended, except in its stall or paddock.
5. Do not latch the stall
door if you are inside with a horse, to ensure you can exit quickly if necessary.
6. Horses halters or cavessons are
removed when they are in a stall, field or paddock (unless you have been instructed otherwise).
7. When leading a
horse through a door, always open widely
and make sure it isnt swinging so that it does not hit the
horse and cause
it to startle.
8. Always call "horse" or "door" if you are entering the arena.
9. For safety reasons, always
bring a buddy to hold the gate when going to a field to catch or return a horse.
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SAFETY RULES ON THE PROPERTY:
1. Please leave your dog at home! Bringing a dog out is
unfair to the DCECs dogs
and could be a safety hazard
around the horse and riders.
2. Siblings are to be supervised at all times! For
the safety of our riders, horses and your children, siblings will be required to stay with their parents or guardian.
3. For the safety of our riders, please do not run when a
lesson is in progress.
4. Please stay off all
farm machinery.
5. The paddocks are out of bounds and please stay off
fences and gates. Most of our fences
around the grazing
paddocks are electrified.
6. Please do not feed the horses. Little fingers may appear tempting
to them.
7. NO SMOKING ON THE PROPERTY AT ANY TIME.
Failure to adhere to this policy could result in a request
to leave the program. Smoking put the horses and program
participants in danger and it is a health concern
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DRESS CODE:
1. Pants, jodhpurs or stretchy pants. No shorts, capris, and
preferably
no jeans.
2. Riding helmet must be ASTM approved. DCEC has a supply of helmets and will provide them for the first
lesson package. After that, if you choose to continue riding, you must purchase your own helmet. Currently Greenhawk
has their Troxel Sport helmets on sale (until the end of April) for less than $30.00
3. Boots with a heel (minimum 1/2 heel).
4. Coats and jackets need to be zipped and buttoned
at all
times.
5. Long hair tied back.
6. No necklaces or dangling earrings when riding.
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