3. Weather Policy - Weather is a factor beyond our control. Healing Reins reserves the right to cancel lessons due to inclement weather, or to provide an alternative lesson. If an alternative lesson is offered, no makeup lesson will be provided. When a lesson is canceled altogether, a makeup lesson will be scheduled. Refunds will not be given for weather related cancellations. For winter weather, we will follow the closings for Henderson County Schools.
a. Horse Usage Relative To Heat Concerns - Periodically, due to heat and humidity and elevation, it is necessary to monitor and limit the workload on program horses. The Lead Instructor will keep instructors advised using the following guidelines:
i. If the ambient temperature is over 80 degrees, take: Ambient temperature + humidity = n
1. When n is between 150 and 180 there is to be limited activity: a. Riding/trotting: 1-2 laps with a walk break before more trotting; b. Driving horses to work up to 45 minutes, with multiple walk breaks throughout.
2. When n is greater than 180 there is to be no mounted or hitched work. Horses may be worked in hand for short periods at the walk, participants may have in an alternative lesson.
ii. Additionally, when the ambient temperature is over 80 degrees and the dewpoint is over 70, there is to be no mounted or hitched work.
iii. The Lead Instructor must approve unmounted lessons during a heat restriction.
b. Horse Usage Relative To Cold Concerns - In the event temperatures are below 25 degrees Fahrenheit and are not likely to rise, mounted lessons will not be held.
C. When mounted lessons are canceled due to extreme cold temperature, students may be offered alternative lessons on that day only.
d. Split lessons - When rain or high wind is a factor, indoor semiprivate or group lessons may be interrupting other lessons or participants, or verbal communication may be challenging, therefore, at the discretion of the instructor, she/he may decide to split the lesson, conducting 2, 1/2 hour lessons.
4. Alternative Lessons Policy
a. Alternative lessons may be offered in lieu of cancellation when heat, cold or other weather conditions such as thunder and lightning storms are factors.
b. There may be circumstances when a lesson needs to be canceled due to weather just after it has begun. In these cases the instructor may choose to provide an alternative lesson in the classroom or barn. The alternative lesson will consist of age appropriate, educational and fun activities that will benefit the participant in furthering his/her knowledge of horses and horsemanship. When an alternative lesson is conducted, no mounted makeup lesson will be given in the future.