New Riders
New riders are scheduled as appropriate lesson spots become available. Current riders are given first priority when scheduling. If we are unable to schedule you / your rider, they will be put on a waiting list and notified when an opening becomes available.
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Enrollment Steps
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Review the Eligibility, Guidelines, Policies and Fees
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Complete the New Rider Application Form (linked below)
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Send your completed paperwork to banburycross@hotmail.com
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Once your application has been processed you will be contacted by our Rider Coordinator.
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All new riders must have an assessment with a Banbury Cross riding instructor before being enrolled. When a lesson spot becomes available, you will be called to schedule this assessment.
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If you have any questions, please contact us via e-mail or phone
Participant Forms and Documents
Cancelations Due to Weather
To protect the well being of our riders, volunteers, horses and employees, the following guidelines will be observed with regard to canceling riding lessons:
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Extreme cold
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Hazardous road conditions
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Extreme heat
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Severe Weather - Tornado warnings, severe thunderstorms, visible lightning or hail storms
Class cancelation notifications will be sent to families.
Please note:
We will not cancel classes the day before, as the forecast may be wrong. Cancelation includes the unmounted lessons, unless you are advised to come.
Pop-up thunderstorms may cause a delay rather than a cancellation. If storms pop up after class has started, we will evaluate conditions before deciding how to proceed.
Rider Cancellation Policy
Once a participant is scheduled for classes, the policy for cancellation is as follows: If you cancel before the session begins, and we ARE NOT able to fill your spot with another participant, you will be refunded 1/2 of the class deposit. If you cancel before the session begins and we ARE able to fill your space with another participant, you will be refunded the full class deposit. If you cancel at any time after the session has begun, we will be unable to refund any of the class fee and you will be billed for the session in full.
Health Protocols
We take the health of all riders and staff seriously. Riders, family members, volunteers, staff, and visitors are not to come to Banbury Cross if:
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they feel unwell
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they have knowingly been exposed to any infectious disease
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they have been in close contact to someone suspected with an infectious illness and awaiting a test result / diagnosis
Should an individual be diagnosed or test positive with an infectious illness, they are not to return to Banbury Cross until:
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they are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever suppressant
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receive guidance from their physician that it is safe to resume public activity
If, after participating at Banbury Cross, an individual tests positive with an infectious illness or discovers they were exposed to a virus, they are advised to contact Banbury Cross staff immediately to report possible exposure.
Rider Absences
If you must miss a lesson:
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To avoid an unexcused absence, please email the office at least 12 hours in advance to be considered excused.
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A rider with 3 unexcused absences will be dismissed from the program.
Notifying your instructor or volunteers of an absence does NOT count as excused if you did not email Banbury Cross at the address above.
