2026/2027 Lesson Availability Form - DUE FRI. AUG 14th
Beginning this September, we will move from seasonal lesson sessions to a single annual schedule, created each August for the upcoming September-to-June riding year. We will continue to offer more flexible scheduling during the busy summer months of July and August. Rather than registering and submitting your availability for each session, each student will receive a reserved weekly lesson time that continues throughout the year.
More than 90% of our students already ride year-round, so this change better reflects how our riders use the program and makes registration considerably simpler. We believe this new format will provide much greater consistency and advance notice while eliminating the repeated paperwork that comes with registering for multiple sessions each year.
We have also created a Google Drive folder where we will upload all important and helpful documents for reference: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17ZLrhto_pqSETrvRg8I07A3na-cz2asx?usp=sharing
We know that this is a big change, so please take the time to read through all the details below. If you have questions about the new format, please feel free to reach out via email.
We look forward to another wonderful year of riding!
Warmly,
Your Raynham Team!
Beginning this September, we will move from seasonal lesson sessions to a single annual schedule, created each August for the upcoming September-to-June riding year. We will continue to offer more flexible scheduling during the busy summer months of July and August. Rather than registering and submitting your availability for each session, each student will receive a reserved weekly lesson time that continues throughout the year.
More than 90% of our students already ride year-round, so this change better reflects how our riders use the program and makes registration considerably simpler. We believe this new format will provide much greater consistency and advance notice while eliminating the repeated paperwork that comes with registering for multiple sessions each year.
We have also created a Google Drive folder where we will upload all important and helpful documents for reference: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17ZLrhto_pqSETrvRg8I07A3na-cz2asx?usp=sharing
We know that this is a big change, so please take the time to read through all the details below. If you have questions about the new format, please feel free to reach out via email.
We look forward to another wonderful year of riding!
Warmly,
Your Raynham Team!
Perks of the new system!
- You will know your regular lesson time well in advance.
- Your time will remain reserved throughout the year, so you will not need to re-register for each session.
- You will submit your availability only once when the annual schedule is created.
- After September, lesson fees will be billed monthly rather than in larger session payments.
- If your availability changes during the year, you may request another time. We will do our best to accommodate you based on current openings or, when appropriate, by arranging a voluntary time exchange with another rider.
- If you decide to discontinue lessons, you may do so by providing 30 days’ written notice.
All the details!
How monthly lesson blocks work:
As Labour Day is later this year, September will be a three-week lesson block and will be billed as such. All other monthly lesson blocks will be four lesson weeks.
To accommodate scheduled closures for holidays and schooling shows, a lesson block may begin in one calendar month and end in the next. The blue and yellow shading on the annual calendar shows where each monthly lesson block begins and ends.
Registration and deposit:
To register, riders will pay September’s three-week lesson fees plus a last-month lesson deposit equal to one month’s regular lesson fees. Although two payments are due in September, the total is less than the amount normally paid upfront for one of our 8- to 16-week sessions. Following September, lesson fees will be billed monthly through recurring billing. The deposit secures your place in the continuing lesson program. When you provide the required 30 days’ notice to discontinue, the deposit will be applied to your final month’s lesson fees. With less than 30 days’ notice, your deposit will be forfeited.
If you discontinue and later wish to return:
Because our lesson program is currently full and we maintain a waitlist, discontinuing lessons releases your reserved place so that it can be offered to another student. If you later wish to return, re-enrolment will be subject to availability, and you may need to join the waitlist until a suitable opening becomes available.
Make-up lesson policy:
We are also streamlining our make-up lesson policy. Riders who provide at least 24 hours’ notice by email will be eligible to receive a make-up lesson. We will reply with a booking code that can be used to schedule a make-up time through our online scheduler. Lessons cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice are not eligible for a make-up. There is no longer a limit on the number of make-up lessons; however, make-up lessons are subject to suitable openings in the existing schedule and are not guaranteed.
Make-up lessons:
If Raynham Stables cancels a lesson, we will ensure that the lesson can be rescheduled or that a credit is applied to the rider’s account.
How monthly lesson blocks work:
As Labour Day is later this year, September will be a three-week lesson block and will be billed as such. All other monthly lesson blocks will be four lesson weeks.
To accommodate scheduled closures for holidays and schooling shows, a lesson block may begin in one calendar month and end in the next. The blue and yellow shading on the annual calendar shows where each monthly lesson block begins and ends.
Registration and deposit:
To register, riders will pay September’s three-week lesson fees plus a last-month lesson deposit equal to one month’s regular lesson fees. Although two payments are due in September, the total is less than the amount normally paid upfront for one of our 8- to 16-week sessions. Following September, lesson fees will be billed monthly through recurring billing. The deposit secures your place in the continuing lesson program. When you provide the required 30 days’ notice to discontinue, the deposit will be applied to your final month’s lesson fees. With less than 30 days’ notice, your deposit will be forfeited.
If you discontinue and later wish to return:
Because our lesson program is currently full and we maintain a waitlist, discontinuing lessons releases your reserved place so that it can be offered to another student. If you later wish to return, re-enrolment will be subject to availability, and you may need to join the waitlist until a suitable opening becomes available.
Make-up lesson policy:
We are also streamlining our make-up lesson policy. Riders who provide at least 24 hours’ notice by email will be eligible to receive a make-up lesson. We will reply with a booking code that can be used to schedule a make-up time through our online scheduler. Lessons cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice are not eligible for a make-up. There is no longer a limit on the number of make-up lessons; however, make-up lessons are subject to suitable openings in the existing schedule and are not guaranteed.
Make-up lessons:
- Are available only to riders who are currently enrolled in Raynham Stables’ lesson program.
- Must be completed within 30 days of the missed lesson.
- Are non-transferable and have no cash value.
- Cannot be deducted from monthly lesson fees or applied as an account credit.
If Raynham Stables cancels a lesson, we will ensure that the lesson can be rescheduled or that a credit is applied to the rider’s account.
Registration
This form is used to gather all of our riders' AVAILABILITY, and then using that information, we create a schedule that works for our riders, horses and coaches. Selecting a time on this form does NOT guarantee you that time. As always, please provide AS MANY OPTIONS as possible. If you are willing to take the time, check it off! If you have preferred times, let us know in the comments section, and we will do our absolute best. Making the schedule work for all of our riders, horses, and instructors is incredibly difficult and flexibility for times is the only thing that makes it a bit easier!
Please submit your form by Friday, August 14th
We will send out the tentative schedule by Monday, August 24th, which allows us time to make any required revisions. The 2026/2027 lesson schedule will begin on Tuesday, September 7th.
Current year-round students will continue to receive priority in scheduling. We encourage riders to provide as much availability as possible so that we can create the best schedule for everyone.
This form is used to gather all of our riders' AVAILABILITY, and then using that information, we create a schedule that works for our riders, horses and coaches. Selecting a time on this form does NOT guarantee you that time. As always, please provide AS MANY OPTIONS as possible. If you are willing to take the time, check it off! If you have preferred times, let us know in the comments section, and we will do our absolute best. Making the schedule work for all of our riders, horses, and instructors is incredibly difficult and flexibility for times is the only thing that makes it a bit easier!
Please submit your form by Friday, August 14th
We will send out the tentative schedule by Monday, August 24th, which allows us time to make any required revisions. The 2026/2027 lesson schedule will begin on Tuesday, September 7th.
Current year-round students will continue to receive priority in scheduling. We encourage riders to provide as much availability as possible so that we can create the best schedule for everyone.