Friday Evening Recreation Program
5:00PM – 6:30PM
Our membership program is designed to maximize supervised barn time and promote a safe and fun equestrian experience for students. It enables children ages 6 – 16 years of age to feel part of the McNab team, builds confidence, and provides them a learning experience with horses far greater than a riding lesson environment alone can achieve. Our members participate in a 12 week program both spring and fall and have first priority for spots in our other activities such as Summer Camps, Clinics, and McNab in-house shows. During each 12 week session members will come to the barn for 1.5 hours on the Friday evenings listed below where staff supervisors and volunteers will be on site to engage the children in all aspects of horsemanship including:
- Feeding
- Grooming and horse care
- Learning tack & equipment
- Barn chores
- Horse bathing
- Braiding
- Blanketing
- Bandaging
- Basic Equine First Aid
- Occasionally riding will be included for the recreational members including some basics and horseback games
Instructional Program
This package includes 12 riding lessons during their stay on Saturday. Riders might be in a shorter private lesson (30 minutes including 10 assisted minutes getting ready) or a longer group lesson (1 hour including 20 less assisted minutes getting ready) depending on skill level. Riders always start on a lunge line (a long rope from horse to Coach’s hand) where the coach has full control until they develop the confidence and skills required to safely come off the lunge line. Once able to navigate independently they will evolve into longer group lessons and sometimes back and forth into groups and privates depending on what skill the rider is practicing at the time.
We will do our best to place students in the appropriate groups and your group will be emailed to you by March 23rd.
Group 1: 9:00AM – 11:00AM – 4 Spaces left
Focus
- McNab Levels 1 & 2
- Barn Safety
- How to tie a safety knot
- Brushing body for riding
- Basic Grooming Equipment
- Basic Tack Knowledge
Group 2: 11:15AM – 1:15PM – FULL
Focus
- McNab Level 2
- Barn Safety
- How to tie a safety knot
- Brushing body for riding
- Basic Grooming Equipment
- Basic Tack Knowledge
- Furthering the basic fundamentals of the riding seat in each position
- This group will have a higher number of intermediate riders who are now able to ride in groups
Upcoming Dates
Friday Recreation
- Program on Hold
Saturday Instructional
- April 1
- April 8
- April 15
- April 22
- April 29
- May 6
- May 13
- May 20
- May 27
- June 3
- June 10
- June 17
Prices
Recreation Friday Program $420 + hst – (includes occasional game-style riding, not a riding lesson)
Instructional Saturday Program $780 + hst (includes 12 riding lessons $35/each compared to our non-member lesson prices which start at $45 each)
**OPEN THE WEEKEND OF EASTER***
For the Instructional Saturday Program only 1 make-up lesson will be permitted for riders with 24 hours notice
Spaces Available Now – Click on Registration
Limited spaces available, spots will only be held per payment options below
Flexible Payment Options for Membership Programs
- Payment in full via e-transfer by March 25, 2023 and receive a 2% discount
- Payment in full via credit card by March 25, 2023
- 50% Paid via e-transfer by March 25, 2023 and the remaining balance paid by April 25, 2023