Horse Rides; Approved Sign Up Policies and Procedures: Below is what was presented to the Board on March 29th. A motion was made and passed by the Board to accept the following procedures for rides. Changes to these procedures will be by the Board when and if necessary.

                                                                  BLACK MOUNTAIN RANCH

HORSE RIDE SIGN UP POLICIY AND PROCEDURES REVIEW COMMITTEE

MEETING MARCH 15, 2008 

POLICIES DECIDED TO BE IMPLEMENTED

  1. RELEASE FORMS: MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL RIDERS INCLUDING GUESTS. The ADULT RIDING OR THE  Parent or Guardian MUST SIGN A RELEASE FORM BEFORE ANYONE IS ALLOWED TO RIDE (IF THEY ARE A MINOR).
  2. RIDES WILL CONDUCTED EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK WITH THE ACCEPTION ON TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAY. SUNDAY RIDES  SHOULD BE FROM 1:00 P.M. TO 3:30 PM AS RIDING CLUB IS IN THE A.M.
  3. RIDES WILL RUN IF DEMAND IS THERE, AND THE WEATHER IS PERMITING, RIDES WILL GO OUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
  4. RIDES WILL GO OUT AT THE DISCRESION OF THE WRANGLER (WEATHER , FOOTING AND DEMAND ARE THE FACTORS)
  5. MEMBERS HAVE PRIORITY, GUESTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO RIDE ONLY IF AND WHEN THERE ARE NO MEMBERS OR PERMANENT GUESTS SIGNED UP AND THERE IS SPACE ON THE RIDE.
  6. ONLY ONE (1) RIDE PER DAY IS ALLOWED PER PERSON, UNLESS THE RIDES ARE NOT FULL.
  7. GUESTS MAY RIDE IN THE P.M. ONLY, UNLESS THE MORNING RIDES ARE NOT FILLED BY MEMBERS OR PERMANENT GUESTS.
  8. MEMBERS MAY RIDE WITH THEIR GUESTS ONLY IF THE RIDE IS NOT FULL. (WRANGLERS DECISION)
  9. NO GROUPS ARE ALLOWED TO BOOK A RIDE UNLESS IT IS THE LAST RIDE OF THE DAY AND THERE ARE NO OTHERS WAITING TO RIDE. (THIS IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE WRANGLERS.
  10. ADULT RIDE: IN YEARS PAST THERE WERE ADULT RIDES SET UP FOR ONE EVENING ON THE WEEKEND- THIS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AGAIN IF DICTADED BY DEMAND.
  11. ALL RIDERS MUST HAVE BOOTS AND HELMETS OR THEY DO NOT RIDE.

 

SIGN-UP PROCEDURE TO BE IMPLEMENTED

    1. SIGN-UP TIMES 8:00 AM. FOR MORNING RIDES
    2. SIGN-UP TIMES 12:00 NOON FOR AFTERNOON RIDES
    3. RIDER MUST BE PRESENT AT SIGN UP (FOR “A” AND “B” RIDES)
    4. MEMBER PARENTS OR PERMANENT GUESTS MAY SIGN UP THEIR CHILDREN AND GUESTS ONLY  FOR “C” RIDES. SAME FORMAT, MEMBERS BEFORE ANY GUESTS.
    5. ONE PERSON MAY NOT SIGN UP ANY OTHER PERSONS.
    6. PROCEEDURE:

(A)    FILL OUT ONE(1) OF FOUR (4) COLORED CARDS.

(B)    PINK, BLUE OR YELLOW DEPENDING ON LEVEL OF RIDER (DETERMINED BY WRANGLER) FOR MEMBER OR PERMANENT GUEST

(C)    WHITE FOR GUEST.

(D)    WRANGLERS WILL EVALUATE EACH RIDER AND GIVE THEM A PERMANENT CARD

(A) RIDERS (PINK)

(B) RIDERS (BLUE)

(C) RIDERS (YELLOW)

GUESTS CARDS WILL BE (WHITE) AND MARKED WITH RIDING LEVEL.

(E)     DROP YOUR CARD IN ONE OF FOUR (4) BOXES MARKED AS FOLLOWS: “A” RIDE / “B” RIDE / OR “C” OR GUEST RIDE. WANGLER WILL SHAKE THE BOXES AND BEGIN TO PULL THE CARDS  OUT, MEMBERS AND PERMANENT GUESTS FIRST.

(F)      IF THERE ARE HORSES AVAILABLE, THEN AND ONLY THEN DRAW THE WHITE GUEST CARDS TO FILL THE RIDE.

    1. RIDERS THAT  HAVE HAD THEIR NAME DRAWN MUST BE DOWN AT THE SIGN-UP AREA FOR THEIR RIDE 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE RIDE IS TO GO OUT. IF NOT, THEY FORFIET THEIR SPOT OR THE WRANGLER WILL FILL THE SPOT WITH THE NEXT MEMBER.

 

WRANGLERS DECISIONS ARE FINAL, BASED ON THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS  OF BLACK MOUNTIAN RANCH.