Beyond Limits Therapeutic Riding
Tuition Payment Policy
This policy is to be used as a payment plan for services at Beyond Limits Therapeutic Riding. Monthly tuition includes weekly or bi-weekly therapeutic riding lessons at a length agreed upon by client and a Beyond Limits Certified instructor.
Tuition: Tuition for each month is due on the first of the month. Payment will include weekly or bi-weekly lessons based on how many weeks during the month the rider is scheduled. If the rider must cancel due to travel or illness, and they do so greater than 24 hours in advance, they will have the opportunity to make up the lesson within 30 days without penalty or loss of lesson. If there is no opportunity to makeup the therapeutic lesson within the 30 day expiration date, then payment will be forfeited.
- Invoices will be sent out prior to the first of the month and can be paid online via our website, by check payable to Beyond Limits, or by cash brought to the barn. Please make sure we have a valid email address for your family.
- Please do not show up at the barn without payment as we do not enjoy telling riders they can’t ride
Fees: 1 hour weekly Therapeutic Riding Lesson - $70 per lesson x number of weeks in month
1 hour weekly TR Lesson if on own horse - $35 per lesson x number of weeks in month
45 min weekly Therapeutic Riding Lesson - $55 per lesson x number of weeks in month
30 min weekly Therapeutic Riding Lesson - $40 per lesson x number of weeks in month
Lesson Schedules: Lessons are currently available Tuesday-Friday every week. The schedule is based on rider availability, instructor availability, and horse use. It will be finalized on Sundays by 5:00pm. Any schedule changes for the week need to be requested before then. If illness occurs please reach out to your instructor greater than 24 hours before your therapeutic lesson is to take place. If you do not communicate with your instructor before the 24 hour time frame you will be considered a ‘late cancel’ and may not be able to make-up the therapeutic lesson.
No Shows: If you fail to communicate to your instructor that you will be unable to attend your lesson, you will forfeit the lesson. No make-up will be rescheduled. Please be respectful of the instructor's time, the volunteer’s time, and the horse’s time. Instructors and volunteers plan their day and schedules to be there for you, please keep that in mind and be conscientious of their time and dedication to your rider.
Makeup Lessons: Make-up lessons are available to those who communicate their schedule changes before the Sunday at 5:00pm deadline for the week, or with the 24 hour cancel for illness. Riders will have 30 days to make up the missed lesson before it will be forfeited. We will do our best to get the makeup lesson scheduled as soon as possible depending on rider, instructor, and horse availability. Please understand that regularly scheduled lessons get horse priority. Therefore, you may not have your riders usual horse for the makeup lesson, however it will still be a mount appropriate for your rider’s skill level and needs. If you have a ‘no show’ or a ‘late cancel’ for a lesson, a make-up lesson may not be given and you will forfeit your lesson for that week.
Weather/Rain: Inclimate weather is not an excuse to cancel a therapeutic lesson. If inclement weather prevents us from riding, and the indoor riding arena is unavailable, we will have a horse care and management lesson inside in lieu of riding. These lessons will be held inside the barn, out of the weather, and will give the rider opportunity to bond with their horse, and learn valuable lessons in horse care and how they can be applied to their life outside the barn. In cases in which a horse management lesson is to be held, diagnosis is also not a valid reason to cancel. We understand every rider has a different diagnosis, and some more involved than others, but each individual will benefit from these horse care and therapeutic lessons, as they will be tailored to the individuals needs, just as the therapeutic riding lessons are.
*In extreme instances where it would be deemed unsafe to travel to the barn (snow/tornado watch) then lesson cancellations will be communicated by the instructor and makeups will be scheduled with no penalty. Do not assume lessons are cancelled however and communicate with the instructor first.
Beyond Limits Therapeutic Riding
Tuition Payment Policy
We hope to be able to improve our quality of service by implementing this new policy. Reducing the number of cancellations will allow more consistency to therapeutic riding participants, improving their strength and skills. The implementation of the new horse management option will allow us to grow riders beyond the arena and give them the tools to be successful equestrians, and better stewards of their mounts, from the ground up.
The indoor horse management lessons include all riders. Participants who have payment assistance through outside organizations, including but not limited to; Highland Rivers, Kaleidoscope, Georgia Community Foundation, and Pathways are expected to attend all scheduled therapeutic lessons as well, whether in the saddle on or on the ground, as therapeutic benefits can be seen from both options.
We look forward to continuing our partnership with your family and seeing the amazing growth in your riders through our Therapeutic Riding activities. We are excited you are with us as we Grow Beyond together!