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Meet the Instructors
Owner/Instructor
Darleen Finnigan
CHA & ARIA
Certified Instructors
Bill Finnigan CHA
Laura Pauls
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-- Basic Safety for Lessons --
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1. Always ask the owner's permission before approaching a horse, petting it or feeding it. Never go into a pasture, barn or corral without securing permission from the owner or barn manager.
2. Always talk to your horse when approaching it so he knows who you are and where you are. Never surprise a horse by walking up behind him without speaking first. Never yell or scream around or on horses.
3. Always walk far behind a horse when going around him. If you can see over the top of his back and he is a trained horse and you know he is safe, you may walk around him keeping one hand on the top of his croup (rear).
4. Always stay alert around a horse, watching his feet so you don't get stepped on.
5. Always check the saddle cinch before mounting to make sure it is tight and secure enough that the saddle won't slip as you mount.
6. Never wrap a lead rope or anything connected to the horse around your hand or any part of your body. Don't put your hand through loops when making tie knots.
7. Until you are an experienced adult, never ride a horse alone. Always ride with an experienced rider. Make sure someone knows what you are doing and where you are riding.
8. Always wear an undamaged equestrian helmet EACH time you are on or around a horse.
9. Always wear boots with a heel when riding a horse to keep your feet from slipping through the stirrups.
10. Never ride or buy a young, untrained (green) horse or a spirited "experienced rider only" horse until you are an experienced horseback rider and/or trainer yourself.
Words to use when talking to a horse:
Whoa - means Stop
Easy - means Slow down
Walk - means Easy, Slow down
Trot - means Easy trot
Canter - means Slow run
Quit - means Stop doing something
Good Boy - means Praising your horse for obeying you
By learning and following these basic safety suggestions and continuing to learn more about horses and riding you can lessen the danger of this activity but not eliminate it. Even with basic safety around horses you or your horse can still be injured or killed. |
* These Basic Safety Tips are meant to be a guideline ONLY. They are not meant to imply that your personal safety on or around horses will be eliminated. Horses, or being around horses, can be dangerous and unpredictable. Horses are NOT housepets! Saddle Soar Ranch cannot be held liable for any actions the horse or rider might make that results in injury or death of either the rider or horse. The Basic Safety Tips will not eliminate the danger of injury or death to the horse or rider.
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Saddle Soar Ranch is proud to be an Accredited Site Member of the CHA.