1. No inappropriate language, ranging from swears to sexuality.
2. Horses can mate, but only with specific permission from the owners of both mare and stallion.
3. A male horse must be gelded unless specifically boarding to be a stud. Breeding stallions will have their own pasture.
4. Keep breeding scenes appropriate and mature.
5. Obey your instructor (me :3)
6. You can be a rider, stablehand or helper.
7. Only stablehands, me, or advanced helpers are permitted to ever breed a horse, and only with permission from me.
8. Riders- They take lessons on how to ride, and learn the basic how-to's of caring for horses. They either own a personal horse and board or they ride one of the horses owned by EC. There are three levels of riders: beginners, intermediates and advanced. Only intermediates and advanced students may be helpers.
9. Stablehands- They don't ride. Stablehands are for the sole purpose of being an extra pair of hands, handling feeding, turning out, mucking stalls, etc. alongside the helpers. They must be advanced in horse knowledge and know the basics, but they do not need to know how to ride.
10. Helpers- Students that ride and help out around the barn before or after their lessons, or come by when they have the time to do basic barn chores. Again, a helper can only be intermediate or advanced.
11. Mix it up! If every rider that signs up is advanced, it will be boring and dull. We need some beginners!
12. I will choose the horse you ride, I know the horses best and who will make the best match.
13. You may only ride without a lesson if you are intermediate or advanced. You must ask first if you're intermediate, I almost always will say yes. If the horse has a lesson, show or schooling scheduled when you want to ride, you can either ride another horse I've approved or wait until the horse is available. You can ride the horse you board anytime you want, as long as you are intermediate or advanced.
14. You don't need a lesson scheduled to ride if you're a beginner. Just ask if you can hop on any time you're at the barn, and I'll get you your own lesson or make room for you in the current/next one. I'm pretty laid back, don't be afraid to talk to me!
15. We specialize in English and hunter/jumper, but we do western by request.