Leasing a Wildwind Horse or Pony
Wildwind offers eligible riders the opportunity to lease a school horse or pony, so you can improve your riding and see what it's like to own a horse. The following lease options are available to approved riders. After reading the options, please carefully read the leasing rules.
Option 1
- 1 group lesson per week
- 3 scheduled rides per week
- First choice of horse for home schooling shows
- First choice of horse for scheduled lesson
- First choice of horse for outside shows (daily fee still applies)
| Monthly | 3 Months | 6 Months |
|---|---|---|
| $350.00 | $325.00 | $300.00 |
Option 2 (Great for High School Equestrian Team members)
- 1 group lesson per week
- 3 scheduled rides per week
- Use of horse for High School Equestrian Team (Regular 3 meets a year or 1 weekend per month away horse show attended with Wildwind trainer)
- First choice of horse for home schooling shows
- First choice of horse for other away shows (regular fees apply)
- First choice of horse for scheduled lessons
| Monthly | 3 Months | 6 Months |
|---|---|---|
| $475.00 | $450.00 | $400.00 |
Option 3 Daytime Lease Available Oct-April only
- Ride any days M-F from 10:00-3:00
- Rides must be scheduled
| Monthly |
|---|
| $85.00 |
Option 4 Total Lease
- 1 group lesson per week
- 1 private lesson per week
- No other riders with the exception of trainers will use horse
- If any training of the horse is required by the rider, regular rates apply
- First choice of horse for any home shows
- First choice of horse for away shows. Horse fees paid.
- All other show fees apply
| 6 Months | 1 year |
|---|---|
| $550.00 | $525.00 |
Rules and Regulations of Leasing:
- All regular barn rules and regulations apply.
- All riders leasing a horse must take at least 1 lesson per week.
- All persons leasing will have first refusal rights to lease the same horse when their lease is up. Please give management 3 weeks notice.
- Leased horses must be scheduled for your practice rides and must be canceled if you are not coming. Make-ups are not available.
- Canceled and re-scheduled lessons are not guaranteed on lease horse.
- Lessee only may ride horse.
- Horses must stay boarded at Wildwind.
- Horses going to shows must be accompanied by Wildwind Trainer (with exception of Equestrian Team.)
- All Wildwind horses will be trailered by Wildwind arrangements. Equestrian Team horses must have the safety of their trailering approved by management before horse may leave the property.
- In Leases 1-3, all vet and farrier are taken care of by the barn, unless horse is injured due to the rider's negligence.
- In Lease 4, all vet and farrier are the responsilibity of the lessee, however any medical decisions will be made by medical staff.
- Some horses will have to have death and indemnity insurance held by the lessee
- Jumping is not permitted outside of lessons, unless you have management permission.
- Any rider not taking care of their horse, proper grooming, warm up and cool down or abusing the horse will be removed from the lease program and forfeit any fees paid.
- All leasing payments are due on the 1st of the month.
- Late payments will result in rider not having access to horse. Missed lessons or practice rides will not be made up.
- If leased horse is injured, not due to the riders fault, another horse will be provided for your lessons. Supplying a replacement horse for the injured horse will be reviewed by management and determined on an individual basis.
- Lessee students may use horse tack on a "you break it, you bought it basis."
- Tack needs to be cleaned at least once per week.
- Tack lockers are not available for all persons leasing. Those leasing for 1 year or 6 months will get priority.
- Any personal tack can only be used on the horse if Vikki has approved that it fits the horse correctly.
- A lease contract must be signed by all lessees.
