To protect the well being of our riders, volunteers, horses and employees, the following guidelines will be observed with regard to canceling riding lessons:

• Extreme cold – Mounted lessons: temperature below 35 with wind-chill factor. Driving lessons: temperature below 45 with wind-chill factor.

• Hazardous road conditions

• Extreme heat – temperature above 105 with heat index factor.

• Severe Weather - Tornado warnings, severe thunderstorms, visible lightning or hail storms.

How will you be notified? Class cancelations will be posted to ManeGait’s BAND app first, so please be sure that you have access to the BAND app for the most up to date information. Cancelations will also be posted on the website and the voicemail greeting (469) 742-9611 as soon as possible.

Please note:

• We will not cancel classes the day before, as the forecast may be wrong.

• Cancelation include the GaitWay program and simulator lessons, unless you are advised to come.

• Pop-up thunderstorms may cause a delay rather than a cancelation. If storms pop up after class has started, we will evaluate conditions before deciding how to proceed.

The BAND application for groups is the primary platform used by ManeGait Staff to quickly send notifications to volunteers and rider families.

Band can be accessed on a mobile device, tablet or computer. New rider families and volunteers will receive an invitation to join ManeGait’s BAND group.

For assistance installing this application, please email Jessica Stott.

Riders, family members, volunteers, staff, and visitors are not to come to ManeGait if:

• they feel unwell

• they have knowingly been exposed to any infectious disease

• they have been in close contact to someone suspected with an infectious illness and awaiting a test result / diagnosis

Should an individual be diagnosed or test positive with an infectious illness, they are not to return to ManeGait until:

• they are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever suppressant

• AND receive guidance from their physician that it is safe to resume public activity

• If, after participating at ManeGait, an individual tests positive with an infectious illness or discovers they were exposed to a virus, they are advised to contact ManeGait staff immediately to report possible exposure.

If you need to request a sub for your assigned class, they will send an email to sub@manegait.org. Please try to let us know 24 hours in advance, but we understand situations and illnesses happen.