180 Ranch NWA

Private Lessons

The cost of one lesson is $60.00 for private instruction. Students may pay before each lesson or pay monthly. If paying monthly, a total of $240 (cost of four private lessons) is due on the first of each month to reserve your spot. Some months will include a fifth lesson depending on the calendar year. This will be a bonus lesson offered at no extra charge.

Group Lessons

The cost of one group lesson is $45.00 per rider in a group. (Maximum number of riders per group is three.) Students may pay before each lesson or pay monthly. If paying monthly, a total of $180 (cost of four group lessons) is due on the first of each month to reserve your spot. Some months will include a fifth lesson depending on the calendar year. This will be a bonus lesson offered at no extra charge.

Payment may be made by cash, check, credit card, or Paypal.

Travel Fee

Our instructors are available to travel to your facility to teach for an additional fee. Cost depends on distance. Email info@180ranchnwa.com for more information.

Late Payments

Lessons will not be or provided without payment. If payment is not received at the beginning of each lesson, instructor will cancel the lesson.

Students are required to wear appropriate riding attire, including:

• ASTM/SEI certified riding helmets under 5 years old from manufacture date (required for all riders, no exceptions)
• Long pants (preferably jeans or riding breeches)
• Closed-toe boots with at least a 1-inch heel to keep feet from sliding through the stirrups

Prohibited while riding:

• Long necklaces and/or dangling earrings
• Chewing gum
• Tennis shoes

Life happens. We get it. We’ve put together the cancellation policy below to help students respect our time as much as we respect yours.

Cancellation Policy:

STUDENT must provide a minimum of 24 hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule a lesson.

If STUDENT has prepaid for the month, the cost of the lesson canceled within the appropriate time frame will be credited to the next lesson fee. If STUDENT fails to provide sufficient notice or misses a scheduled lesson without notice, the lesson fee will not be refunded or credited.

If STUDENT is paying per lesson and cancels with sufficient notice, STUDENT will not be charged for the lesson. If STUDENT fails to provide sufficient notice or misses a scheduled lesson without notice, STUDENT will be charged double for their next lesson. (Exceptions to this include sudden illness or emergency.)

If INSTRUCTOR cancels due to illness, inclement weather, or other health or safety concerns, STUDENT will not be responsible for payment for that lesson. If STUDENT has prepaid, the cost of the lesson will be credited to the next month’s lesson fees.

If STUDENT consistently misses lessons without notice, 180 Ranch reserves the right to remove STUDENT from the lesson schedule.

STUDENT may discontinue lessons at any time. In that case, prepaid lessons will be refunded in full.

Our riding facilities are all outdoors. In case of poor weather, lessons may be canceled or rescheduled. Please read our policy below:

Inclement Weather Policy:

Lessons may be canceled due to:

• High winds (gusts above 25 mph)
• Rain
• Thunderstorms
• Cold temperatures (below 32° F)
• Extreme heat (above 100° F)
• Other extreme weather events that pose a safety concern

If a lesson is canceled due to weather and student prepaid for the lesson, student will receive a credit towards the next month’s payment.

In the event of inclement weather, student may be given the option to substitute a mounted riding lesson affected by inclement weather with an unmounted horsemanship lesson conducted safely indoors. Instructors will communicate inclement weather plans with clients as quickly as possible.

Yes, we do allow haul-ins for lessons. You MUST have a current coggins to bring your horse to our property, and horses must be taken home after your lesson.

Yes, our instructors are willing to travel a reasonable distance for an additional fee.

No, we do not offer horse boarding.

No, we are not set up to be a therapeutic riding facility.

No, we do not offer trail rides.

• No long necklaces, dangling earrings, and/or wallet chains may be worn while riding.
• Removal of any additional body piercings below the neck is highly recommended.
• No chewing gum
• Minimum age of students: 6 years old
• Riding while pregnant is strictly prohibited.
• Riding double (more than one person per horse) is strictly prohibited.
• Rider weight limit: 250 pounds
• The student agrees to follow all safety instructions provided by the instructor.
• No dogs allowed on premises.