• Lesson payment is due at the first lesson of each session, unless you sign up to pay as you go, in which case payment is due at the start of each lesson.

• The option to pay by credit card is ONLY available through the online registration form.

• Cheques can be made out to Old Orchard Farm, or e-transfers to payments@oldorchardfarm.ca as well cash are accepted.

• Any Cheque returned NSF by your bank will be subject to a $50.00 administration charge

• Use of own horse $5.00 credit per lesson.

All riders or parent/guardians must complete a registration package online and sign a release form (separate from this document) before their first ride at Old Orchard Farm.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR NEW RIDER REGISTRATIONS: 

IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME REGISTERING FOR LESSONS AT OOF PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT AN ONLINE PAYMENT WHEN YOU REGISTER! INSTEAD, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT YOU HAVE A SPOT. ONCE YOUR SPOT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED WE WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAYMENT. IN THE MEANTIME PLEASE CHOOSE CASH, CHEQUE OR E-TRANSFER AT REGISTRATION CHECKOUT BUT DO NOT SEND PAYMENT.

• Please let us know as far ahead of time as possible if you will be missing a lesson as this may change the way schedule the horses for lessons that day.

• Group lesson packages are sold at a discount and are non refundable.

• If a lesson is cancelled by the instructor a make up class will be arranged.

• There is a ONE (1) make-up lesson cap, no more, for lessons that you have missed (i.e. missed due to personal reasons and not cancelled or rescheduled by your instructor).

• If you miss a lesson, you may only make it up by joining another regularly scheduled lesson within the package period. It is your responsibility to schedule this with your instructor, do not leave it until the last week of the session.

• Make up lessons are NOT guaranteed and are offered as a courtesy only.

• We will not provide a separate or private lesson to make up for a lesson that you have missed. Please do your best to show up for your scheduled times.

• There are no refunds for lessons that you have missed and cannot make up within the session as stated above.

Please note that some lessons, like the summer pop ups (or any pay as you go option) and the shorter 5 week Late Fall Session, do not allow for make up lessons, unless a class is cancelled by OOF or your instructor.

This fall we will begin scheduling meetings with interested riders and parents, outside of lesson time, to discuss long and short term rider goals, levels of commitment, and next steps towards developing a yearly training plan for each of those riders.

These sessions will be largely rider/parent led and we will be sending out questionnaires for riders and parents to bring to the sessions. More information on this to come in a later email. If you are interested in setting up a meeting please sign up at the link below. These sessions are optional, but recommended for students with competition goals.

Sign Up for More Information

Registration is now open!

Featured Classes:

Year End Hunter Classic

Our September show features the famous Year End Hunter Classic in the lower sand ring jumping up into the grass ring.

Volante Memorial Mini Prix

The 0.8M Volante Memorial Mini Prix takes place at the end of the jumper divisions in the top ring!

Registration Link

Riders looking to complete high school volunteer hours are encouraged to sign up as horse handlers at any of the 5 Ontario Collegiate Equestrian Association shows hosted at Old Orchard Farm this school year.

The University of Guelph kicks off the season with their outdoor show (weather permitting) on Sunday September 29th 2024.

Volunteer Duties Include:

• Catching, grooming and tacking up OOF horses
• Holding and cooling out horses
• Cleaning grooming stalls after each use and helping to put away tack and equipment in their proper place
• Making sure horses are put away correctly (correct paddock, blankets, halters etc)
• Picking manure from the rings
• Ring crew - helping adjust jumps and pick up downed rails.

Volunteer Sign Up Sheet

We are happy to announce early details of our annual I Ride 4 Erika Equitation Clinic. 

This years clinic will take place November 16th-17th. This years clinician TBD.

Mark your calendars and keep an eye out for more information and registration details in your inbox and on our social media pages in the coming weeks!

Our driveway is a busy throughway to many of our paddocks, as such, there are often staff members, horses, dogs and kids on the driveway, not to mention quite a lot of wild life from frogs, snakes and turtles to chipmunks, squirrels and rabbits. There are also a few blind spots where drivers may not see other users enter the lane and vice versa.

Please respect the 15km/hr speed limit. Our pets, horses, staff and riders (your kids included) thank you for your cooperation and patience!