Winter Newsletter and Season!

Here is the text of the newsletter that should be out this week!

WINTER 2009-2010 Newsletter




Indian Summer! While we enjoy these last wonderful days of fall, the barn is busy preparing for winter. As many of you know, we have over 20 horses – a few new winter boarders and some new school horses. We also have three new run-in sheds and have replaced the footing in the indoor arena and are very hopeful to have found the right combination to control the dust!



Winter Lesson Packages & Season sign up now. Many students took advantage of the 10 lesson package (it ends 11/20!) so we are offering the package for winter – with a few tweaks. The session will run from November 30th through March 13th. There are 15 weeks in the session. However, between holidays and those days when it is just too cold for lessons (less than 20 degrees) we generally miss a few days. So, we are going to price the package based on an expectation that there will be 11 total lessons. Just like in the fall, if you have to miss a lesson for illness or a conflict, you may (with advance permission from Linda) join a different lesson for a makeup. We won’t makeup weather cancelled lessons though (just like the airlines ).

Prices for the Winter lesson pack are:

Half Hour Private: $375

Hour Semi Private: $375

Hour Group: $250

Sunday Jumping: $400

Sign up even if you aren’t doing the ‘pack’! Even if you don’t plan to pay for the season, please let Linda know soon if you plan to ride for the winter – I know several of you have already done so. In addition, let Linda know if your schedule has changed or if you’d like to look for availability on a different day.



Private and Semi-Private lessons. If you were in a group lesson but really wanted a smaller, semi-private lesson or even a half hour private, winter is a great time to take advantage of the slower pace in the barn.



The Orchards. As some of you may have seen on-line the Orchards has offered a special rate to visitors to Cobble Hill Farm. We can get a $90 per night rate on available weekend nights in November or December. We are advertising a riding and relaxation package on line, but feel free to let us know if you have out of town friends or family who’d like to take advantage of this great package!