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RE: [RC] [RC] Ideas? - Juli Jakub

I work at a private school that specializes in winter sports. They have made exceptions for riders including letting one girl go to Ocala for two weeks to show during the school year. Best thing to do is talk to the headmaster or whoever is the head of the school. They are usually pretty receptive if you present it in a coherent and organized manner. I am going to have a girl be my working student for her spring sport this year...all we did was ask and had a schedule already set up for what she would be expected to do each day!! We had back up information on what it takes to condition and take care of a horse as well as what it takes to learn to ride....we also have a personal trainer here at the school. We got him on our side ahead of time with the physical and mental benefits of riding. But you may be surprised... just go as high as you can in the administration and ask!!! Good luck ( also examples of schools like mine who allow riders to continue their passion or stoneleigh burnham with a full equestrian program can help them see that it is not odd!)



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<P>Juli Jakub</P>
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From: SturmRanch@xxxxxxx
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
CC: GaitedEnduranceRiders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC]   Ideas?
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:22:04 EST

Here's a question for a rainy day.

My 15 year old grandson Gabriel Brown decided not to play football this year
and instead to concentrate on conditioning his horse, Tali Sinjabi. He's
earned the money to buy the horse and an endurance saddle and received a skito
saddle pad and a cantle pack for Christmas. He's all ready to go, but right now
the days are so short that by the time his mom picks him up at school and they
drive out to the barn, it's nearly dark.

Other students at his school are allowed to leave campus to play golf and
work out at a gym because these activities are considered their sports or PE.

How would you word a proposal to his school asking them to consider
conditioning his endurance horse as a sport/PE activity?

It's a private Christian school, so they don't have to work within public
school parameters.

Nancy Sturm



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