Terms & Conditions
KC Dressage Academy Terms & Conditions are there to support you, our coaches, and the venues we use, to ensure the best possible experience for everyone. When booking a lesson, clinic or camp place, you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions.
Terms & Conditions
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A non refundable deposit is required at the time of booking, and will secure your place up until the due date of final payment, normally seven days prior to the event. The final payment is due on or before the due date. If final payments are not made on the due date, your place is no longer guaranteed, and may be offered to someone else. In the event the rider cancels their booking after the due date of final payment, payments made up to that point, will be non refundable unless the place can be filled, or at the discretion of KC Dressage Academy. Camp places are in the name of the booked rider, and are non transferrable without the express permission of KC Dressage Academy.
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In the event that you are unable to attend camp through injury to horse or rider, please email hello@kcdressageacademy.com, at the earliest possible opportunity to to see if we can refill the space. If your place is filled, your deposit will be refunded less a 20% administration fee, by the way of credit note for use at future, lessons, clinics or camps, or refunded to your account. If you/we cannot fill the space, unfortunately will be unable to offer a refund.
If we cancel a clinic or camp, through extreme weather, health and safety concerns, or events beyond our control, this is at the discretion of the organisers. A full refund of any amount paid by you will be offered, by either bank transfer or credit towards a future clinic or camp. -
KC Dressage Academy, and clinic and camp attendees take photos and video, which can be posted on social media, and we reserve the right to post this on social media or for marketing purposes. If you do not wish for these images to be used for social media or other marketing purposes, please contact the organisers before the event. Professional photographers are also at events, and the use of these photos are bound by their terms of service.
We may also contact you about other related events in the future. We will never share or sell your information with unconnected third parties as per our privacy policy. -
By booking a lesson, clinic or camp, and accepting these Terms & Conditions, you acknowledge that the information you are providing will be held in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, and maybe made available to insurers or other concerned parties in the event of injury or accident. This includes the sharing of confidential medical information, you have shared with us, or information pertaining to the health of your horse.
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KC Dressage Academy coaches are covered by their individual Public Liability Insurance, however third party Insurance is recommended. Each horse is the responsibility of its owner/rider, and all activities are undertaken at your own risk.
Attendees on a clinic or camp take full responsibility for any damage caused by themselves or their horses. -
It is the responsibility of the rider to check tack and all other riding equipment is safe and in good order before mounting your horses. Our coaches have a duty of care and can refuse to teach any horse that may appear unsound.
Riders must notify KC Dressage Academy of any behavioural issues their horse has which may be of a health and safety concern such as bucking, biting, kicking etc.
All horses must have an up to date vaccination certificate and Passport that has been validated by the signature and date stamp of a veterinary surgeon. The vaccination certificate must be provided to the venue contact before the camp, and accompany the horse to KC Dressage Academy events. The rider is responsible for producing it on demand.KC Dressage Academy is not liable for any skin conditions, contagious infections or diseases borne whilst at camp. If any horse is showing symptoms when you arrive at camp a vet will be called at your expense to check for undiagnosed illness and could be asked to leave.
In the event of an emergency, the camp participant will comply at all times with all emergency, fire, health & safety rules and regulations which are outlined by the event venue, and/or organisers. -
Please respect and adhere to the venues rules and policies. Stables are to be left mucked out and the floor swept. If they are not left as you found them, you will be charged a fee of £25.00 plus any repair costs where necessary.
Please pick up droppings from the yard, walkways and car and lorry parks.
Where dogs are permitted by the venue, they must be kept on leads and on the understanding they are kept under control and cleaned up after.