December 2025 Newsletter and Schedule

🐎 Total Equestrian Experience – December Newsletter

Hi TEE Families,

Welcome to the December edition of the Total Equestrian Experience Newsletter!

To schedule lessons, add extra sessions, or with any questions, please text Gayle at (818) 675-7507 anytime.

This newsletter is always posted online at RideTEE.com → Newsletter Tab.

💙 Thank you for your patience with the delay in this newsletter and recent communications. I had a serious, non-horse related accident and was hospitalized. I’m on the mend now and we’ll be returning to normal communications.

🎄 TEE Holiday Party – Sponsored by Calabasas Saddlery

Monday, December 15 | 5–8 PM

📍 Calabasas Saddlery

• Private shopping while the store is open just for us
  
  
• 10% discount for TEE families
  
  
• Potluck dinner – please bring a dish to share
  
  
• White Elephant Gift Exchange at 7 PM
  
  
  • Bring (or buy) a wrapped gift valued $15–$20 per player
    
    
  • Join the fun in our gift exchange game!
    
    

🔁 November Make-Up Date

• Saturday, November 15 was canceled due to rain
  
  
• Rescheduled to Sunday, December 14
  
  
• If you cannot attend, you will receive a make-up credit
  
  
• Wranglers: Please plan on attending
  
  

📅 December Lesson Dates

• ❌ No lessons on Wednesday 12/24 or 12/31
  
   (There are five Wednesdays this month, so only one make-up is needed.)
  
   ➡️ Rescheduled to Friday, January 2 at the same times
  
   ➡️ If you cannot attend, you’ll receive a make-up credit
  
  
• ❌ No lessons on Thursday 12/25 (Christmas)
  
   ➡️ Rescheduled to Tuesday, December 30 at the same times
  
   ➡️ If you cannot attend, you’ll receive a make-up credit
  
  
• ❌ No lessons on Thursday, January 1
  
   (There are five Thursdays in January, so no make-up is needed.)
  
  

🐴 TEE Hang Out Days

Join the fun on: December 23, 26, 30 | January 2, 6, 8 & 9

• Open to 2025 Horse Campers & current students ages 7–14
  
  
• Drop-off: 9–11 AM | Pick-up: 2–5 PM
  
  
• Low-structure day to hang out with staff and help care for horses
  
   ⚠️ This is NOT camp
  
  
• Optional supervised group practice ride at 2 PM
  
   ➕ $40 or 1 make-up lesson
  
  
• Bring lunch
  
  

💲 Cost: $65 per day or 2 make-up lesson credits

📲 Payment: Zelle only to 818-675-7507 (due at sign-up)

⏰ Sign-ups close at 8 AM the morning before each day

⚠️ Program will be canceled if only one participant registers or due to bad weather (refunds will be issued)

✅ Register here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904084BA5AD2AA3FE3-57634718-hang

🐎 Pangea Is For Sale

Her owner is looking for a loving forever home for pleasure riding at the ranch and on trail.

• Ideally remains boarded at TEE (other options considered)
  
  
• 💲 $5,000 OBO
  
   👉 Contact us for details
  
  

🔄 Make-Up Lesson Schedule

Available on our SignUpGenius page

📍 RideTEE.com → Make-Up Lesson Tab

🐴 Need More Flexibility?

Consider our Pay-As-You-Go Plan if you expect to miss more than one lesson per month:

• Schedule regularly or with 24-hour notice
  
  
• Package riders receive priority scheduling
  
  
• Higher rates than monthly packages
  
  

📲 To switch, text Gayle at (818) 675-7507

📢 Price Update – Effective January 2026

Due to increased horse care costs, Private lesson rates will be adjusted to:

Monthly Private Package:

• $340
  
  
• No increase to any other package rates
  
  

Pay-As-You-Go Private:

• $130
  
  
• All other Pay-As-You-Go rates remain the same
  
  

👉 Full Price & Policy Sheet is located at RideTEE.com

💬 Please let us know if you would like to change to group lessons.

🚗 Drive Slowly – 5 MPH

Please drive 5 MPH in the driveway, and remind anyone dropping off riders to do the same.

👀 Parent Safety Reminder

For everyone’s safety:

• Parents & visitors must remain in the bleachers during lessons
  
  
• Only scheduled riders are permitted around horses
  
   Thank you for your cooperation!
  
  

📨 Newsletter Reminder

Emailed monthly and always posted at:

RideTEE.com → Newsletter Tab

💳 Lesson Payment Information

Auto-Pay Families

• To make changes, email Riley.Leary@gmail.com by the 25th
  
  
• Refunds are not available with late notice
  
  

Non-Auto-Pay Families

• Payment due by the 25th of the prior month
  
  
• Accepted: Check, Zelle, Apple Pay
  
  
• $25 late fee applies after the last day of the month (no exceptions)
  
  

🔄 Updated Make-Up Lesson Policy

• All 2025 make-up credits extended until February 28, 2026 as long as the student remains in regular lessons
  
  
• All November & December 2025 make-up credits valid through December 2026 with continued enrollment
  
  
• 1 make-up per package/month per rider (unless canceled by TEE)
  
  
• Group format only (unless directed otherwise)
  
  
• Please provide the date of the missed lesson when scheduling
  
  
• Notify Gayle by 6:00 PM the night before via text at 818-675-7507
  
  
• Valid while rider continues lessons in the same calendar year
  
  
• TEE-canceled lessons will be added to SignUpGenius
  
  
• Missed make-ups cannot be rescheduled
  
  
• Ground lessons due to weather count as scheduled lessons
  
  

⚠️ Starting in January:

Private rain ground lessons will have the option of:

• 30-minute private ground lesson, or
  
  
• 60-minute group ground lesson
  
  

📅 November Lesson Schedule

If your rider isn’t listed, information looks incorrect, or your rider is not continuing — no worries!

Just text Gayle at (818) 675-7507.

➡️ Instructor assignments are not guaranteed

⚠️ Attention Wranglers: November pick-up time is 3 PM

12/2 - 12/26
Day/Time	Lesson Type	Student
Tuesday
8:00	Private	Christina
8:45	Adult Group	Sam
9:30	Private	Christa
10:45	Semi Jumping	Jen/KC
4:00	Brush and Ride	Amanat
4:30	Private	Maddie
4:30	Private	Darla
5:15	Semi	Sierra/Scott
5:45	Private	Iliana
6:00	Private	Lila
7:30	Adult Make Up	Jen/Sign Up Genius
Wednesday
3:15	Private	Dawna
3:45	Private	Ryan
4:00	Jumping Private	Rose
4:45	Jumping Group	Sierra/Quinn/Emilia
5:00	Brush and Ride	Persephone
5:45	Private	Jen
6:30	Group Canter	Emily/Caleb/Jewel/Avonlea
7:15	Private	Hailey
Thursday
10:00	Adult Group	Jen/Adrianna/Terri/Christa
3:15	Private	Nancy
3:30	Private	Camille
4:30	Brush and Ride	Rose and Emory
4:30	Private	Quinn
5:00	Private	Harlow
5:00	Private	Anna Mariia
5:15	Private	Maya
6:00	Dressage Group	Sam/Maddie/Eva
7:30	Private	Keira
Friday
11:00	Private Trail	Karen
2:30	Private	Sophia
3:30	Private	Leia
4:00	Private	Vivi
4:30	Dresssage Group	Rose/Summer/Natalia
5:00	Brush and Ride	Audrey
5:15	Private	Penelope
5:15	Private	Sierra
6:00	Private	Luna
6:45	Semi	Jen/KC
7:30	Private	Emelia
Saturday
7:30	Jumping Group	Keira/Maddie Maya Natali
8:15	Dressage Group	Sierra/KC/Rose/Luna/Jess
9:00	Dressage Group	Gracie/Anna Mariia/Eva/Avonlea
9:45	Trot/Beg. Canter Group	Lilly/Kennedie/Julian/Franci/Solstice
10:30	Trot/Beg. Canter Group	Olha/Sophia/Addie/Emily/Hiva
11:15	Teen Group	Lily/Nayeli/Kaitlyn
12:00	Ind. Walk/Ind. Trot Group	Jade/Nicholas/Sophia/Blake/Sawyer/Mary
1:00	New Lessons	Open For Registration
1:30	Ind. Walk/Ind. Trot Group	Victoria/Lyla/Daniella/Alana/Piper/Melody