Absentee Policy

Pony Power does not offer makeups for absences, planned or unplanned. However, should Pony Power cancel lessons, it is our responsibility to make up the lesson or provide a refund.  

Historically we’ve offered one makeup per semester with at least 24-hours notice. As we’ve grown, this allowance has become impossible to satisfy during weeks when program is scheduled. Makeups often spill over to non-program weeks when we may have booked disruptive farm maintenance projects that can’t be done when lessons are in session and/or staff have opted to take PTO. Instructors here are required to limit PTO to non-program weeks, whenever possible, to ensure consistency for participants. Before bringing this change to our board of directors, we polled fellow Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH Intl) member centers, and all had eliminated makeups for absences in order to accommodate the growth they too have experienced.