Join the Clip Clop Network
Become a Host Horse Facility
Are you interested in becoming a host of our Clip Clop program at your horse facility? We are actively looking for partners to join our Clip Clop family.
Learn more about the requirements and the application process below.
We look forward to introducing newcomers to the sport of riding across North America and beyond.
Who is Clip Clop?
Clip Clop offers youth horsemanship services and education, focusing on introducing and teaching kids and their parents about horse care, riding, and bonding. Our safe, fun, and professional programs include horsemanship lessons, summer camps and leadership. We do not participate in competitive activities or offer horse ownership/lease programs, and we exclusively provide group lessons during our business hours.
Our Business Mission, Vision, and Values
Our goal is to introduce as many newcomers as possible to riding, horse care, and leadership, providing them with a solid foundation in horsemanship. We aim to achieve this while ensuring a net return for all parties involved. Collaboration with stables is essential to the success of our programs.
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​This document serves as a reference guide and does not constitute a binding contract, guarantee, or warranty. Its purpose is to provide general information about Clip Clop, Inc. and its operations.
Our Host Requirements
Role of Collaboration Stable
Role of Collaborating/Host Stables
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As a collaborating or host stable for our horsemanship riding lessons, summer camps, and leadership programs, your role will include the following:
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Venue Provision: Provide a suitable and safe venue for our programs, including riding arenas, stables, and other necessary facilities.
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Horse Boarding: Accommodate and care for our horses on your property during the program period.
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Facility Rental: Rent your facilities to us for the duration of our programs.
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Support and Communication: Engage in open and respectful communication with our team, promptly addressing any issues that may arise.
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Operational Harmony: Work with us to ensure our activities have minimal impact on your regular operations, maintaining a clean, organized, and professional environment.
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Adherence to Philosophy: Support our "leave no trace" philosophy, ensuring that we leave your facilities in the same condition as we found them.
In return, we will compensate you for the use of your facilities and services, fostering a mutually beneficial partnership.
Contracts and Business Agreements and Insurance
Clip Clop, Inc. requires the execution of business contracts to formalize agreements with collaboration stables. We indemnify the host stable and their personnel for liability associated with our activities. Safety is a top priority, and we adhere to industry standards and regulations.
Social Media and Parental Involvement, Parental Education
To protect the privacy of our participants and maintain a safe environment, we do not permit the use of photography or videography on the premises. We are committed to educating parents about horsemanship and livestock care to enhance the well-being of horses and riders.
Compensation
Compensation for facility use is based on fair exchange calculations and industry standards for arena rental and other amenities. We aim for transparency and fairness in our financial arrangements with collaboration stables.
Tracking and Metrics
​We track various metrics and key performance indicators to inform our decision-making process and ensure the effectiveness of our programs. This includes attendance, client satisfaction, and operational data to assess performance and identify areas for improvement.
Our Facility Needs:
For clarity, we provide all the equipment needed for our programs.
Our requirements are as follows:
Facility Needs
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Outdoor Group Board: Shelter and water for two groups of horses (easy and hard keepers).
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Arena Use: Access 15 minutes before the first lesson and 15 minutes after the last lesson for resetting the arena and affected areas.
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Tacking Up/Staging Area: Available 1 hour before the first lesson and 30 minutes after the last lesson for the number of horses being used.
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Tack Storage/Locker Space: Sufficient space for equipment for the number of horses.
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Washroom Access
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Harrowed Arena
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Staff Gathering Area
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Summer Camp Facilities: These needs are different and can be discussed in detail.
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Storage Area for Summer Camp Equipment: Alternatively, we can move a trailer with our equipment if trailer parking is not available.
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Please note that we do not require your facility to be “shut down” to you or your current customers while we deliver our program. We only need the mutually agreed-upon spaces necessary for the program to remain exclusive to us.
Historically, there has been a very cordial and respectful dynamic between Clip Clop, the host barn customers, and staff.
​Contracts and Business Agreements and Insurance
Clip Clop, Inc. requires formal business contracts with collaborating stables. We indemnify the host stable and their personnel against liability associated with our activities. Safety is a top priority, and we strictly adhere to industry standards and regulations.
​Clip Clop Liability, Host Stable Liability, Staff Liability
Due to the unique nature of our sport and the inherent risks involved, Clip Clop, Inc., along with the collaboration of two separate parties (you and us), takes a solemn position on safety to ensure that host stables trust we will not bring undue liability to their company.
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We have extensive experience with farm, livestock, and equestrian activity safety, and we resolutely enforce industry standards.
​Safety, Memberships, Alberta Labour Standards
Clip Clop, Inc. is a member of the Alberta Equestrian Federation, Equestrian Canada, and Alberta Labour Standards, adhering to their mandates, standards, and laws.
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Due to our strong commitment to safety and respect within our program, we currently maintain a 99.85% safety rating. This rating is calculated based on the number of incidents (bites, falls, kicks, bee stings, etc.) occurring over a given period.
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We are a safe program.
​Social Media and Parental Involvement, Parental Education
Due to our status within the “vulnerable sector” (youth under 18), Clip Clop does not permit the use of photography, videography, or the presence of cameras and phones on the premises. As a result, parents and riders cannot use their phones, leading to minimal social media posts. This policy helps maintain the privacy of our host stables, program, staff, horses, and parents.
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Clip Clop believes strongly that educating non-horse parents enhances the lives of both horses and riders and upholds the integrity of horsemanship. Therefore, we are committed to providing parents with education and information about our sport and the care of livestock, within reasonable bounds.
Compensation
Since there are no prototypes for this type of business arrangement and each host stable is unique, we base compensation amounts for facility use on “fair exchange calculations and logical numbers” commonly used by other stables for arena rental by the hour, half-day, full day, weekend, etc. Each item or space (stall, arena, etc.) is mutually discussed and assigned a dollar value.
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Historically, we have paid for outdoor board, which typically includes amenities such as one tack locker per horse. We also cover arena rental, storage rental, extra shavings, summer camp grass and barn space, and other miscellaneous needs.
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This approach has proven to be the most straightforward, transparent, and fair way to pay for the time we use each area of the property throughout the year. Additionally, we commit to 365-day consistent and repeatable rental fees for five-year terms, as outlined in our current agreement.
Tracking and Metrics
Our company tracks metrics and key performance indicators through communication with our team and the “dashboards” they are required to update and maintain. This provides us with thorough information that informs our decisions in budgeting, gross/net revenues, client satisfaction, host stable satisfaction, trends, and more.
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We monitor a wide range of metrics, including attendance, arena entry/exit times, lights and heaters usage, loads of shavings, staff start/finish times, incidents, parental concerns, newcomers, intermission riders, farriers, vaccinations, website clicks, email campaign opens, and more. The list is extensive.
Interested in becoming a
Clip Clop host horse facility?
Submit your form today!
Our team will get back to you with more information if you meet our requirements.
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This document serves as a reference guide and does not constitute a binding contract, guarantee,
or warranty.
Information shared will be kept confidential.