ride refunds

["janet b" <jlbenke@atnet.net>]

If the ride information states clearly that there is a refund policy, with conditions, then a rider could expect a refund if those conditions are met.  Frankly, I find it very generous of ride managers to offer a refund.  There is considerable expense, in time if not in actual dollars, in putting on a ride.  If a ride manager can turn a profit, that is, cover the funds expended, then s/he is probably barely covering the administrative and operational time spent on the ride.

 

When a ride manager offered me a refund because my horse did not pass the initial vet inspection, I was very surprised.  Being impecunious at this momemt, I accepted.  However, I accepted not without some guilt - after all, I made the attempt to go on the ride.  My rationale in accepting was that then this was a guarantee that I'd have the entry fee for the next ride.  (And yes, very understandably the $10 for the veterinarian was excluded from the refund.)

 

janetb