New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 55 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 9 - ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES
Section 3A:55-9.8 - Horseback riding
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:55-9.8
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The facility shall ensure that all staff members and children who go horseback riding wear long trousers and shoes or boots that have heels. In addition all children shall wear approved protective head gear that is secured under the chin.
(b) The facility shall ensure that:
1. The horse can be ridden and controlled by the
rider according to his or her level of experience;
2. Two or more persons do not ride a horse at the
same time;
3. The time a horse spends in
ring riding is limited to a total of six hours a day, with no more than three hours
of riding without at least a 15-minute break; and
4. The time a horse spends in trail riding is
limited to a total of eight hours a day, with no more than four hours of riding
without at least a 15-minute break.
(c) The facility shall ensure that horses it owns are:
1. Checked daily, including the
mouth;
2. Checked daily for cracked feet
and reshod as necessary;
3. Fed at least
once a day or according to a specified feeding schedule; and
4. Given water at least once a day or according to
a specified watering schedule.
(d) The facility shall retain on file at the barn housing the horses or at the administrative office documentation of compliance with the requirements specified in (c) above.
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