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All weekly terms start on a Sunday and end the following Saturday. Anyone arriving ahead of booked term dates or departing a day later will be charged a daily rate accordingly.

• Fees are $775.00 per week including a handling fee of $90.00, GST and government room tax.
• If arriving by bus or plane, transportation to and from Calgary is available for $60.00 per camper. ($30.00 one way)
• If full payment does not accompany the application, a deposit of $275.00 per camper per week must accompany the application. The balance must be paid at the time of check-in by cash, certified cheque, or money order.
• We are not equipped to handle credit or debit cards.
• 5% discount when there are three or more from one family.
• Make certified cheques or money orders payable to: Bates Bar J Ranch, Box 700, Cochrane, Alberta T4C 1A8*
• In case of withdrawal from camp on a physician’s order, a gift certificate will be provided for the equivalent of the unused portion of the camp fee.
• No refund will be made for any other withdrawal/dismissal from camp, arriving late or leaving early.

Since all counselors and staff are booked well in advance and horses and equipment scheduled, there can be no refund of tuition, or reduction for withdrawal.

• There will be no refund for cancellation made after 30 days prior to the first day of camp, unless the cancellation is accompanied by a doctor’s note.
• There is a $90.00 handling fee that is included in the camp fees. In the event of a cancellation, the $90.00 processing fee is non-refundable.
• All refund requests will be processed no later than September 30

Our standards include complete abstinence from the use of tobacco, drugs and alcoholic beverages, by our campers and counselors. This rule is rigidly upheld. The directors reserve the right to dismiss any camper whose conduct is considered detrimental to the standard maintained by this ranch.

High impact horse riding helmets are mandatory and will be provided for the use of campers during all horseback riding activities. Parents may choose to send their child with their own riding helmet, however, the helmet must be approved by Bates Bar J Administrators prior to use in order to ensure it meets horseback riding safety standards. Non-laced riding boots and/or rubber boots with a defined heel are required for riding.