Table of Contents

 

Page 2                What to Wear

Page 3                Level 1 – Catch & Saddle Up a Pony

Page 4                Level 2 – Maintain a Safe Riding Position at Walk, Trot & Canter.

Page 5                Level 3 – Dressage

Page 7                Level 4 – Show Jumping

Page 8                Level 5 - Trail Riding

Page 9                Level 6 – Competition Preparation

Page 10             Level 7 – Horse Management

Page 11             Graduation!!! 


What To Wear

  • Your helmet needs to be certified AS/NZS 3838 and must be less than five years old from the date of manufacture (written on the inside of the helmet).  If you have a fall and land on your head, YOU MUST throw the helmet out and buy a new one.

  • A pair of closed in shoes/boots with a smooth sole and a slight heel.

  • Long pants.  Jodhpurs are comfortable and look great, but tracksuit pants can be just as comfortable.  Jeans tend to pinch the inside of your legs.

  • A shirt with sleeves to protect your shoulders from sun and against injury if you fall.  Polo shirts are highly recommended throughout the industry.

  • Gloves are not essential for riding, but they do provide more grip on the reins, keep your hands warm and protect your hands from the sun, and rubbing of the reins between your fingers.


Click the lighter font tasks to see a quick video on how I teach each task.  

The darker font ones are waiting for me to upload the videos.

Level 1 – Catch & Saddle Up a Pony

  • Catch a Pony                                                   

  • Lead a Pony                                                

  • Tie up a Pony                                                 

  • Groom a Pony and Pick Out Hooves                                                

  • Saddle up a Pony and put a bridle on                                        

  • Rug a Pony and Unrugging a Pony                                                        


Level 2 – Maintain a Safe Riding Position at Walk, Trot & Canter

 

  • Check and adjust girth & stirrups from the ground                                                

  • How to mount & dismount                    

  • Line of Balance                                              

  • How to hold the reins                                 

  • Warm up exercises                                         

  • How to make the horse walk forward, stop & turn                                                          

  • How to ride when walking                         

  • Sit Trot                                                              

  • Rise Trot                                                            

  • Canter                                                                  

  • Correct rein contact in walk, trot and canter                                                                

  • How to ride upward & downward transitions                                                


Level 3 – Dressage

  • Check & adjust girth & stirrups from the saddle                                                          

  • Identify positions of letters and ride the common lines in the arena                           

  • Trotting Diagonals                                     

  • Cantering Leads                                           

  • Change whip hand                                        

  • Turn on the forehand                                  

  • Leg yield a horse towards the wall      

  • Leg yield a horse away from the wall   

  • Rein Back                                                          

  • Ride half circle and return to track      

  • Ride reverse half circle                                

  • Perform 20 m, 15 m and 10 m circles                                       

  • Decrease and increase the size of the circle                                                               

  • Ride a figure of eight                              

  • Ride a three loop serpentine                   

  • Ride a single loop of 10 m                         

  • Counter Canter                                             

Level 4 – Show Jumping

  • 2 and 3 point seat                                          

  • How to use trotting poles                     

  • Ride over grids with trot approach      

  • Ride over grids with canter approach 

  • Jump a single fence                                       

  • Jump combinations and related fences with trot approach                        

  • Jump combinations and related fences with canter approach                    

  • Jump a course                                                  

 

Level 5 – Trail Riding


Level 6 – Competition Preparation


Level 7 – Horse Management

  • Identification & Conformation              

  • Lungeing                                                            

  • Caring for your Tack and Performing a Gear Check                                                                                                           

  • Health of the Horse                                

  • Floating the Horse                                   


Graduation

 

Congratulations!!!

You will be awarded a Medallion to confirm that you are now a Horse Rider,

not just a passenger.

 

You may choose to train more intensely in dressage, show jumping or eventing.

You may like to find out more about Western Pleasure, Parelli Natural Horsemanship or Endurance.

You may even choose to start working in the industry.

 

Whatever you do, please keep in touch!

If you ever have any problems or questions I would love to give my opinion (!!!) and provide you with more contacts to help.

 

Best wishes and happy riding,

From all the Staff and Horses at

The Saddle Camp