Objective: learn motion for posting trot, gain experience in turning
and learning how to more effectively halt a horse; gain balance in a saddle
- Tack up English
- Mount up, adjust stirrups as needed
- Walk on rail to warm horse up
- Start and stop at letters placed around the arena on the rails
- Start, stop, back, and halt again at each letter
- Walk over poles
- Practice turning in small circles - using a large traffic cone helps to maintain a round circle,
used as the centerpiece
- Learn to turn the horse while backing up
- Come to center and halt
- Stand and sit in the saddle at the halt
- Stand and sit in the saddle at the walk, on the rail
- Stand at the walk, holding the saddle if needed (instructor leading horse)
- Sitting trot horse for half the arena, then sit and walk
- Stand and sit at the walk for one round around the arena
- Posting trot for half the arena (instructor leading horse)
- Sit and walk
- Posting trot/walk transitions several more times
- Walk without stirrups
- Walk over poles without stirrups
- Weave in and out of cones without stirrups
- Dismount, exit arena, untack horse
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