Horsemanship Level #4 Green
- Demonstrate ability to safely catch horse in both stall and field.
- Prepare for a lesson independently in fifteen minutes or less.
- Discuss procedure for warm-up, cooldown, with consideration of weather, footing, fitness level of horse.
- Ride bareback confidently at the walk and trot, balancing independently of hands.
- Demonstrate the following maneuvers:
- reinback
- rating speed at the walk and trot
- large circle at canter
- change of direction with simple change at canter
- Demonstrate awareness of posting diagonals, including change of diagonal when changing rein.
- Demonstrate awareness of leads.
- Ride the jog for a minimum of five minutes without stirrups.
- Drop stirrups and pick up again, without looking down, at the jog.
- Lope over a single ground pole.
- Jog over a grid of poles with reins knotted and arms outstretched.
- Ride barrel pattern at the jog, both sitting and posting.
- Ride bareback confidently at the walk and jog, balancing independently of hands.