Mounting Knowledge Equestrian

Walk

Level 1

    • Safety

    • Hand walking

    • Grooming and tacking with help

    • Voice/leg cues

    • Steering

    • Circles

    • Walking over poles

    • Balancing at a stand still

Trot

Level 2

    • Stall cleaning

    • Cleaning tack

    • Lunging

    • Bathing

    • Grooming Independently

    • Walking independently

    • Leg yields at walk

    • Posting and sitting trot

    • Trot poles

    • Balancing at walk4

Canter

Level 3
  • Basic anatomy
  • Equine first aid
  • Grooming and tacking independently
  • Trotting independently
  • Leg yield at trot
  • Bending 
  • Free walk
  • No stirrups at walk and trot
  • Sitting and half seat canter
  • Locating correct lead
  • Canter poles
  • Balancing at trot

Gallop

Level 4
  • Basic hoof care
  • Parts of tack
  • Tendon/ligament anatomy
  • Boots and polos
  • Cantering independently
  • Serpentines
  • Figure 8's
  • Striding
  • Extension/collection
  • Simple lead change
  • Leg yield at canter
  • Jump position
  • Cross rails

Fly

Level 5
  • Nutrition
  • Routine care
  • Muscle anatomy
  • Stretches/exercises 
  • Bits
  • Tack fitting
  • Flying lead change
  • Verticals
  • Oxers
  • Course learning
  • Rounding
  • Softening
  • Haunches/shoulders in/out
  • Show preparation

Mounting Knowledge Equestrian

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