- Lesson Plan 9 - Intermediate -

1. Brush/tack up horse English
2. Start, stop, back, and halt again at each letter around the arena
3. Walk over poles
4. Weave through cones set in a straight line
5. Stop in center of arena
6. Stretches - rotate ankles, turn head side to side and up and down, windmill arms, touch toes, twist torso, pull legs up to stretch
7. Walk on rail in two-point position
8. Maintain two-point position all the way around arena
9. Two-point position over poles
10. Two-point position while steering horse through cones
11. Two-point at a halt in center of arena - work on maintaining a "long" leg by stretching the thighs down and deepening the heel, balanceing over feet instead of just "perching" in the saddle
12. Posting trot on the lunge without using reins - hold arms out to sides and look ahead
13. Sitting trot on the lunge line - hands on hips, sitting down and deep in the saddle, weight down in heels to remain balanced. Work on moving hips with the horse and keeping upper body still
14. Walk/trot transitions without using reins, only seat, on lunge line
15. Stand/sit at the walk around the arena, off the lunge line
16. Practice posting trot around arena several times
17. Sitting trot around arena, half the arena
18. Walk horse out
19. Dismount/untack/put horse away

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