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PickUp Cones
What you'll need
- 5 or more orange marker cones (available for about $3 per
set of 4 at Walmart)
- Arena fence
Preparation
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Place the cones at intervals
around the arena fence at the top. If you have a fence with
posts sticking out the top, this is easy - just sit the
cones on top and they'll stay there.
 Game
Rider rides around the arena and collects all the cones,
and either gives them back to the instructor or drops them
on a target somewhere.
Variations:
- Collect every other cone until all are collected
- Pick up a cone, then drop it on the target, repeat
until all cones are collected
- Ride a serpentine - collect a cone on one side, go
across the arena and get one from the opposite side,
etc.
- Dismount, collect cone, and remount at each cone (if
rider is tall enough to mount alone)
Added Benefits:
This game teaches the rider to maneuver the horse
around where they want it to be, because sometimes the
cones are at different intervals or distances from the
fence, so it's impossible to just reach over and grab
one from the same spot every time. Riders will have to
back up, circle, stop, turn, move over, and stretch to
get the cones. Good listening exercise for the horse,
and confidence-builder in a child. Also increases
security in the saddle because of different positions
achieved while collecting cones.
 
Thanks to Catherine and Angel for being willing participants!
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