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Whack-A-Cone What you'll
need
- A lunge whip
with the flicker
end wrapped up
and secured
- Lots of
small cones
- A very, very
patient,
unflappable
horse
Preparation
- Place
the cones
all over the
arena floor,
at random
intervals
- Hand the
lunge whip
to the
student
Game
Student
knocks over
all the
cones with
the lunge
whip.
Variations:
-
Change
hands to
knock
cones
over
-
Change
hands
for
knocking
over
every
other
cone
-
Stand to
knock
over
cones
- Stop
before
knocking
over the
cones
-
Walk/trot/canter
and
knock
the
cones
over
Added
Benefits:
Teaches
the
rider
calmness
around
the
horse,
not
wildly
swinging
the whip
around,
and
teaches
control
at the
different
gaits,
as well
as
steering
skills
(whoops,
missed
again!)
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