Objectives
- Student arrives
- Introduce student to horse
- Explain how to put a halter and lead rope on
- Explain how to hold lead rope so it won't hurt you if the horse pulls away
- Show student how to lead horse
- Help student lead horse in several large circles
- Show student how to stop horse and start
- Take horse into barn
- Explain how to turn horse around without getting stepped on
- Put horse in crossties
- Explain what brushes to use and why
- Teach student to brush horse, brush mane and tail, pick out hooves
- Introduce saddle, bridle, protective boots
- Assist student in tacking up horse
- Have student put on riding helmet
- Student lead horse out to mounting block
- Tighten girth and show student how to mount
- Help student mount
- Adjust stirrups
- Explain how to ask the horse to go (do NOT kick!) and stop
- Student walks horse
- Explain how to turn
- Walk beside student on outer edge of rail for about 5 or 6 turns around
- Have student make a large circle using half of the arena
- Have student stop and start at cones or letters placed around the arena
- Have student stop and do mounted exercises (i.e., touch toes, touch bridle, touch tail, reach
up high, stand in stirrups, etc.)
- Start horse again
- Walk over ground poles
- Stop and back horse up
- Stop, start, and back at cones/letters
- Dismount
- Take horse back to barn
- Teach student how to take off saddle, bridle, and put halter back on
- Crosstie horse
- Groom horse/hose horse off
- Put horse back into its stall
- Show student how to put equipment away and stress good care of tack
- Lesson is over.
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