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Riding Class Syllabus

2009 Monday Night Greenhorn Riding Class Syllabus

  • Youth are required to attend a minimum of 4 (four) riding classes as well as completing one safety clinic to be eligible to participate at the Madison County Fair Horse Show.
  • Beginning May 4 through May 25, Open riding will take place from 6:00-6:30pm.
  • Beginning June 1, English Equitation will be offered from 6:00-6:30 pm with open riding from 6:30-7:00 pm
  • Attendance:      Youth will be expected to sign in by 6:30pm (May 4-May 25) or 7:00pm (June 1-July 6); it will be the responsibility of the youth to sign in, leaders will not ask you to do so, nor will the leaders be marking the attendance for the youth.  Youth (not parents) will be expected to take responsibility.  A notebook will be posted on the arena for easy access, either horseback or on foot.

 DATESESSIONSINSTRUCTORGAME
 May 4

 Ground work – leading, bending & flexing face, lower head

Basic Rail Work – walk, jog, lope, stop: basic seat & hand position

 

 Break the Gait

 May 11

Ground work – move hindquarter and front end

Basic Rail Work – Horse control; stops, turns, emergency stop 

 

Simon Says 

  May 18

Ground work – move barrel, backing

 Basic Rail Work – bending & flexing, giving face while riding

 

Egg Race

  May 25

 Ground work – move all parts of the horse (review)

Basic Rail Work – backing, backing around obstacles; figure 8’s

  Golf Ball Relay
 June 1

 Ground work – Showmanship

Basic Rail Work -  Correct leads, how to cue for correct lead

  Pole Bending
 June 8

 Ground work – Move all parts of horse using body position only

Basic Rail Work – transitions; simple lead changes

  Barrel Race
 June 15

  Basic Rail Work – bend, flex, move front,  middle, hind (hindquarter & forearm pivots, sidepass)

Trail Obstacles

  Ribbon Pleasure
 June 22

 Horsemanship – basic pattern breakdown

Bareback Equitation

  Ride a Buck
 June 29

 Ground work - Showmanship

Introduction to Reining

  Keyhole Race
 July 6

 Trail Obstacles

Introduction to Western Riding

  Handy Horse
July 13

Rain date  


 2009 Monday Night Wrangler Riding Class Syllabus

  • Youth are required to attend a minimum of 4 (four) riding classes as well as completing one safety clinic to be eligible to participate at the Madison County Fair Horse Show.
  • Beginning May 4 through May 25, Open riding will take place from 6:00-6:30pm.
  • Beginning June 1, English Equitation will be offered from 6:00-6:30 pm with open riding from 6:30-7:00 pm
  • Attendance:      Youth will be expected to sign in by 6:30pm (May 4-May 25) or 7:00pm (June 1-July 6); it will be the responsibility of the youth to sign in, leaders will not ask you to do so, nor will the leaders be marking the attendance for the youth.  Youth (not parents) will be expected to take responsibility.  A notebook will be posted on the arena for easy access, either horseback or on foot.

 

 DATE SESSIONSINSTRUCTORGAME

May 6

Basic Rail Work – walk, jog, lope, stops

Ground work – move all parts of horse

Break the Gait

May 13

Cueing your  horse for flexing and bending 

Circles, stops, pivots

 

Simon Says

  May 20

Rhythm at all gaits –shorten and lengthen stride

Trail obstacles 

 

Egg Race 

 May 27

 Showmanship

Upward & downward transitions  from walk, jog, lope

  Golf Ball Relay

 June  3

Lead departures

Exercises to practice rollbacks and spins 

  Ribbon Pleasure

 June 10

 Horsemanship – pattern practice

Shouldering In & out, leg yielding

  Boot Race

 June 17

 Reining pattern  practice

Pivots, spins, and rollbacks

  Key Hole Race

 June 24

 Western riding pattern practice

Western riding pattern practice

  Handy Horse

 July 1

 Showmanship

Trail obstacles

  Double Barrels

 July  8

 Western Dressage

Bareback Equitation

  Ride a Buck

July 13

Rain date

 

Rain date