Horsemanship Level 1
Groundwork
- Training equipment
- Learn to understand horse language
- Ground manners gaining respect let the horse respect your space and you his/hers
- Leading lessons
- Longing exercises (this form for longing is not conditioning of the horse but mental work)
- Speed control using body language (verbal commands optional)
- Doubling
- Stop & change of direction
- Disengaging hindquarters
- Lateral flexion
- Teach your horse to stand quietly at all times
- Lowering head using pressure & release methods
- Back up
- Saddling and bridling
- Desensitizing
Mounted Work
- You and your horse must be able to do groundwork level 1.
- Equipment
- Mouth training lateral flexion
- Mounting & Dismounting
- Forward motion using body language, seat, (verbal commands optional)
- Balance
- Seat leg and body positioning
- Reins management
- Speed control using seat & body language (voice optional)
- Change of directions using subtle cues
- Stop one rein stop
- Back up
- Stand
- Desensitizing