Riding Levels

Beginner Level 1

Advanced Beginner Level 2

Advanced Beginner Level 2

Must be wear long pants and sturdy shoes. Stables has helmets.
No prior riding experience
Leading a horse
Horse terminology
Grooming
Parts/Care of saddle & bridle
Walk horses safely
Mounting & dismounting
Holding reins properly
Going through cones courses
Posting at a walk
Learning about transitions
Sitting trot
Posting trot
Steering
Standing up at a walk “Jockey Stretch” (2 point position)
Walking without stirrup irons
Halting
Reversing
Lengthening and shortening reins
Carry your tack to/form the tack room with no helper.
Demonstrate correct “equitation” form

Advanced Beginner Level 2

Advanced Beginner Level 2

Advanced Beginner Level 2

MUST WEAR PROPER SADDLE SEAT ATTIRE to be in these classes.
Spending time solidifying and perfecting the skills learned at the beginner
Name grooming tools used.
Pick the horse hooves.
Name parts of the tack/equipment
Tack your horse correctly.
Holding “Jockey stretch” for two whole trips around the arena.
Correctly carry a riding crop.
Ride at the walk with no helper.
Reverse your horse.
Tighten your horse’s girth before mounting
Changing diagonal at a trot (sit one)
Practicing correct diagonals
Reversing at a trot
Sitting trot
Adjusting stirrups from the ground
Dropping/Picking up of stirrups at the walk
Steering in more advanced ways (through cones)
Ride with a single, rein.
Spacing in the arena
Correct cornering
Starting/Stopping horse
Backing a horse
Attending Showdown Fun Series and Horse Adventures

Intermediate Level 3

Advanced Beginner Level 2

Intermediate Level 3

Must wear proper Saddle seat Attire to be in these classes.
Your own helmet is great. Stables Store page
Grooming/tacking a horse independently
Name correct bridle parts.
Name correct horse parts.
Guide “corner to corner”
Understanding cantering leads
Circling at the canter
Diagonal changes and picking up correct diagonal immediately
Workouts
Addressing the reins
Serpentine (including changes of diagonals)
Posting trot without stirrup irons
Riding bareback
Circling
Riding with two reins
Using the bridle to help maintain horses balance
Washing a horse safely
Participating in a Showdown Fun Series

Advance Level 4

Show Owner/Rider

Intermediate Level 3

Must be wearing proper attire to be in these classes.
GETTING READY FOR PRIME TIME-ADVANCED
Preparing to lease or own a show horse
Rigorous and intensetraining for both horse and rider
Total care of the horse/tack
Cantering without stirrup irons
Lead changes
Straight lines of rail at trot & canter
Posting/Standing up at the canter
Making 16-20 stride circles consistently
Pivots
Different equitation workouts (figure eight, serpentine, etc.)
Riding with one iron at a time
Riding without feet in stirrup irons at the trot and canter
Horses headset
Attending Horse shows on a regular

Show Owner/Rider

Show Owner/Rider

Show Owner/Rider

Must be wearing proper attire to be in these classes.
Don't just Show up SHOW!! Ride them like you stoled them…
Leasing or owning your own show horse(s)
Rigorous and intense training for both horse and rider
Total care of the horse/tack
Cantering without stirrup irons
Lead changes
Straight lines of rail at trot & canter
Posting/Standing up at the canter
Making 16-20 stride circles consistently
Pivots
Different equitation workouts (figure eight, serpentine, etc.)
Riding with one iron at a time
Riding without feet in stirrup irons at the trot and canter
Horses headset
Attending Horse shows on a regular basis