Gold
GOLD AWARD 3
OBJECTIVES
- Work towards an effective and balanced seat on the flat and over jumps.
- Know how to behave when riding on the roads and in the countryside
- Understand the requirements of a pony at grass
RIDING AND ROAD SENSE
- Be able to pass the previous tests
- Be able to do mounted exercises in walk and trot
- Be able to walk, trot and canter in an open space
- Know if the pony is cantering on the correct leg
- Be able to jump small grids and a small course of jumps
- Simple mounted games
- Know how to move off on the road
- Name some reflective clothing riders can wear
- Know how to pass other riders
- Know how to ride round corners and turn left and right
HORSEMASTERSHIP
- Be able to pass the previous tests
- Know what to check before turning pony into the field
- Recognize good fencing
- Know how to provide water in the field
- Know the signs of good health
- Know what to feed grass kept ponies
- Know how to groom grass kept ponies
- Know the reasons for shoeing
- Recognize some farriers tools
- Know how a pony moves if he is lame
- Know what protection a pony needs when traveling
- Put on and take off a stable rug
DOWNLOADS
GOLD AWARD 2
OBJECTIVES
- Improve position on the flat and over jumps
- Understand the combined system of keeping ponies
- Understand the requirements of a stabled pony
- Be courteous to other road users
RIDING AND ROAD SENSE
- Be able to pass the previous tests
- Position in walk, trot and canter
- Correct jumping position
- Know how to correct canter leads
- Have control over pony when jumping a small course of jumps in the open, including doubles Mounted games
- Know how to ride in pairs and groups on the road and in the countryside
- Recognise when roads are slippery
- Know how to ride across cross roads
- Name some reflective clothing ponies can wear
HORSEMASTERSHIP
- Be able to pass the previous tests
- Know the names of the stable tools and how they are used
- Describe the ideal stable
- Be able to skip out a loose box
- Know how to cool down a hot pony
- Know how to measure the height of a pony
- Know how much to feed
- Know how to groom a stable kept pony
- Recognize when a pony needs re-shoeing
- Know what to look for in a newly shod foot
- Know how to treat small cuts
- Know some causes of lameness
- Put on a tail bandage
- Put on and take off a New Zealand rug
DOWNLOADS
GOLD AWARD 1
OBJECTIVES
- Be in control of the pony in all paces and over jumps
- Have control over a pony on the roads and in the countryside
- Know how to look after a grass kept pony, or a pony on a combined system
- Know the country lore
RIDING AND ROAD SENSE
- Be able to pass the previous tests
- Hold the reins in one hand
- Exercises in sitting trot without stirrups
- Be able to ride in all paces in a large open space
- Position at gallop
- Mounted games
- Know how to ride across farmland
- Know how to overtake stationary vehicles
- Know how to ride around roundabouts
- Know roads signs and police signals
- Know how to pass hazards
HORSEMASTERSHIP
- Be able to pass the previous tests
- Be able to muck out a loose box and set fair
- Know how to care for a pony working off grass
- Know how to wash down a hot pony
- Know the rules of watering
- Know the rules of feeding
- Know when to give a thorough grooming
- Describe the parts of the foot that can be seen
- Know when a pony is off colour
- Know the symptoms of colic, colds and flu
- Know how to protect against tetanus and flu
- Be able to put on a stable bandage
- Lead a pony in and out of a trailer or horse box
DOWNLOADS
Gold 1 - Riding & Road Sense Assessment Sheet (5.16 kB)- Gold 1 - Horsemastership Assessment Sheet (6.73 kB)
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