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Equine Badges

BANDAGING & RUGS - To be able to put on stable bandages, a tail bandage, a rug and roller and a New Zealand rug.

FEEDING - To know the basic rules of feeding and to be able to recognise different foodstuffs.

FIRST AID (EQUINE) - To know how to treat minor wounds and illness. To be able to recognise signs of good/ill health and know about the necessary protection against Tetanus, Flu and Worms.

 

HANDLING & GROOMING - To be able to run up a pony in hand and to tie it up safely. To be able to identify and use all grooming utensils correctly.

LOADING - To be able to load/unload a pony, with assistance, safely into/out of a trailer or horsebox

MUCKING OUT - To be able to name and use stable tools to muck out and to talk about different types of bedding.

 

POINTS OF THE HORSE - To know the points of the horse, colours and markings.

SADDLERY - To be able to name the parts of, and put on a saddle and a snaffle bridle, know about the care and cleaning of same. Be able to identify common bits, i.e. Eggbut/Loose-ring Snaffle, Pelham etc

SHOEING - To know the indications that a pony needs the farrier, what to look for in a newly shod foot, and to know the blacksmith's tools.

RIDING & ROAD SAFETY- To be able to apply the 'Green Cross Code' and Highway Code as a road user.

CARE OF THE HORSES FOOT - To know something of the structure of the horses foot, the need for daily care and some knowledge of the trimming and shoeing process. 

PLAITING - To know the principles of plaiting a mane and tail, know occasions when the horse/pony should be plaited and recognise a well plaited mane and tail.

 

 

LUNGEING - Members must show the ability to sit straight and in balance while on the lunge in walk and trot, with and without reins and stirrups. They should be able to show some simple suppling exercises on the move and rising trot without stirrups.

NATIVE BREEDS - To be able to identify British breeds of horses and ponies, where they originate and their physical characteristics.

 

DRESSAGE ARENAS - To be able to place the letters in, and know the dimensions, of both a long and short arena. 

TACK CLEANING - To know the equipment needed, the importance of a clean bit and be able to undertake a daily and weekly clean.

LORINERY - Aimed at a higher level candidate, this badge looks at all aspects of Lorinery from pre-bitting considerations to bit manufacture.

PERFECT PADDOCK - To know what your pony needs from his paddock, from topics such grass type, fencing and poisonous plants.