BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2096@bankfarmridingschool.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251206T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20301201T110000 DTSTAMP:20260406T144446Z URL:https://bankfarmridingschool.co.uk/events/level-3-group-lesson-2/ SUMMARY:Level 3 Group Lesson DESCRIPTION: \;\nYou will need to Register Add your Rider(s) on https:/ /bankfarmridingschool.ecpro.co.uk\nYou will of had to of been graded to se e what level lessons you can book\nand then you will be able to see what a vailability we have\n \;\nLevel Three\n1. Explain prepare to Canter\n( CHECK POSTIION\, SHORTEN REINS SLIGHTLY\, HALF HALT BUT KEEP LEG ON\, SITT ING TROT\, ASK AS GOING IN TO THE CORNER\, INSIDE BEND FOR CORRECT CANTER LEAD)\n 2. Explain &\; Use Aids to canter\n(SITTING TROT –\n\nLITTLE BIT MORE WEIGHT ON THE INSIDE SEAT BONE YOUR SEAT DRAWS UP THE HIND LEG S TRONG RHYTHM -–\n\nINSIDE LEG ON THE GIRTH ASKS FOR MILD BEND TO PREPARE THE INSIDE LEAD &\; HELPS WITH BALANCE-\n\nINSIDE REIN DOES VERY LITTL E ACTS AS A NECK REIN IT SITS THERE AND PREVENTS HORSE DRIFTING OUT –\n\ n1 TO 3 HALF HALTS BEFORE TRANSITION TO BALANCE WEIGHT TO THE HIND END KEE P LEGS ON FOR IMPULSION AFTER THE HALF HALTS —\n\nOUTSIDE LEG SLIGHTLY B ACK BEHIND THE GIRTH TELLS THEM WHICH LEAD BEHIND\n\nOUTSIDE REIN HELP TO CONTROL SPEED AND KEEP THEM OUT ON THE TRACK)\n3. Figure of 8s\n(2 20M CIR CLES PUT TOGETHER – NO STRAIGHT LINES)\n4. Serpentines\n(NO STRAIGHT LIN ES but when starting to learn a serpentine it is best to rid the straight line then the loop will become better with practice\, LOOPS\, EACH TIME CR OSS OVER THE CENTER LINE SHOULD CHANGE DIAGONAL\, LOOPS EQUAL) (3 LOOP\, 4 LOOP\, 5 LOOPS ECT)\n\n(diagrams are 3 loops serpentine)\n5. Trot 20m cir cles from E &\; B \n6. Balance Canter\n 7. Understand &\; Explain Canter Lead\n(HORSES FRONT INSIDE LEG SHOULD STRIKE OUT FURTHER FORWARD T HAN THE OUTSIDE FRONT LEG\n\nTHEY TAKE OFF WITH THERE OUTSIDE BACK LEG AND LEAD WITH THERE INSIDE FRONT\n\n(THEY CAN BE CORRECT WITH FRONT LEGS AND INCORRECT WITH BACK LEGS WHICH IS CALLED MANY NAMES BUT WE USE THE TERM DI S-UNITED THIS USUALLY FEELS AWFUL\, BUMPY &\; OFF BALANCE. BACK TO TROT AND ASK AGAIN)\n\n(IF THE HORSE IS INCORRECT IN FRONT BACK TO TROT ASK AG AIN)\n 8. Check Canter Lead Whilst mounted\n 9. Walk without stirrups\ n 10. Trot without stirrups\n 11. Adjust Own Stirrups\n 12. Understan d beats of Pace\, Walk\, Trot &\; Canter\n\n WALK IS 4 BEAT EACH FOOT HITS THE GROUND INDEPENDENTLY\n\nThe footfall sequence is:\n\nLeft Hind – Left Front – Right Hind – Right Front.\n\n TROT IS A 2 BEAT FEET GO IN DIAGONAL PAIRS\n\nThe footfall sequence is:\n\nLeft Hind + Right Fro nt – Suspension – Right Hind + Left Front – Suspension\n\n CANTER I S A 3 BEAT 1 PAIR OF FEET STRIKE AND THE OTHER 2 LAND INDEPENDENTLY\n\nRig ht Lead Canter\n\nLeft Hind – Right Hind + Left Front – Right Front – Suspension\n\nLeft Lead Canter\n\nRight Hind – Left Hind + Right Fro nt – Left Front – Suspension\n\n DON’T NEED TO KNOW GALLOP BUT IF T HEY WANT TO KNOW IT IS 4 BEAT SEQUENCE\n\nRight Lead Gallop\n\nLeft Hind – Right Hind – Left Front – Right Front – Suspension\n\nLeft Lead Gallop\n\nRight Hind – Left Hind – Right Front – Left Front – Susp ension\n13.  Position for Level 3\n(VERTICAL LINE EAR- SHOULDER- HIP – HEEL\, EYES UP AND AHEAD\, STRAIGHT LINE FROM ELBOWS SOFT WITH SLIGHT BEND – HAND DOWN THE REIN TO THE HORSES MOUTH\, THUMBS ON TOP POINTING TOWAR DS HORSES EARS\, SIT EQUALLY ARCROSS BOTH SEAT BONES\, RELAX SEAT\, HIPS & amp\; PELVIS\, KNEE &\; THIGH REST LIGHTLY AGAINS SADDLE NOT GRIPPING)\ n 14.  Understand Aids (Natural &\; Artificial)\n\n COMMUNICATION B ETWEEN RIDERS AND HORSE)\n ARTIFICIAL AIDS- MAINLY WHIPS &\; SPURS\n NATURAL AIDS- VOICE\, HANDS\, LEGS\, BODY\, SEAT\n\n(HANDS – COMMUNICATI ON THROUGH REINS TO THE BIT\, SHOULD BE LIGHT FLEXIBLE- USE OF HAND AID MU ST BE USED WITH SEAT\, LEG AIDS- ABOVE HORSES WITHERS LEVEL WITH EACH OTHE R\n\n TURNING – GENTLE SQUEEZING THE REIN ASKS THE HORSE TO TURN HEAD I N THAT DIRECTION\n HALTING –PRESSURE ON BOTH REINS WITH SEAT AND LEG PR OVEDING ENERGY A HALT WILL PRODUCED\n\n(VOICE – WORD\, TONE &\; LENGT H OF TIME THE WORD IS HELD FOR INDICATES UPWARDS/DOWNWARDS TRANSITIONS\n\n UPWARD TRANSITION – EMPHASIS THE LETTER WITH RISE IN TONE TOWARDS END OF WORD\n DOWNWARD TRANSITION – LOWER TONE TOWRDS END OF WORD STRETCH T HE WORD OUT\n COLLECTION – CALM\n\n(SEAT – COLLECTION\, BALANCE\, STE ERING\, FORWARD MOVEMENT\, CONTROL\, STABILITY\n\n SEAT – CENTRAL IN SA DDLE\, EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF WEIGHT OFN SEAT BONES\, ALTER WHEN ASK HORSE T O MOVE DIRECTION\, DO NOT COLLAPSE THROUGH HIP\n HIPS –LEVEL AT ALL TIM ES\, SUPPLE TO ALLOW MOVEMENT ABSORBED THROUGH SEAT\n PELVIS – ABSORD M OVEMENT\, HELPS CONTROL CENTRE OF GRAVITY\, ENCOURANGES HORSE TO ACCELERAT E\n\n(LEGS – USED WITH SEAT &\; HAND TO COMMUNICATE – DIRECTION\, G AIT\, LEVEL OF ACTIVITY\, UPWARD DOWNWARD TRANSITIONS\, LATERAL MOVEMENTS\ n\n ON THE GIRTH – PRODUCES ENERGY/FORWARD MOVEMENT – BOTH LEGS ON TH E GIRTH FORWARD/STRAIGHT\, 1 LEG BEHIND THE GIRTH WILL ASK EITHER CHANGE D IRECTION OR CANTER DEPENDING ON LEVEL OF PRESSURE\n LOWER LEG BEHIND THE GIRTH – ABOUT 2-3 INCHES MORE CONTROL OVER HINDQUARTERS- FORWARD\, BACKW ARD\, DIAGONALLY OR SIDEWAYS MOVEMENTS\, UPWARD TRANSITIONS EG CANTER OR L ATERAL MOVEMENT EG LEG YIELD\, BOTH LEGS BEHIND THE GIRTH CORRECT USE WITH SEAT AND LEGS WILL AID REIN BACK\n\n(WHIP – INSIDE HAND USED TO BACK UP RIDERS LEG AND ENCOURAGE HORSE TO MOVE FORWARD)\n\n(SPURS – ON THE RIDE RS HEEL TO GIVE PRECISE LEG AID ONLY WORN BY EXPERIENCED RIDERS)\n 15. B alance\n16. 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