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:3144@bankfarmridingschool.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251206T151500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20301130T161500 DTSTAMP:20260406T143127Z URL:https://bankfarmridingschool.co.uk/events/level-3-group-lesson-3/ SUMMARY:Level 4 Group Lesson DESCRIPTION:Every Saturday (3:15pm - 4:15pm)\nYou will need to Register Add your Rider(s) on https://bankfarmridingschool.ecpro.co.uk\nYou will of ha d to of been graded to see what level lessons you can book\nand then you w ill be able to see what availability we have\n \;\nLevel Four\n1. Cont inue working on Balanced Cantering \n2. Trotting Pole without stirrups \ n3. 7 phases of jumping\n\n (TURN -APPROARCH-TAKE OFF-FLIGHT-LAND-GET-AWA Y- TURN)\n REMAIN BALANCED\n IMPULSION\n POSITION – OPEN SHOULDERS ON TURN \n 1. TURN  – ACCURATELY – LINE UP WITH CENTRE – SIT UP – LOOK AHEAD – RIDE LEG TO HAND – KEEP BALANCED RHYTHM – IMPULSION \n  2. APPROACH  – CENTRE OF JUMP – SIT UP – LOOK AHEAD CHANNEL ING HORSE FORWARD – BETWEEN HAND &\; LEG TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT LINE – MAINTAIN IMPULSION &\; BALANCE\n 3. TAKE OFF – POINT WHICH HORS E GATHERS HINDLEGS UNDERNEATH ITS BODY &\; STARTS TO LIFT FOREHAND – LOWER LEG SECURELY WRAPPED ROUND – MAINTAIN ENERGY &\; FORWARDNESS – HANDS FOLLOW MOVEMENT OF HORSES HEAD NECK BUT MAINTAIN CONTACT THROUGH REIN – LOOK AHEAD\n 4. FLIGHT – IN THE AIR – FOREHAND WELL LIFTED\ , BACK WELL ROUNDED\, FORELEGS &\; HINDLEGS TUCKED UP – FOLDED IN TO JUMPING POSITION\, UPPER BODY LOWERED\, SEAT SLIPPED TO BACK OF SADDLE – HANDS ALLOW STRETCH THE NECK\, BACK &\; BODY GIVES FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT \, WHILE MAINTAINING LIGHT CONTACT – LOWER LEG STAYS SECURELY WRAPPED AR OUND MAINTAIN BALANCE\n 5. LAND – HORSE STRETCHES OUT &\; EXTENDS FORELEGS READY TO LAND – HORSE SHOULD LAND ON FORELEG WANTING THE CANTER LEAD ON – UPPER BODY COMES BACK UP – MAINTAIN CONTACT – LEGS REMAIN IN POSTION – LOOK AHEAD\n 6. GET AWAY  ­­- MOVING AWAY FROM THE J UMP TO THE NEXT – MAKE SURE HORSE IS BALANCED\, PLENTY OF ENERGY &\; IMPULSION- CORRECT CANTER LEAD – LEGS SECURE\n 7. TURN –  TURNS AW AY FROM ONE FENCE TO ANOTHER THIS STAGE STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN OR IF SINGLE FENCE STAY STRAIGHT\n\n4/5. Able Ride A Demi Voltes &\; Reverse Demi V oltes\n\n DEMI VOLTE – ½ 10 MENTRE CIRCLE TO THE CENTRE LINE THEN A DI AGONAL LINE BACK TO THE TRACK TO CHANGE THE REIN\n REVERSE DEMI VOLTE – DIAGONAL LINE TO CENTRE LINE LETTER THEN ½ 10 METRE CIRCLE BACK TO THE T RACK TO CHANGE THE REIN \n\n6. 2X ½ 10 metre Circles to change the rein   \n7. Turn on the Forehand\n\n HALT\, TO STOP FORWARD MOVEMENT APPLY S TEADY PRESSURE ON REINS – SIT UP STRAIGHT \n PRESSURE PLACED 3-4 INCHS BEHIND THE GIRTH WITH YOUR OUTSIDE LEG – HORSE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE PRESSURE\, HORSES HIND LEGS WILL MOVE IN FRONT &\; ACROSS THE OTHER HIN D LEG\, THE OPPOSITE FRONT LEG TO YOUR PRESSURE LEG WILL ALSO MOVE AROUND THE OTHER FRONT LEG WILL STAY STILL \n YOUR OTHER LEG (INSIDE) SHOULD BE KEPT STEADY SO TO KEEP YOUR BALANCE AND STOP THE HORSE TRYING TO TURN TOO QUICKLY \n REINS TO CONTROL FRONT OF HORSE – GOOD CONTROL PREVENTS YO UR HORSE MOVING FORWARDS – OUTSIDE HAND LIFT UP AND BACK TO FLEX HORSES NECK SLIGHTLY IN THE DIRECTION OF TURN\, FLEX UNTIL YOU CAN SEE CORNER OF EYE – USE OTHER REIN FOR SUPPORT TO KEEP HORSE FROM MOVING FORWARDS\, OU TSIDE REIN CLOSE TO NECK   \n HALF HALT EACH STEP UNTIL COMPLETE TURN 180 DEGREES – POSITVIE PRAISE AFTER \n TURNING RIGHT RIGHT LEG BACK – RIGHT REIN FLEX \n TURNING LEFT LEFT LEG BACK – LEFT REIN FLEX\n\n 8. 15m circles in walk  (A&\;C)\n9. 10m circles in walk (A&\;C)   \n10. Lighten seat \nINVOLVES STANDING ON YOUR OWN 2 FEET WHILE WORKING YOUR HORSE – BALANCE YOURSELF\, NO LEANING\, HOLDING ON CROUCHING DOWN ON NECK – CLEARANCE BETWEEN BOTTOM AND SADDLE – ALLOWS HORSE TO MOVE M ORE FREELY – IMPROVES BALANCE\, FITNESS AND COORDINATION- FEET CORRECTLY POSITIONED IN STIRRUP\, ALLOWS ANKLES\, KNEES &\; HIPS BECOME MORE EFF ECTIVE SHOCK ABSORBERS – ENGAGE YOUR CORE (TUMMY MUSCLES) – STRAIGHT B ACK – HANDS &\; ARMS INDEPENDENT KEEP CONTACT\n11. Jumping Position  \nTHIS INVOLVES THE RIDER CENTERED OVER HIS/HER FEET – STIRRUP LEATHERS 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE GROUND\, CONTINUING A LINE UPWARDS FROM THE STIRRUP LEATHERS- THE HEAD\, SHOULDERS &\; KNEES FALL IN FRONT OF THE LINE – HIPS FALL BEHIND IT\n\n LEG HANG DOWNSIDE EVEN CONTACT ALONG WHOLE LENGT H – INNER THIGH\, KNEE &\; CALF – WEIGHT ALONG BACK OF LEG INTO HEE L FLEXIBLE ANKLE \n SEAT\, HIPS &\; THIGHS –WEIGHT TOWARDS PELVIS\, ENOUGH WEIGHT IN STIRRUP TO SUSPEND IN THE AIR OVER THE SADDLE – HIPS N OT TOO FAR FORWARD IT CHANGES THE BALANCE –HIPS\, FLEXIBLE\, MOVE BACKWA RDS\, BETWEEN FENCES THE THIGHS TAKE UP WEIGHT OF RIDER NOT THE SEAT BONES \n UPPER BODY\, SHOULDERS\, HEAD\, TRUNK – LOOK UP IN DIRECTION YOU ARE GOING – BACK FLAT – OPEN CHEST – SHOULDERS OPEN \n RELEASE – GR AB MANE OR SLIDE HANDS UP CREST AS TAKE OFF\n\n12. Single Fence Jumping   \n13. Be able to check &\; adjust girth while mounted  \n14. Unde rstand &\; Explain Impulsion\nMOVEMENT OF HOESE – FORWARD AND CONTROL LED POWER – EFFECTIVE USE OF POWER IN THE HIND QUARTERS – TO ACHIEVE A HORSE MUST NOT USE SPEED BUT USE MUSCLUAR CONTROL – HORSE RELAXED BACK WILL ALLOW HINDQUARTERS TO COME WELL UNDER ITS BODY AND THIS IS CALLED “ ENGAGED”.\n15. Understand Half halt &\; when Used \n(A SPONGE EFFEC T ON THE REIN(S))\n16. Trotting Poles \n17. Canter Poles\n18. Raised Trot ting Poles \nTO BUILD UP MUSCLE ON TOP LINE SHOULDERS AND BACK – MORE F LEXIBLE – ENCOURAGES LEGS TO LIFT OVER JUMPS\n19. Balance for Level 4\n2 0. Position for Level 4\n21. More Changes of Reins &\; Other Movements   \n22. Continue Perfecting school movements and changes of reins learnt in previous Levels \n23. Canter 20m Circles\n24. Start Strides\n25. 1 5m circles in Trot (A&\;C)\n26. 10m circles in Trot (A&\;C)\n27. Ca nter without Stirrups\n28. Acute Transitions\n29. 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