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:263@bankfarmridingschool.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260104T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260201T110000 DTSTAMP:20260126T202722Z URL:https://bankfarmridingschool.co.uk/events/level-3-group-lesson/ SUMMARY:Level 3 Group Lesson DESCRIPTION:Every Sunday (10:00am - 11:00am)\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 Three\n1. Exp lain prepare to Canter\n(CHECK POSTIION\, SHORTEN REINS SLIGHTLY\, HALF HA LT BUT KEEP LEG ON\, SITTING TROT\, ASK AS GOING IN TO THE CORNER\, INSIDE BEND FOR CORRECT CANTER LEAD)\n 2. Explain &\; Use Aids to canter\n(S ITTING TROT –\n\nLITTLE BIT MORE WEIGHT ON THE INSIDE SEAT BONE YOUR SEA T DRAWS UP THE HIND LEG STRONG RHYTHM -–\n\nINSIDE LEG ON THE GIRTH ASKS FOR MILD BEND TO PREPARE THE INSIDE LEAD &\; HELPS WITH BALANCE-\n\nIN SIDE REIN DOES VERY LITTLE ACTS AS A NECK REIN IT SITS THERE AND PREVENTS HORSE DRIFTING OUT –\n\n1 TO 3 HALF HALTS BEFORE TRANSITION TO BALANCE W EIGHT TO THE HIND END KEEP LEGS ON FOR IMPULSION AFTER THE HALF HALTS —\ n\nOUTSIDE LEG SLIGHTLY BACK 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 CIRCLES PUT TOGETHER – NO STRAIGHT LINES)\n4. Serp entines\n(NO STRAIGHT LINES but when starting to learn a serpentine it is best to rid the straight line then the loop will become better with practi ce\, LOOPS\, EACH TIME CROSS OVER THE CENTER LINE SHOULD CHANGE DIAGONAL\, LOOPS EQUAL) (3 LOOP\, 4 LOOP\, 5 LOOPS ECT)\n\n(diagrams are 3 loops ser pentine)\n5. Trot 20m circles from E &\; B \n6. Balance Canter\n 7.  Understand &\; Explain Canter Lead\n(HORSES FRONT INSIDE LEG SHOULD STR IKE OUT FURTHER FORWARD THAN THE OUTSIDE FRONT LEG\n\nTHEY TAKE OFF WITH T HERE OUTSIDE BACK LEG AND LEAD WITH THERE INSIDE FRONT\n\n(THEY CAN BE COR RECT WITH FRONT LEGS AND INCORRECT WITH BACK LEGS WHICH IS CALLED MANY NAM ES BUT WE USE THE TERM DIS-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 AGAIN)\n 8. Check Canter Lead Whilst mounted\n 9 . Walk without stirrups\n 10. Trot without stirrups\n 11. Adjust Own Stirrups\n 12. Understand beats of Pace\, Walk\, Trot &\; Canter\n\n WALK IS 4 BEAT EACH FOOT HITS THE GROUND INDEPENDENTLY\n\nThe footfall seq uence 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 Front – Suspension – Right Hind + Left Front – S uspension\n\n CANTER IS A 3 BEAT 1 PAIR OF FEET STRIKE AND THE OTHER 2 LA ND INDEPENDENTLY\n\nRight Lead Canter\n\nLeft Hind – Right Hind + Left F ront – Right Front – Suspension\n\nLeft Lead Canter\n\nRight Hind – Left Hind + Right Front – Left Front – Suspension\n\n DON’T NEED TO KNOW GALLOP BUT IF THEY WANT TO KNOW IT IS 4 BEAT SEQUENCE\n\nRight Lead Gallop\n\nLeft Hind – Right Hind – Left Front – Right Front – Susp ension\n\nLeft Lead Gallop\n\nRight Hind – Left Hind – Right Front – Left Front – Suspension\n13.  Position for Level 3\n(VERTICAL LINE EAR - SHOULDER- HIP – HEEL\, EYES UP AND AHEAD\, STRAIGHT LINE FROM ELBOWS S OFT WITH SLIGHT BEND – HAND DOWN THE REIN TO THE HORSES MOUTH\, THUMBS O N TOP POINTING TOWARDS HORSES EARS\, SIT EQUALLY ARCROSS BOTH SEAT BONES\, RELAX SEAT\, HIPS &\; PELVIS\, KNEE &\; THIGH REST LIGHTLY AGAINS S ADDLE NOT GRIPPING)\n 14.  Understand Aids (Natural &\; Artificial)\ n\n COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RIDERS AND HORSE)\n ARTIFICIAL AIDS- MAINLY WH IPS &\; SPURS\n NATURAL AIDS- VOICE\, HANDS\, LEGS\, BODY\, SEAT\n\n(H ANDS – COMMUNICATION THROUGH REINS TO THE BIT\, SHOULD BE LIGHT FLEXIBLE - USE OF HAND AID MUST BE USED WITH SEAT\, LEG AIDS- ABOVE HORSES WITHERS LEVEL WITH EACH OTHER\n\n TURNING – GENTLE SQUEEZING THE REIN ASKS THE HORSE TO TURN HEAD IN THAT DIRECTION\n HALTING –PRESSURE ON BOTH REINS WITH SEAT AND LEG PROVEDING ENERGY A HALT WILL PRODUCED\n\n(VOICE – WORD \, TONE &\; LENGTH OF TIME THE WORD IS HELD FOR INDICATES UPWARDS/DOWNW ARDS TRANSITIONS\n\n UPWARD TRANSITION – EMPHASIS THE LETTER WITH RISE IN TONE TOWARDS END OF WORD\n DOWNWARD TRANSITION – LOWER TONE TOWRDS E ND OF WORD STRETCH THE WORD OUT\n COLLECTION – CALM\n\n(SEAT – COLLEC TION\, BALANCE\, STEERING\, FORWARD MOVEMENT\, CONTROL\, STABILITY\n\n SE AT – CENTRAL IN SADDLE\, EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF WEIGHT OFN SEAT BONES\, AL TER WHEN ASK HORSE TO MOVE DIRECTION\, DO NOT COLLAPSE THROUGH HIP\n HIPS –LEVEL AT ALL TIMES\, SUPPLE TO ALLOW MOVEMENT ABSORBED THROUGH SEAT\n PELVIS – ABSORD MOVEMENT\, HELPS CONTROL CENTRE OF GRAVITY\, ENCOURANGE S HORSE TO ACCELERATE\n\n(LEGS – USED WITH SEAT &\; HAND TO COMMUNICA TE – DIRECTION\, GAIT\, LEVEL OF ACTIVITY\, UPWARD DOWNWARD TRANSITIONS\ , LATERAL MOVEMENTS\n\n ON THE GIRTH – PRODUCES ENERGY/FORWARD MOVEMENT – BOTH LEGS ON THE GIRTH FORWARD/STRAIGHT\, 1 LEG BEHIND THE GIRTH WILL ASK EITHER CHANGE DIRECTION OR CANTER DEPENDING ON LEVEL OF PRESSURE\n L OWER LEG BEHIND THE GIRTH – ABOUT 2-3 INCHES MORE CONTROL OVER HINDQUART ERS- FORWARD\, BACKWARD\, DIAGONALLY OR SIDEWAYS MOVEMENTS\, UPWARD TRANSI TIONS EG CANTER OR LATERAL MOVEMENT EG LEG YIELD\, BOTH LEGS BEHIND THE GI RTH 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(S PURS – ON THE RIDERS HEEL TO GIVE PRECISE LEG AID ONLY WORN BY EXPERIENC ED RIDERS)\n 15. Balance\n16. 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