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:787@bankfarmridingschool.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260104T114500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260201T124500 DTSTAMP:20260126T202906Z URL:https://bankfarmridingschool.co.uk/events/level-4-5-group-lesson/ SUMMARY:Level 4/5 Group Lesson DESCRIPTION:Every Sunday (11:45am - 12:45pm)\nYou will need to Register Add your Rider(s) on https://bankfarmridingschool.ecpro.co.uk and then you wi ll be able to see what availability we have\n \;\nLevel Four\n1. Conti nue working on Balanced Cantering \n2. Trotting Pole without stirrups \n 3. 7 phases of jumping\n\n (TURN -APPROARCH-TAKE OFF-FLIGHT-LAND-GET-AWAY - 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 CHANNELING HORSE FORWARD – BETWEEN HAND &\; LEG TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT LINE – M AINTAIN IMPULSION &\; BALANCE\n 3. TAKE OFF – POINT WHICH HORSE GAT HERS HINDLEGS UNDERNEATH ITS BODY &\; STARTS TO LIFT FOREHAND – LOWER LEG SECURELY WRAPPED ROUND – MAINTAIN ENERGY &\; FORWARDNESS – HAN DS 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 JUMPIN G POSITION\, UPPER BODY LOWERED\, SEAT SLIPPED TO BACK OF SADDLE – HANDS ALLOW STRETCH THE NECK\, BACK &\; BODY GIVES FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT\, WHI LE MAINTAINING LIGHT CONTACT – LOWER LEG STAYS SECURELY WRAPPED AROUND M AINTAIN BALANCE\n 5. LAND – HORSE STRETCHES OUT &\; EXTENDS FORELE GS READY TO LAND – HORSE SHOULD LAND ON FORELEG WANTING THE CANTER LEAD ON – UPPER BODY COMES BACK UP – MAINTAIN CONTACT – LEGS REMAIN IN PO STION – LOOK AHEAD\n 6. GET AWAY  ­­- MOVING AWAY FROM THE JUMP TO THE NEXT – MAKE SURE HORSE IS BALANCED\, PLENTY OF ENERGY &\; IMPULS ION- CORRECT CANTER LEAD – LEGS SECURE\n 7. TURN –  TURNS AWAY FRO M 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 Voltes\ n\n DEMI VOLTE – ½ 10 MENTRE CIRCLE TO THE CENTRE LINE THEN A DIAGONAL LINE BACK TO THE TRACK TO CHANGE THE REIN\n REVERSE DEMI VOLTE – DIAGO NAL LINE TO CENTRE LINE LETTER THEN ½ 10 METRE CIRCLE BACK TO THE TRACK T O 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 STEADY P RESSURE ON REINS – SIT UP STRAIGHT \n PRESSURE PLACED 3-4 INCHS BEHIND THE GIRTH WITH YOUR OUTSIDE LEG – HORSE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE PRESSUR E\, HORSES HIND LEGS WILL MOVE IN FRONT &\; ACROSS THE OTHER HIND LEG\, THE OPPOSITE FRONT LEG TO YOUR PRESSURE LEG WILL ALSO MOVE AROUND THE OTH ER FRONT LEG WILL STAY STILL \n YOUR OTHER LEG (INSIDE) SHOULD BE KEPT S TEADY SO TO KEEP YOUR BALANCE AND STOP THE HORSE TRYING TO TURN TOO QUICKL Y \n REINS TO CONTROL FRONT OF HORSE – GOOD CONTROL PREVENTS YOUR HORS E MOVING FORWARDS – OUTSIDE HAND LIFT UP AND BACK TO FLEX HORSES NECK SL IGHTLY IN THE DIRECTION OF TURN\, FLEX UNTIL YOU CAN SEE CORNER OF EYE – USE OTHER REIN FOR SUPPORT TO KEEP HORSE FROM MOVING FORWARDS\, OUTSIDE R EIN CLOSE TO NECK   \n HALF HALT EACH STEP UNTIL COMPLETE TURN 180 DEG REES – POSITVIE PRAISE AFTER \n TURNING RIGHT RIGHT LEG BACK – RIGHT REIN FLEX \n TURNING LEFT LEFT LEG BACK – LEFT REIN FLEX\n\n8. 15m ci rcles in walk  (A&\;C)\n9. 10m circles in walk (A&\;C)  \n10. Li ghten seat \nINVOLVES STANDING ON YOUR OWN 2 FEET WHILE WORKING YOUR HORS E – BALANCE YOURSELF\, NO LEANING\, HOLDING ON CROUCHING DOWN ON NECK – CLEARANCE BETWEEN BOTTOM AND SADDLE – ALLOWS HORSE TO MOVE MORE FREE LY – IMPROVES BALANCE\, FITNESS AND COORDINATION- FEET CORRECTLY POSITIO NED IN STIRRUP\, ALLOWS ANKLES\, KNEES &\; HIPS BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE S HOCK ABSORBERS – ENGAGE YOUR CORE (TUMMY MUSCLES) – STRAIGHT BACK – HANDS &\; ARMS INDEPENDENT KEEP CONTACT\n11. Jumping Position \nTHIS I NVOLVES THE RIDER CENTERED OVER HIS/HER FEET – STIRRUP LEATHERS 90 DEGRE E ANGLE TO THE GROUND\, CONTINUING A LINE UPWARDS FROM THE STIRRUP LEATHER S- THE HEAD\, SHOULDERS &\; KNEES FALL IN FRONT OF THE LINE – HIPS FA LL BEHIND IT\n\n LEG HANG DOWNSIDE EVEN CONTACT ALONG WHOLE LENGTH – IN NER THIGH\, KNEE &\; CALF – WEIGHT ALONG BACK OF LEG INTO HEEL FLEXIB LE ANKLE \n SEAT\, HIPS &\; THIGHS –WEIGHT TOWARDS PELVIS\, ENOUGH WEIGHT IN STIRRUP TO SUSPEND IN THE AIR OVER THE SADDLE – HIPS NOT TOO F AR FORWARD IT CHANGES THE BALANCE –HIPS\, FLEXIBLE\, MOVE BACKWARDS\, BE TWEEN FENCES THE THIGHS TAKE UP WEIGHT OF RIDER NOT THE SEAT BONES\n UPPE R BODY\, SHOULDERS\, HEAD\, TRUNK – LOOK UP IN DIRECTION YOU ARE GOING – BACK FLAT – OPEN CHEST – SHOULDERS OPEN \n RELEASE – GRAB MANE OR SLIDE HANDS UP CREST AS TAKE OFF\n\n12. Single Fence Jumping  \n13.  Be able to check &\; adjust girth while mounted  \n14. Understand &\; Explain Impulsion\nMOVEMENT OF HOESE – FORWARD AND CONTROLLED POW ER – EFFECTIVE USE OF POWER IN THE HIND QUARTERS – TO ACHIEVE A HORSE MUST NOT USE SPEED BUT USE MUSCLUAR CONTROL – HORSE RELAXED BACK WILL AL LOW HINDQUARTERS TO COME WELL UNDER ITS BODY AND THIS IS CALLED “ENGAGED ”.\n15. Understand Half halt &\; when Used \n(A SPONGE EFFECT ON TH E REIN(S))\n16. Trotting Poles \n17. Canter Poles\n18. Raised Trotting Po les \nTO BUILD UP MUSCLE ON TOP LINE SHOULDERS AND BACK – MORE FLEXIBLE – ENCOURAGES LEGS TO LIFT OVER JUMPS\n19. Balance for Level 4\n20. Posi tion for Level 4\n21. More Changes of Reins &\; Other Movements  \n22 . Continue Perfecting school movements and changes of reins learnt in pre vious Levels \n23. Canter 20m Circles\n24. Start Strides\n25. 15m circl es in Trot (A&\;C)\n26. 10m circles in Trot (A&\;C)\n27. Canter wit hout Stirrups\n28. Acute Transitions\n29. Confidence\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \;\nLevel Five\n1. Jump combina tions \n2. Gird work \n3. Knowledge of strides &\; Jumping Strides\n& nbsp\;\n4. 15m circles in trot\n \;\n5. 10m circles in trot\n6. Shallo w loops\n7. Poles in canter\n\n\n\nGait\nFeet\nBoot Lengths\nSteps\n\n\nWa lk\n2.5′ – 3′\n3 – 4\n1 normal\n\n\nTrot\n3.5′ – 4′\n4.5 – 5\n1 large\n\n\nCanter\n9′ – 12′\n12 – 16\n3 normal steps\n(9′ stride)or4 normal steps\n(12′ stride)\n\n\n\n8. Rein Back \nESTABLISH H ALT – SEAT REMAIN IMMOBILE – LEGS ASK HORSE TO KEEP CONTACT WITH BIT – KEEP REIN CONTACT SOFT – MOVE BOTH LEGS BACK FROM HIP – KEEP WEIGH DOWN THROUGH BACK AND SEAT – ASK TO MOVE BACK\, LEG\, SEAT &\; REIN – WITH SEAT PRESS BACKWARDS\, UPPER BODY STAYS TALL THIS ASKS THE HORSE TO LOWER HIS CROUP AND MOVE BACK – LEG AND REIN WORK IN ALTERNATE PAIRS\ , LEG REIN 1 SIDE ASK THEN THE OTHER SIDE\, HORSE WILL MOVE BACK IN DIAGON AL PAIRS – RELEASE PRESSURE AND THEN ASK THEM TO MOVE FORWARDS AGAIN\n9. Aids of a circle\n\n INSIDE LEG — ON GIRTH — KEEPS IMPULSION – ENG AGES INSIDE HIND LEG – ASKS FOR BEND \n OUTSIDE LEG – SLIGHTLY BEHIN D THE GIRTH – CONTROLS HINDQUARTERS STOPS THEM FALLING OUT – GENERATES FORWARD MOVEMENT \n INSIDE HAND – BEND THROUGH HORSES NECK \n OUTSI DE HAND – CONTROLS PACE – PREVENTS NECK OVER BENDING – PREVENTS HORS E FALLING OUT THROUGH SHOULDERS\n HIPS &\; SHOULDERS PARALLEL WITH HOR SES SHOULDERS – BODY UPRIGHT – LOOK AHEAD ROUND THE CIRCLE\n\n10. Can ter without Stirrups \n11. Continue Perfecting Jumping Position \n12. Co ntinue Perfecting Lighten Seat \n13. Leg Yield\nEASIEST WAY FROM ¾ LINE BACK TO THE TRACK – HELPS DEVELOP FEEL &\; COORDINAITON — FORWARD & amp\; SIDEWAYS – BODY REMAINS STRAIGHT –INSIDE FEET STEP REGULARLY &am p\; EVENLY INFRONT &\; ACROSS THE OUTSIDE FEET— RIDING ON 2 TRACKS\n\ n TURN ON TO ¾ LINE – FEW STEPS STRAIGHT\n MOVE WEIGHT IN TO INSIDE S EAT BONE \n\n\n INSIDE LEG SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE GIRTH –PUSH THE HORSES QAURTERS FORWARDS &\; SIDWAYS TOWARDS THE TRACK \n OUTSIDE LEG ON THE GIRTH BUT IF THE HORSE STARTS TO LEAD WITH ITS QUARTERS MOVE THE OUTSIDE LEG BACK A LITTLE ALSO HELPS KEEP MOVING FORWARDS \n INSIDE REIN – SLI GHT FLEXION TO INSIDE \n OUTSIDE REIN KEEPS HORSE STRAIGHT – PREVENTS TOO MUCH NECK BEND – CONTROL OUTSIDE SHOULDER\n AS HIT THE TRACK – RE MOVE FLEXION AND MAKE HORSE STRAIGHT  \n\n14. Shoulder In \nHIND LEGS ON LINE OF TRAVEL\, SHOULDERS DISPLACED INSIDE — 3 TRACKS – OUTSIDE HI ND LEG TRACKS ALONG WALL\, INSIDE HIND LEG &\; OUTSIDE FORELEG ON SAME TRACK PARALLEL TO WALL\, INSIDE FORELEG ON INNER TRACK PARALLEL TO WALL — BENDING BODY AROUND RIDERS INSIDE LEG WITH POLL FLEXED TO THE INSIDE – AWAY FROM THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL) KEEP RHYTHMIC\, RELAXED\, CONNECTE D &\; WITH SOME IMPULSION – UNDERSTANDE AIDS FOR LEG YEILDING — HOR SE MUST BEND CORRECTLY ON A 10M CIRCLE ASWELL \n\n Start with a 10-meter circle\n Inside rein leads the shoulders (and neck) off the wall while t he inside leg pushes the rib cage and inside hind into the outside rein\, which catches the shoulder and produces the half halt. The outside leg beh ind the girth keeps the haunches from falling out.\n Weight equal on both sides\,Horse follows your weight. If you sit to the inside too much\, the horse might move in that direction and off the wall.\n Your shoulders an d hips should be turned inside slightly parallel to the horse’s shoulder s so the outside hip and shoulder move forward\n Horses shoulders should be on the wall at the end of the movement from the inside leg. Don’t sta y in the shoulder-in for too long. There is no test that has the exercise ridden for more than half the long side (30 meters).\n\n15. Dressage test s \n16. Course work\n17. Flying Changes \n\n\n\n\n\n\nASKING FOR LEFT F LYING CHANGE \n\n SEAT – RIGHT SEAT BONE FORWARDS TOWARDS HORSES RIGHT EAR \n RIGHT LEG – CLOSE RIGHT LEG ON GIRTH ASK HORSE TO GO FORWARDS DURING CHANGE \n LEFT LEG – MOVE LEFT LEG BEHIND THE GIRTH SIGNAL NEW OUTSIDE HIND LEG TO STRIKE OFF INTO NEW LEAD – QUICK AID \n LEFT REIN – CLOSE LEFT HAND IN A FIST TO KEEP LEFT HIND LEG ON GROUND AND MAINTAIN UPHILL BALANCE \n RIGHT REIN – SOFTEN RIGHT REIN SO NOT TO BLOCK NEW INSIDE FRONT LEG FROM COMING FORWARD\n\n18. Turn on the Forehand\n\n HAL T\, TO STOP FORWARD MOVEMENT APPLY STEADY PRESSURE ON REINS – SIT UP STR AIGHT \n PRESSURE PLACED 3-4 INCHS BEHIND THE GIRTH WITH YOUR OUTSIDE LE G – HORSE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE PRESSURE\, HORSES HIND LEGS WILL MOVE IN FRONT &\; ACROSS THE OTHER HIND 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 A ND STOP THE HORSE TRYING TO TURN TOO QUICKLY \n REINS TO CONTROL FRONT O F HORSE – GOOD CONTROL PREVENTS YOUR HORSE MOVING FORWARDS – OUTSIDE H AND 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\, OUTSIDE REIN CLOSE TO NECK   \n HALF HALT EACH STEP UNTIL COMPLETE TURN 180 DEGREES – POSITVIE PRAISE AFTER  \n\n\n TURNING RIGHT RIGHT LEG BACK – RIGHT REIN FLEX \n TURNING LE FT LEFT LEG BACK – LEFT REIN FLEX \n\n19. Outline\nCORRECT OUTLINE IS OUTCOME OF BUILD UP OF CORRECT MUSCLE – BENEFITS OF BEING RIDDEN IN THIS FRAME\, NEEDS TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY\, MOVE FREELY IN CONTACT\, BACK RAI SED &\; SUPPLE\, NECK EXTEND IN LIGHT ARCH FROM WITHER TO POLL WITH NOS E JUST IN FRONT OF THE VERTICAL.\n\nBalance\n\n Aim to maintain a light r ein contact to encourage the horse to stay in balance. Horse who is unbala nced and in particular heavy on their forehand will lean on the bit and th e reins pulling the rider’s arms forward.\n\nStretching\n\n When the ri der moves their hands in a forward direction combined with the use of thei r leg and seat pushing\, the horse to remain engaged through their hindqua rters and light on the bit thereby allowing the rider to open out the hors es neck and frame.\n Stretching can be used when asking for free walk on a long rein or when opening the horses stride out\, for example when ridin g lengthened strides.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20. Footfall \n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n21. Acute Transitions\n22. Bala nce  \n23. Position\n24. Self Confidence \n25. Helping the Horse\n26. C onfidence and ALL horses within the Riding School   \n\n\n\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR