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:2882@bankfarmridingschool.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251207T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20301201T100000 DTSTAMP:20260620T070022Z URL:https://bankfarmridingschool.co.uk/events/level-4-group-lesson/ SUMMARY:Level 4 Group Lesson DESCRIPTION: \;\nYou will need to Register Add your Rider(s) on https:/ /bankfarmridingschool.ecpro.co.uk and then you will be able to see what av ailability we have\n \;\nLevel Four\n1. Continue working on Balanced C antering \n2. Trotting Pole without stirrups \n3. 7 phases of jumping\n\ n (TURN -APPROARCH-TAKE OFF-FLIGHT-LAND-GET-AWAY- TURN)\n REMAIN BALANCE D\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  – CE NTRE OF JUMP – SIT UP – LOOK AHEAD CHANNELING HORSE FORWARD – BETWEE N HAND &\; LEG TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT LINE – MAINTAIN IMPULSION &\; BALANCE\n 3. TAKE OFF – POINT WHICH HORSE GATHERS HINDLEGS UNDERNEATH ITS BODY &\; STARTS TO LIFT FOREHAND – LOWER LEG SECURELY WRAPPED ROU ND – MAINTAIN ENERGY &\; FORWARDNESS – HANDS FOLLOW MOVEMENT OF HOR SES HEAD NECK BUT MAINTAIN CONTACT THROUGH REIN – LOOK AHEAD\n 4. FLIGH T – IN THE AIR – FOREHAND WELL LIFTED\, BACK WELL ROUNDED\, FORELEGS & amp\; HINDLEGS TUCKED UP – FOLDED IN TO JUMPING POSITION\, UPPER BODY LO WERED\, SEAT SLIPPED TO BACK OF SADDLE – HANDS ALLOW STRETCH THE NECK\, BACK &\; BODY GIVES FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT\, WHILE MAINTAINING LIGHT CONTA CT – LOWER LEG STAYS SECURELY WRAPPED AROUND MAINTAIN BALANCE\n 5. LAN D – HORSE STRETCHES OUT &\; EXTENDS FORELEGS READY TO LAND – HORSE SHOULD LAND ON FORELEG WANTING THE CANTER LEAD ON – UPPER BODY COMES BA CK UP – MAINTAIN CONTACT – LEGS REMAIN IN POSTION – LOOK AHEAD\n 6.  GET AWAY  ­­- MOVING AWAY FROM THE JUMP TO THE NEXT – MAKE SURE HO RSE IS BALANCED\, PLENTY OF ENERGY &\; IMPULSION- CORRECT CANTER LEAD – LEGS SECURE\n 7. TURN –  TURNS AWAY FROM ONE FENCE TO ANOTHER TH IS STAGE STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN OR IF SINGLE FENCE STAY STRAIGHT\n\n4/5. Ab le 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 T O CHANGE THE REIN\n REVERSE DEMI VOLTE – DIAGONAL LINE TO CENTRE LINE L ETTER THEN ½ 10 METRE CIRCLE BACK TO THE TRACK 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 STEADY PRESSURE ON REINS – SIT UP STRAIGHT \n PRESSURE PLACED 3-4 INCHS BEHIND THE GIRTH WITH YOUR OUTS IDE LEG – HORSE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE PRESSURE\, HORSES HIND LEGS WILL MOVE IN FRONT &\; ACROSS THE OTHER HIND LEG\, THE OPPOSITE FRONT LEG T O YOUR PRESSURE LEG WILL ALSO MOVE AROUND THE OTHER FRONT LEG WILL STAY ST ILL \n YOUR OTHER LEG (INSIDE) SHOULD BE KEPT STEADY SO TO KEEP YOUR BAL ANCE AND STOP THE HORSE TRYING TO TURN TOO QUICKLY \n REINS TO CONTROL F RONT OF HORSE – GOOD CONTROL PREVENTS YOUR HORSE MOVING FORWARDS – OUT SIDE HAND LIFT UP AND BACK TO FLEX HORSES NECK SLIGHTLY IN THE DIRECTION O F TURN\, FLEX UNTIL YOU CAN SEE CORNER OF EYE – USE OTHER REIN FOR SUPPO RT 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 TURNING RIGHT RIGHT LEG BACK – RIGHT REIN FLEX \n TURNING L EFT LEFT LEG BACK – LEFT REIN FLEX\n\n8. 15m circles in walk  (A&\; C)\n9. 10m circles in walk (A&\;C)  \n10. Lighten seat \nINVOLVES ST ANDING ON YOUR OWN 2 FEET WHILE WORKING YOUR HORSE – BALANCE YOURSELF\, NO LEANING\, HOLDING ON CROUCHING DOWN ON NECK – CLEARANCE BETWEEN BOTTO M AND SADDLE – ALLOWS HORSE TO MOVE MORE FREELY – IMPROVES BALANCE\, F ITNESS AND COORDINATION- FEET CORRECTLY POSITIONED IN STIRRUP\, ALLOWS ANK LES\, KNEES &\; HIPS BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE SHOCK ABSORBERS – ENGAGE Y OUR CORE (TUMMY MUSCLES) – STRAIGHT BACK – HANDS &\; ARMS INDEPENDE NT KEEP CONTACT\n11. Jumping Position \nTHIS INVOLVES THE RIDER CENTERED OVER HIS/HER FEET – STIRRUP LEATHERS 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE GROUND\, CON TINUING A LINE UPWARDS FROM THE STIRRUP LEATHERS- THE HEAD\, SHOULDERS &am p\; KNEES FALL IN FRONT OF THE LINE – HIPS FALL BEHIND IT\n\n LEG HANG DOWNSIDE EVEN CONTACT ALONG WHOLE LENGTH – INNER THIGH\, KNEE &\; CAL F – WEIGHT ALONG BACK OF LEG INTO HEEL FLEXIBLE ANKLE \n SEAT\, HIPS & amp\; THIGHS –WEIGHT TOWARDS PELVIS\, ENOUGH WEIGHT IN STIRRUP TO SUSPEN D IN THE AIR OVER THE SADDLE – HIPS NOT TOO FAR FORWARD IT CHANGES THE B ALANCE –HIPS\, FLEXIBLE\, MOVE BACKWARDS\, BETWEEN FENCES THE THIGHS TAK E 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 – GRAB MANE OR SLIDE HANDS UP CREST AS TAKE OFF\n\n12. Single Fence Jumping  \n13. Be able to check &\; adj ust girth while mounted  \n14. Understand &\; Explain Impulsion\nMOV EMENT OF HOESE – FORWARD AND CONTROLLED POWER – EFFECTIVE USE OF POWER IN THE HIND QUARTERS – TO ACHIEVE A HORSE MUST NOT USE SPEED BUT USE MU SCLUAR CONTROL – HORSE RELAXED BACK WILL ALLOW HINDQUARTERS TO COME WELL UNDER ITS BODY AND THIS IS CALLED “ENGAGED”.\n15. Understand Half ha lt &\; when Used \n(A SPONGE EFFECT ON THE REIN(S))\n16. Trotting Pole s \n17. Canter Poles\n18. Raised Trotting Poles \nTO BUILD UP MUSCLE ON TOP LINE SHOULDERS AND BACK – MORE FLEXIBLE – ENCOURAGES LEGS TO LIFT OVER JUMPS\n19. Balance for Level 4\n20. Position for Level 4\n21. More Ch anges of Reins &\; Other Movements  \n22. Continue Perfecting school movements and changes of reins learnt in previous Levels \n23. Canter 2 0m Circles\n24. Start Strides\n25. 15m circles in Trot (A&\;C)\n26. 10 m circles in Trot (A&\;C)\n27. Canter without Stirrups\n28. Acute Tran sitions\n29. 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