Level Two
1. Explain Safety distances
(½ A HORSES LENGTH BETWEEN YOU AND THE ONE IN FRONT OR YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE ½ WAY DOWN THE HORSES TAIL IN FRONT, IF YOU GET TO CLOSE YOU CAN GET KICKED OR THE HORSES CAN HAVE A TIZZ)
2. Rules of the school
(ALL RIDERS & HELPERS TO WEAR AN UP TO DATE STANDARD RIDING HAT, USE CORRECT ENTRANCES & EXITS, RESPECT ARENA PROPERTY & PROPERTY OF OTHERS, LEAVES ARENA AS YOU FIND IT, CONDUCT & PRACTICE GOOD HORSEMASTERSHIP, PICK UP MANURE, KEEP 1/2 HORSES LENGTH BETWEEN RIDERS, DOORS/GATES MUST BE CLOSES BEHIND YOU WHEN ENTERING AND LEAVING, BE AWARE OF OTHER RIDERS, DO NOT CUT ANYONE UP, HORSES WORKING AT A FASTER GAIT ARE GIVEN PRIORITY TO USE THE OUTSIDE TRACK, HORSES SHOULD PASS LEFT SHOULDER TO LEFT SHOULDER IF ON OPPOSITE REINS, IF YOU MUST STOP THEN MOVE TO THE CENTER OF THE ARENA, IF THERES A RUN AWAY HORSES ALL RIDERS MOVE TO THE CENTER & STOP, ENTER & LEAVE ARENA IN SINGLE FILE, BEWARE AT ALL TIMES OF RIDERS & THEIR HORSES AROUND YOU, PUT ALL EQUIPMENT AWAY AFTER USE)
3. Balanced Sitting trot
(SIT UP NICE AND TALL, HEELS DOWN, TOES UP, PALME OF YOUR HANDDS FACING, KEEP YOUR LOWER LEG UNDERNEATH YOU, YOU SHOULD HAVE A STRAIGHT-LINE EAR, SHOULDER, HIP, HEEL. SIT NICE AND DEEP IN TO THE SADDLE AND DO NOT HOLD YOU SELL UP IN YOUR STIRRUPS TO TRY AND STOP THE BOUNCE TRY TO ABSORB THE BOUNCE AND SIT DEEP FEEL FOR YOUR SEAT BONES).
4. Explain & Execute Prepare Transitions
(DEPENDING WHAT PACE YOU ARE GOING TO — SQUEEZE THE REINS LIKE SPONGES WHICH IS CALLED A HALF HALT, SITTING TROT (IF YOU ARE TROTTING), ACTIVE WALK (IF YOU ARE WALKING), SHORTEN REINS, POSITION- SIT UP TALL – STRAIGHT BACK- HEELS DOWN TOES UP – PALMS OF HANDS FACING, LEGS WRAPPED ROUND TO KEEP THEM GOING FORWARDS WETHER IT IS FORWARDS IN TO WALK OR IN TO HALT OR FORWARDS IN TROT PLUS RIDING THROUGH YOUR SEAT TOO)
5. Walk over poles
(POSITION- SIT UP TALL – STRAIGHT BACK- HEELS DOWN TOES UP – PALMS OF HANDS FACING, LEGS WRAPPED ROUND TO KEEP THEM GOING FORWARDS AND RIDING THROUGH YOUR SEAT TOO. LOOK STRAIGHT A HEAD DON’T LOOK DOWN SQUEEZE A LITTLE FIRMER OVER EACH POLE TO ENCOURAGE THE HORSES TO PICK THEIR FEET UP A LITTLE HIGHER)
6. Trot over poles
(POSITION- SIT UP TALL – STRAIGHT BACK- HEELS DOWN TOES UP – PALMS OF HANDS FACING, LEGS WRAPPED ROUND TO KEEP THEM GOING FORWARDS AND RIDING THROUGH YOUR SEAT TOO. IF RISING MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THE UP DOWN RYHTHM OVER THE POLE. LOOK STRAIGHT A HEAD DON’T LOOK DOWN SQUEEZE A LITTLE FIRMER OVER EACH POLE TO ENCOURAGE THE HORSES TO PICK THEIR FEET UP A LITTLE HIGHER)
7.Understand Diagonals
(AS THE OUTSIDE FRONT LEG GOES FORWARDS YOU STAND UP AS IT COMES BACK YOU SIT DOWN)
8. Know how to change Diagonals
(CHECK DIAGONAL, IF INCORRECT SIT FOR 2 BEATS (NOT 3 BEATS) 2 BEATS AND RISE UP AND DOWN AGAIN THEN RE-CHECK YOUR DIAGONAL)
9. Explain & Ride with the Correct position
(SIT UP NICE AND TALL, HEELS DOWN, TOES UP, PALME OF YOUR HANDDS FACING, KEEP YOUR LOWER LEG UNDERNEATH YOU,
LINE 1 IS – YOU SHOULD HAVE A STRAIGHT-LINE EAR, SHOULDER, HIP, HEEL
LINE 2 IS – YOU SHOULD HAVE A STRAIGHT-LINE ELBOW, HAND, TO YOUR HORSES MOUTH).
10. Trot 20m circles a and c

11. More difficult changes of Reins
(A-C, C-A, B-E, E-B, K-M, M-K, H-F, F-H, K-B, B-K, B-H, H-B, F-E, E-F, M-E, E-M)




