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Western
Horsemanship Level 2
Identify the following parts
of the horse: croup, forearm, cannon bone, fetlock, pastern,
and hock
Explain the horse’s eyesight
and vision
Properly put on a saddle, then
remove it and put it away
Properly put on a bridle, then
remove it gently and correctly
Properly mount, assume correct
position and dismount (size of rider taken into account)
Do suppling exercises with experienced
handler alongside horse
Hold the reins properly
Demonstrate control and balance
while the horse is at the walk
Western Horsemanship
Level 3
Identify the following parts
of the horse: throatlatch, poll, nostril, flank, barrel, gaskin,
and stifle
Retrieve a horse when he is loose
in the paddock
Put a bridle on a horse properly
and take it off gently
Demonstrate control and balance
while the horse is at the jog
Unsaddle the horse and put the
saddle away efficiently
Identify the parts of a saddle
Understand how a saddle is supposed
to fit both the horse and rider
Have an understanding of the
types of bits, their use and fitting them to the horse properly
Western Horsemanship
Level 4
Identify the following parts
of the horse: crest, loins, hock, thigh, chestnut, coronet band,
and ergot(s)
Discuss the importance of reward
and punishment with horses
Successfully complete a figure
8 at a walk and jog
Drop and gather the stirrups
at a walk and a jog
Ride with no stirrups at a walk
and jog
Ride bareback at a walk and jog,
maintaining control and balance
Back a horse
Learn the keys to a successful
trail ride
Lunge a horse successfully
Western Horsemanship
Level 5
Understand what a lope is
Understand what leads are and
what is the correct lead
Can cue a horse properly for
the lope
Sit the lope both on the rail
and in the circle maintaining control and balance
Perform a figure 8 at the lope
demonstrating a lead change
Drop and gather the stirrups
at the lope
Ride the lope without stirrups
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