We Ride Sport and Trail Magazine September 2019 | Page 37

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MANEUVER

Grooming

Mounting

Forward Movement

Bridling Your Horse

EXAMPLE OF THE MANEUVER

Spraying your horse with a water bottle simulating fly spray

Mounting your equine

Walking/stopping your equine while dismounted

Asking your equine to lower its head to bridle them

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GROUND MANNERS – these obstacles test the equine’s ground manners for the following maneuvers:

FOOT PATH - Forward Movement - DESCRIPTION

LEVEL 1: Dismounted, lead horse on near side, stop at the marker. Walk around the front of the horse to offside, stand. Return to near sahorse 3 steps, halt. Lead horse down the path to exit.

LEVEL 2: Dismounted lead horse on near side, stop at the marker. Walk around the front of the horse to offside, back horse 3 steps, halt. Return to near side of the horse. Lead horse down the path to exit.

LEVEL 3: Dismounted, lead horse on near side, stop at the marker. Walk around the front of the horse to offside, stand. Back horse 3 steps, halt. Lead horse down the path to next marker, halt and return to near side and exit.

PRECISION – these obstacles test precise movements such as sidepassing and forehand and haunch turns

MANEUVER

Handle Item

Gate

Sidepass

Turn on forehand or haunch

EXAMPLE OF THE MANEUVER

Wrapping a tree with a rope

Opening a ranch or rope gate

Sidepassing logs on the ground

Rolling along a fence line via forehand and haunch turns

SIDEPASS 'H' - Sidepass - DESCRIPTION

LEVEL 1: From Start Cone, straddle upper left log of H with nose pointing towards the center of the H, sidepass right to center log of H. Walk forward over logs exiting the H.

LEVEL 2: From Start Cone , straddle upper left log of H with nose pointing towards the center of the H, sidepass right to center log of H, yield hind right stepping over log, straddle sidepass the center of the H, walk off to exit.

LEVEL 3:From Start Cone , straddle upper left log of H with nose pointing towards the center of the H, sidepass right to center log of H, yield hind right stepping over log, straddle sidepass the center of the H, walk off to exit.