Pre-written, tested, and student approved riding lesson plans to suit group & private lessons
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No label Riding in a Field Lesson Plan
A lesson plan - tested and approved by numerous students - for riding out in an open field.
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Riders will walk the short sides of the arena and trot the long sides. Scatter ground poles and ride over the poles at a walk, trot or canter. Learn to play the halt game...
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Walk for the count of 5, trot for the count of 10. Using three poles, serpentine over poles at a walk, trot, or canter...
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Practice shortening or lengthening at the walk, trot, or canter. Posting trot for five strides and sit trot for two strides. Trot or canter a ground pole and raise it to a cross rail...
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Stand in your stirrups at a walk. Posting trot, rise for two beats and sit for one. Posting trot, rise for one beat and sit for two. Trot to canter circles...
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Lengthen and shorten walk and trot strides between two poles. Counter flex your horse for a few strides at a time at a walk or trot. Spiraling in and out exercise...
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Practice two point, riding with no stirrups, sit trot, walk/halt transitions, cone circling exercise...
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Perform a series of transitions in a box of poles such was walking to the bx, halting inside of the box, and trotting outside of the box. Count canter strides between two poles...
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This lesson plan involves many different exercises using at cones at the walk, trot, and canter...
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Ride over scattered ground poles, perform stretching and balance exercises on or off the lunge, play the "Which Direction?" game...
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Ride a small and large figure 8 through a chute of two ground poles, practice riding on the inside track and outside track, play the shrinking chute game...
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Halt/walk transitions, halt/trot transitions, walk/trot transitions, ride the needlepoint exercise, trot poles, canter to halt...
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Walk/trot transitions, two-point trot, rise for two trot beats and sit one beat, half seat cantering, and the lead finder exercise using four ground poles or jumps...
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Ride on the rail and head to the centerline, halt and change directions at the rail; trot circles, help your riders find their center, bending line pole/jump exercise...
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Walk-trot transitions on the short sides and long sides of the arena, upward transitions while in two-point, counter bending at the walk/trot/canter, switchback poles/jumps exercise...
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Halting at cones, riding and steering with hands on the wither or loose rein to practice using more legs/seat, no stirrup trotting, canter lead pole/jump exercise...
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Shortening and lengthening the walk, halt-walk transitions, using a visual point to keep your horse straight off the rail, triangle pole exercises...
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Walk with halt transitions in every corner, stand in stirrups while doing halt transitions, steering with a crop to focus on correct hands with no pulling at all gaits and even over fences...
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Circle around cones, halt at cones from walk-trot, play leap frog, play follow the leader poles/jump course...
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Switch between posting-sitting-two point trot, ride over the "fan" of trot poles, canter long sides of the arena and trot on the short sides...
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Walk while standing in stirrups, ride the "L" exercise by walking through the chute of poles without touching the sides, count strides between two poles...Â
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Perform a few exercises on the lunge line such as placing hands on hips, leaving one hand on the small of back, no stirrup trotting, and more; steering with no inside rein, and the zig-zag pole exercise...
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Sitting trot, walk-halt transitions, play leap frog, stand in stirrups, and play these western games that have an english riding twist! My students favorite games!
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Shorten-lengthen the walk, canter circles, canter transitions from walk and halt, perform the four poles/jumps figure 8 exercise...
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Walk-trot transitions, two point trot, no stirrup work at walk-trot-canter, chest to neck exercise for core building, and the four poles circling exercise...
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Ride transitions at the walk, trot, and canter on the centerline; use the relaxing exercise to help riders achieve a "zen" mode to relax horse and rider; do the four poles/jumps spiraling exercise...
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Practice transitions in between two poles or in a "box" of poles, walk on the inside and outside track, ride the figure 8 jump course (which is broken up into different parts)...
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Ride and make your own "dressage" or flat work test, play air traffic control, leapfrog, make transitions inside a box of poles...
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Whether your students ride english or western incorporate some of these trail/obstacle course ideas into your next lesson!
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Integrate some of these ideas from a ranch horse trail course into your riding lessons...
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Patterns of western horsemanship to incorporate into your lessons. Take elements or use the whole pattern!
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Ride three or more schooling figures in sitting trot, while maintaining tempo and free forward movement, Free, working and medium walk, 15 half and 20 meter circles, Figure 8...
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Discuss reasons for different length of stirrups and the effect on position for different types of work, Ride through a simple grid that will progress in height, Ride without stirrups over simple gymnastic grid...
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Ride a large circle at the walk, trot, sitting, may use neck strap, change rein – half circle to reverse, games – steering: pole bending at walk...
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Review position, aids, Trot rising, on straight lines, Walk over random ground poles – control, accuracy...
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Work without stirrups at walk – circles and straight lines, Walk down center line to change rein, Ground poles – at walk in two point, and at trot rising...
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Serpentines at walk from wall to wall, Circles at trot, practicing diagonals, Practice canter, explaining leads if not already known, Maintain two point position at walk and trot...
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Serpentine at trot, Trot poles, rising, with emphasis on balance and rhythm, Trot poles to cross rail and canter away, halt on a straight line, Canter-trot transition practice...
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Discuss control and different methods of stopping/slowing down, Ride out – cross country/trails/fields, Walk and trot outside, Go over low logs, through streams, up hills...
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Circles at all paces, emphasize transitions, Serpentines at walk and trot, Trot and canter over cross rails,  Raise fences to 2’...
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Teaching the canter in a group lesson setting...
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Lesson plan where riders will learn the correct trot diagonals...
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A lesson plan geared towards teaching riders how to correctly hold the reins and more...
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A lesson plan with exercises to teach riders the correct position...
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Lesson plan to teach riders about two-point position and forward position in preparation for jumping...
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A lesson plan to teach riders about riding balanced and correct 10m circles...
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Teach riders about riding circles with speed and transitions with the help of a "barrel race"....
A lesson plan for focusing at improving the walk. Use parts of this plan for your warm-up...
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(In walk to supple the horse)1. Shoulder mobilizing (i.e. move away from outside leg pressure)2. Leg yielding along the wall (with turns about the forehand thrown in if the hindleg is being left behind)3. Leg yielding along the long diagonal4. Travers, renvers and shoulder in, which leads to...5. Half pass, which leads to...6. Pirouettes (nice and large (3m) circle with the hind legs at this point)Â And more...
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Practice walking and trotting serpentines focusing on using your seat and outside rein vs pulling on the inside rein for turns.Practice spiraling in/out on a circle using your seat/legs.Pick a dressage test to ride.Transitions and transitions within the gait. Walk to canter. Canter to halt. Collect trot vs forward trot.Figure 8s at a w/t/c. In the canter focus on flying lead changes (or simple changes depending on skill level)Lateral movements such as leg yielding, shoulder-in, etc