• Transitions down the centerline

• A relaxing warm-up for the anxious rider

• Long side/short side arena transitions

• Counting strides on a 20m circle

• Rider exercises to improve the seat, hands, legs, shoulders, hips, etc

• Warm up stretches

• Lunging exercises

• Tips to help a rider who cannot grasp posting

• How to use seat/weight aids correctly

• Horse treat scavenger hunt
• Follow the leader jump course
• Obstacle courses
• Break your gait and out
• Musical freestyle
• Drill team exercises
• The halting game

• Collected walk over poles

• Zig zag poles

• Figure 8 between two poles

• Finding your lead over ground poles

• Counting strides between two poles

• Mount rider(s) on horses. Riders should mount gracefully without kicking the horse in the hindquarters and making sure their horse stands still without walking off until instructed to do so.
• Around the rail, practice shortening and lengthening the walk both directions. Shorten the walk on the short sides of the arena and lengthen the walk on the long sides.
• Shortening and lengthening the trot both directions.
• Canter circles – Ride one large circle in one end of the arena and then a smaller circle, continuously. Then switch directions.
• Practice canter transitions from the walk and then the halt. Try improving transitions with little or no trot steps in between.
• Four Poles Figure 8 Exercise:

 Lesson plans geared towards riders of all ages to achieve physical, occupational, developmental, and speech goals.

Exercises for riders out of the saddle to improve their skills in the saddle.

Everything you need to teach your students on the ground. Lesson plans include games, worksheets, and activities for the following topics:

The horse’s senses – sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste, sense danger and peoples’ moods.The horse’s instincts – herd animals, pecking order, follow the leader, routine, naturally excitable, courage and laziness, etc.How a horse communicates – body language of ears, legs, tail, head, hindquarters, vocalizing, moving, etc.Types of grooming tools.Types of bridles.Types of bits.Types of saddles.Types of extra equipment such as boots, martingales, pads, etc..Types of riding styles.Parts of the horse.Parts of the bridle. Take one apart and put it back together.Parts of the saddle.Horse colors and markings. Go out to the pasture and have them identify the different ones!Horse feed (show the different kinds, have them help feed the horses). Horse stabling – stalls, pastures, bedding, cleaning, safety, etc. Horse showing (hold a mock show in the arena on foot – it can help to practice on foot before in the saddle).How to do an emergency dismount, perhaps off a low barrel with feet into pillows.A horse’s vital signs.How to tell a horse is not feeling well.Horse first aid.Horse parasites and deworming. Show them how to deworm, even have them help!Horse diseases and prevention.Horse’s teeth care – floating. Have a vet come out and let them watch.How to tell a horse is lame. If a horse turns up lame one day use it as an example.How to tell a horse’s age.How to measure a horse’s height and weight.The gaits of the horse. Put different colored leg wraps on a horse and lunge it to demonstrate the gaits.How to train a horse – pressure and release, reward vs. punishment, consistency, etc.How to handle behavior problems – nipping, biting, kicking, bucking, spooking, etc.Horse shoeing (watch a farrier shoe a horse). 

Plus many more topics that are not on this list...

• 160+ worksheets that can be downloaded (and printed off) that correlate with the summer camp curriculum

• Riding - lesson plans and worksheets on correct equitation, mounting/dismounting, proper warm ups, riding lesson journals, exploring the horse's gaits, making a conditioning plan, different tack, classroom activities about evening (and dressage, show jumping, fox hunting, western, and more),  and more

• Horse Care - lesson plans, worksheets and activities on Grooming, bathing, clipping, safety/rules, horse ownership, blanketing, knot tying, proper feeding, horse behavior, and trailering

• 50+ Other Games, Activities, & Crafts such as scavenger hunts, horseless horse shows, tie dye, horse bingo, design your own stable, campfire and more

• In-hand/Groundwork - advanced groundwork skills, showmanship skills, in-hand games with horses, proper lunging, and much more

• Tack - cleaning, identifying tack parts, how to properly fit tack, identifying good/bad quality tack, tack bingo, blindfold tack games, tons of tack worksheets and more

• Conformation (identifying good conformation vs blemishes), Parts of the Horse, Terms, Height, Color, & Markings and more

• Equine First Aid & Health - tons of activities and worksheets about deworming, proper wrapping, demonstrations, lameness, and more

• Hooves and Shoeing

• Stable Management

• Pasture Management

• Anatomy & Physiology