Monday, April 5, 2010

Level 4 Goals

ONLINE "Can Do":
-One foot on an object
-Bounce Ball on horse
-Swing rope or Carrot stick and string overhead, Standing in zone 5
-Play Friendly Game in Zone 1 to Zone 5
-Slap ground six times with carrot stick from zone 5

ONLINE "Not Savvy Yet":
-flying Changes of Direction at canter
-flank rope, 12 foot line
-Decreasing and increasing circles
-Lead backwards by tail using just a few hairs(min ten steps)
-Long reins, transitions between gaits.
-Select leadss at canter
-10-20 laps
-back-up 1-2 laps, 12 foot line
-Spin and go
-Half Pass
-Sideways towards you medium to fast
-Sideways over a barrel or log, yield away and toward
-jump upright barrels or double down barrels(according to ability of horse)
-trailer load from the rear tire
-Backwards under tarp
-Stop over log or barrel(halfway)
-Straddle a pole lengthwise

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LIBERTY "Can Do":


LIBERTY "Not Savvy Yet":
-Horse comes positively to you at trot or canter
-Single spin slow
-Change direction at walk
-Sideways towards
-Sideways from zone 1
-Extreme Zone 4 and 5
-Close range 360's
-Games 4,5,6 and 7 with obstacles
-lead Backwards by tail, make turns
-Exuberant draw
-Draw backwards from zone 5
-Halt to canter transitions
-Transitions walk to canter
-10-20 laps(canter)
-Change of direction at canter with flying change(left and right)
-Circle close, walk or trot
-Backwards half a lap
-Trailer load at walk or trot
-Half way over barrel and sideways towards

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FREESTYLE "Can Do"(*Done with Carrot stick and neck string):


FREESTYLE "Not Savvy Yet":
-Simple Changes
-Swing carrot stick or rope
-Drag something
-Carry a bucket
-Hold tail over shoulder
-Use fingertips to guide horse(walk)
-Seat to back up (no legs or stick)
-"Spin" two 360 revolutions, medium speed
-Canter and Back up with two carrot sticks
-Transitions: Walk-trot-canter-halt-back-up(2 sticks)
-Arms folded, canter for two laps
-Flying change
-Figure-8 (with one stick)
-Fast canter/slow canter
-Sideways bridleless
-20' sideways bridleless
-Jump Barrels laying down (min 3 feet)
-Butterfly
-2 sticks

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FINESSE "Can Do"

FINESSE "Not Savvy Yet"
-Soft feel at canter
-Leg yields at canter
-Jingle Bell Stops
-Slow-Medium-fast walk,trot,canter
-Rock your horse
-Small circles(6-8 meters), walk-trot-canter
-In and outs(sideways)
-Shoulder In, Haunches In(taverns), Renvers
-Half pass, 20 meters
-10 meters zig zags at canter with flying changes
-Counter Arc
-Half pirouette, walk

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