If you haven’t got your own horse but want to set yourself some goals to improve your riding, the ABRS+ Progressive Rider Tests could be your perfect option.
Stoke Lane Stables recognises that not everyone is lucky enough to own a horse. Financial and time constraints mean that many riders rely on getting their ‘equine fix’ on a weekly basis, with a much looked-forward-to riding session at their local approved centre.
The ABRS+ also understand that many horse owners are new to horse ownership, and particularly those of a younger age are often moving on from regular lessons at riding schools. In either case, continued training and education in equitation and stable management are worthwhile to benefit both horse and rider.
ABRS+ Progressive Rider Tests have been specifically designed to provide a logical and progressive system of training. They give adult and child riders a structured programme of realistic stepping stones to achieve their equestrian goals both in the saddle and on the ground. The tests can also be adapted as necessary to suit riders with a disability.
11 Stable Management and 10 Riding Rosettes – a fun way to learn more about ponies/horses with the added bonus of a Rosette and Certificate!
Learn how to care for your pony, groom them, clean their tack and feed them as well as which plants are dangerous to them. How to mount and dismount correctly, master rising and sitting trot and trot diagonals as well as canter aids and position to name but a few.
Points of the horse
Saddlery
Native Breed
Grooming
Tack Cleaning
Poisonous Plants
Feeds & Feeding
Pony Health
The Foot & Shoeing
Leading Ponies
Mounting & Dismounting
Start, Stop & Steer
Rising Trot
Sitting Trot
Circles
Trot Diagonals
Changes of Rein
Canter Aids & Position
Canter Circles