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Lesson Plans – Sample Set – Green Horsemanship – Western

Sample set of horsemanship lesson plans for teaching Western riding lessons to Green Level students – contains two free lessons.

Can You Tie a Quick-Release Knot? – Poster

Hang this printable poster in your barn aisle, tie area or horsey classroom to guide your beginner students through each step of tying horses safely. The illustrations are accompanied by a QR code, which can be scanned by a mobile device whenever students need a quick video reminder.

Are You an Equestrian Athlete? – Worksheet – Green HorseSense

Use this little quiz for students in horseback riding lessons to see if their fitness routines correspond to “recreational rider” or “athlete” – and help them formulate a fitness pledge that matches their goals!

Care For Me Cards – Green Level

Care For Me Cards are designed to prompt important discussions about equine stable management, providing Green HorseSense students with common scenarios inspired by our own horsekeeping challenges.

Why Unmounted Lessons Fail

Do your students appreciate ALL aspects of horsemanship, and look forward to lesson time whether that lesson is mounted or unmounted?

Lesson Plans – Sample Set – Yellow Horsemanship – Western

This sample set of lesson plans for Yellow Level Horsemanship in the Learning Levels equine curriculum teaches flatwork skills to beginner Western riders, with detailed lessons and suggestions for modification.

Western Tack Worksheet – Rainbow Level

Use this worksheet for unmounted lessons that help your youngest beginner students learn about Western tack, with simple diagrams for parts of the saddle and bridle. Printable PDF file includes an illustrated Rainbow Level worksheet and an answer key.

English Tack Worksheet – Rainbow Level

Use this worksheet for unmounted lessons that help your youngest beginner students learn about English tack, with simple diagrams for parts of the saddle and bridle. Printable PDF file includes an illustrated Rainbow Level worksheet and an answer key.

Pony Parts Worksheet – Rainbow Level

This simplified version of our Pony Parts worksheet lets your youngest Rainbow Level students draw lines to match terms with parts of a horse’s body – ideal for students who struggle with writing.

Lesson Plans – HorseCentered Sample Set – Gold Level

Sample set of unmounted lesson plans for Gold Level in the HorseCentered Levels curriculum – contains two free lessons for teaching advanced equine behavior and training theory.

Are You Ready for Summer Horse Camp?

Summer horse camp season can be intense, but you’ll enjoy it more when you’re prepared with proven camp schedules, lesson plans, horsey crafts and fun unmounted activities.

Camp Craft – Colorful Bridle Wraps

Wrapping the nosebands and browbands of bridles with colorful ribbons is an ideal horse camp, clinic, or unmounted lesson craft activity — with help from the step-by-step instructions in this illustrated PDF download!

Lesson Plans – Sample Set – Red Horsemanship – Western

Sample set of lesson plans for teaching Red Level Horsemanship to beginner Western riders in the Learning Levels equine curriculum – contains two free lessons.

Quick-Start Resources List – Blue Level

Handy little checklist list of the resource downloads we recommend to help you get started teaching Blue Level – for both mounted Horsemanship lessons and and unmounted HorseSense lessons – using the Learning Levels Curriculum.

23 Lessons We Learned from Running a Riding School

23 lessons learned from running a riding school

Here are 23 nuggets of wisdom we’ve learned over the past two decades of teaching about horses and riding… some of it the hard way!

Simple Levels Certificate – Rainbow Level – Print Only

Use this FREE printable full-color certificate to reward your Rainbow Level students’ progress through your customized Learning Levels curriculum – works for any riding style in any instructional program!

Lesson Plans – HorseCentered Sample Set – White Level

Sample set of unmounted lesson plans for White Level in the HorseCentered Levels curriculum – contains two free lessons for teaching equine behavior and training theory.

My Pony Worksheet – Rainbow Level

This simple Rainbow Level worksheet helps your youngest students identifiy basic characteristics of their favorite lesson horse or pony. Use with our Rainbow Level Coloring Book to introduce concepts of equine height, breed color, markings, and gender.

5 Secret Goals for Teaching Teal Level Horsemanship

Teal Level students can excel at any competitive discipline they choose, English or Western, in the arena or in wide open spaces. They have the skill set to learn how to train or to teach, if their heart pulls them in that direction.

Get Started With Learning Levels – A Guide for Lesson Programs

Tips, checklists and action plans to help equine instructors use HorseSense Learning Levels curriculums and resources in a mounted or unmounted lesson program.

12 Days of HorseSense Worksheet – Red Level

Use this festive fill-in-the-blank worksheet to test your students’ Red Level horse knowledge during unmounted lessons over the holidays. The printable PDF file includes an illustrated worksheet challenging students to create twelve different lists using equine terminology.