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Horsey Hairstyles Worksheet – Orange HorseSense
Use this simple worksheet for unmounted lessons that teach Orange Level HorseSense students to identify six common equine body clips.
Level Up Board Game Templates
Use this printable set of templates to create a versatile and inexpensive board game for horse camps and fun unmounted lessons.
More Unmounted Games For Horse Camps and Riding Lessons
Every equine learning game should broaden or deepen students’ knowledge AND leave them with a taste for more – whether they’re in or out of the saddle.
Quick-Start Resources List – Green Level
Handy little checklist list of the resource downloads we recommend to help you get started teaching Green Level – for both mounted Horsemanship lessons and and unmounted HorseSense lessons – using the Learning Levels Curriculum.
Too Hot to Trot: How to Teach Safe Summer Riding Lessons
Six creative ideas for keeping students and horses safe in horse camps and riding lessons during hot weather.
Horsey Shopping Spree Worksheets
Students use your old equine catalogs to “shop” for lists of items they need to take care of their “new horses.” This activity is one of our longtime camp favorites – and a great way to reinforce unmounted lessons on tack and horse care.
HorseSense Summer Horse Camp Sample Schedules
Our sample camps schedules are actually from our own summer horse camp experiences. Use them for inspiration, and adapt as needed when planning your own camps. Suitable for English or Western riding.
Six Fun Horse Camps Your Students Will Love
Our proven specialty horsemanship camps will give new life to your summer riding program – and help you create memorable experiences for students and instructors!
Stuff Happens and You Need Your First Aid Kit – Green Level
This Stuff Happens card set for Green Level HorseSense students contains discussion scenarios you can use in unmounted lessons on equine first aid. They’ll help your students understand why it’s important to learn and practice first aid techniques BEFORE they have to apply them to a stressed-out 1000 lb. horse!
Quick-Start Resources List – Rainbow Level
Handy little checklist list of the resource downloads we recommend to help you get started teaching Rainbow Level – for both mounted Horsemanship lessons and and unmounted HorseSense lessons – using the Learning Levels Curriculum.
English vs. Western Riding Worksheet – Red Level
Use this simple worksheet for unmounted lessons that encourage beginner students to explore both English and Western riding. Learning to appreciate different styles of riding creates opportunities and allows us to enjoy horses wherever we go!
Lesson Plans – HorseCentered Sample Set – Pink Level
Sample set of unmounted lesson plans for Pink Level in the HorseCentered Levels curriculum – contains two free lessons for teaching beginner equine behavior and training theory.
Teach Ground Training Skills – and Connection – with HorseCentered Levels
Our new three-step ground training curriculum is inspired by years of experience with natural horsemanship and positive reinforcement training – but it’s designed to let you teach lessons with your own training philosophy.
HorseCentered Training Plan Worksheet
Use this printable worksheet for unmounted lessons that help students practice creating ground training plans. Easily incoporates your preferred horse training philosophy. Designed for our HorseCentered Levels groundwork curriculum, but can also be used with students on our unmounted HorseSense track – or your own custom training progression.
Are Your Students Ready to Jump?
It’s a good idea for ALL students to learn low jumping skills, no matter what riding discipline they prefer – and thorough preparation is key to ensuring a safe, successful introduction to riding over fences.
Pony Pictionary – Blue Level HorseSense
Teach unmounted lessons using a Pictionary game format that makes equine terminology memorable! All of these terms are taken from the Blue Level HorseSense objectives in the Learning Levels curriculum.
5 Ways to Attract New Students Using Social Media
Social media is a wonderful tool for reaching new students for your program. At the same time, I know your plate feels very full with running a riding program, caring for horses, and everything in between. So make a choice to do what works for YOU.
Fractured Pony Tales – Yellow Level HorseSense
Students write a short story using every Yellow Level HorseSense equine term in the attached word bank. This activity originated as a group activity for summer day camps, so it’s ideal for unmounted lessons. Small groups of 2-4 students can collaborate on their story. It could also be used as a horsey homework assignment for individual students. All terminology can be found in the Yellow Level HorseSense Study Guide.
Horse Talk Cards – Pink Level
This Horse Talk Cards set for Pink Level ground training skills contains discussion scenarios you can use to teach unmounted lessons. We use Horse Talk cards and the game “Pony Charades” to help students appreciate the challenge of working with nonverbal partners – and the importance of giving animals a voice. These cards are similar to our Stuff Happens cards in that each contains a common scenario, but Horse Talk cards are written from the horse’s perspective.
Fostering Authentic Connections with Horses through Equine-Facilitated Learning
By introducing Equine-Facilitated Learning into traditional riding programs, students can create a deeper relationship with their school horse, lease horse, or personal horse from the ground up.
Valentine’s Day Riding Lessons
Valentine’s Day can be a good opportunity to celebrate the bond between horse and human with holiday-themed riding and groundwork lessons.
Hoof Care Worksheet – Red HorseSense
Help your Red Level beginner students learn about hoof care with this simple worksheet for unmounted lessons. Printable PDF has matching section for parts of the hoof, and a true-or-false section for basic hoof care concepts. Also includes an answer key.
Progress Booklet – HorseCentered
Handy little tool for keeping track of each student’s progress through the ground-training HorseCentered equine curriculum. This printable booklet contains all of the unmounted objectives for Pink, White and Gold Levels, formatted as checklists.
