Teaching Guides || HorseSense Learning Levels

HorseSense Teaching Guide – Unmounted Lessons for Orange Level

Use this teaching guide to plan creative unmounted lessons for the Orange Level HorseSense curriculum. Bundled for your convenience, this comprehensive collection of 11 lesson activities covers every objective in the intermediate Orange HorseSense Level, including equine behavior and stable management, stable vices, hoof bandaging, grooming, vet and health care, conditioning, conformation, longeing, dental care, … Read more

HorseSense Teaching Guide – Unmounted Lessons for Blue Level

Use this teaching guide to plan creative unmounted lessons for the Blue Level HorseSense curriculum. Bundled for your convenience, this comprehensive collection of 12 lesson activities covers every objective in the advanced beginner Blue HorseSense Level, including grooming, tack, bandaging, vet and health care, parasite control, hoof care, conformation, gaits and movement, unsoundnesses, longeing, trailer … Read more

HorseSense Teaching Guide – Unmounted Lessons for Purple Level

Use this teaching guide to plan creative unmounted lessons for the Purple Level HorseSense curriculum. Bundled for your convenience, this comprehensive collection of lesson activities covers every objective in the advanced Purple HorseSense Level, including bandaging, advanced grooming, ground handling (longeing), hoof care, parasite control, trailer safety, unsoundnesses, vet and health care, and stable management. … Read more

HorseSense Teaching Guide – Unmounted Lessons for Teal

Use this teaching guide to plan creative unmounted lessons for the Teal Level HorseSense curriculum. Bundled for your convenience, this comprehensive collection of lesson activities covers every Eobjective in the advanced Teal HorseSense Level, including gaits and movement, jumping skills, training theory, conditioning, conformation, pony parts and anatomy, vet and health care, dental care, feeding … Read more

HorseSense Teaching Guide – Unmounted Lessons for Green Level

Use this teaching guide to plan creative unmounted lessons for the Green Level HorseSense curriculum. Bundled for your convenience, this comprehensive collection of lesson activities covers every objective in the introductory Green HorseSense Level, including bandaging, breeds and breed types, hoof care, tack, riding disciplines, mounted safety, vet and health care, and stable management. You … Read more

HorseSense Teaching Guide – Unmounted Lessons for Yellow Level

Use this teaching guide to plan creative unmounted lessons for the Yellow Level HorseSense curriculum. Covers every objective in the introductory Yellow HorseSense Level, including horse ID, breeds and breed types, blankets and boots, tack, feeding and nutrition, vet and health care, and ground handling.

About Learning Levels Resource Types

Get a quick overview of the different Learning Levels Resource Types – lesson plans, study guides, worksheets, games, flashcards, etc. – you can use to enhance your mounted or unmounted equine lesson program.

HorseSense Teaching Guide – Unmounted Lessons for Red Level

Use this teaching guide for unmounted HorseSense lessons that introduce grooming skills, with an emphasis on the horse’s comfort. A fundamental skill for riding students, grooming is also a good way for beginners to become comfortable working around a horse on the ground.

Lesson Plan Template for Learning Levels

We designed this simple blank lesson plan template as a worksheet to teach Teal Level students the basic steps in mounted or unmounted lesson planning — but you can also use it to create your own lesson plans! Formatted so you can enter the following information: objectives for the lesson equipment needed preparation introduction lesson … Read more

Sample Teaching Guide – Purple HorseSense – Big Numbers

Sample teaching guide PurpleHM big numbers

HorseSense teaching guide for unmounted lessons or prospective horse owner clinics on responsible equine financial planning. Many students are unaware of the big numbers involved in horseback riding activities and horse ownership, and may not be familiar with creating budgets. Guiding them through the budgeting process will give them realistic expectations and help them make sound horse care decisions.

Sample Teaching Guide – Orange HorseSense – Hit Your Stride

Use this teaching guide for unmounted lessons that help horsemanship students overcome their math phobia and make educated decisions when setting a grid of poles or jumps, demonstrating a knowledge of stride lengths and jumping mechanics at all three gaits.

Sample Teaching Guide – Teal HorseSense – Course Design Clinic

Use this teaching guide for unmounted lessons to teach the principles of basic jump course design. We require Teal HorseSense students to design hunter, equitation, and show jumping courses – but you can use any discipline tto help students learn safe, intelligent jumping exercises for their own horse in the future.

Sample Teaching Guide – Blue HorseSense – Ready For the Road

Use this HorseSense teaching guide for unmounted lessons that introduce equine trailer safety. Teach your Blue Level students how to perform a safety check on a truck and trailer; to identify parts and understand the process of hitching up a trailer and tow vehicle; to safely load and unload a horse, and to prepare for trailering emergencies.

Sample Teaching Guide – Green HorseSense – Vital Information

GreenHS teaching guide vital information

Teaching guide for Green Level HorseSense unmounted lessons. Tips for teaching students how to take and evaluate equine vitals signs: temperature, pulse, and respiration (TPR).

Lesson Plans – Rainbow Level Set 1 – Barn Basics

This is the first set of lesson plans for Rainbow Level in the Learning Levels equine curriculum, containing 20 lessons and suggestions for modifications, for teaching unmounted horsemanship skills to young children.

Sample Teaching Guide – Yellow HorseSense – Should I Call the Vet?

Use this teaching guide for unmounted lessons that teach Yellow Level HorseSense students to conﬁdently identify factors that would cause them to seek veterinary assistance.

Sample Teaching Guide – Red HorseSense – Horse Talk

Use this sample HorseSense teaching guide for unmounted lessons that give Red Level beginner students an introduction to equine behavior and stress signals.

Sample Teaching Guide – Red HorseSense – Horse Safety

Use this free sample teaching guide for beginner unmounted HorseSense lessons that teach the safety rules for barn, arena, and pasture. These are the skills that every Red Level student must practice from the moment they first set foot in the barn – rules that you must enforce in order to make safety-consciousness the cornerstone of your program.

Topics for Learning Levels

Use this helpful taxonomy for the Learning Levels curriculums to plan efficient mounted and unmounted lessons. This PDF download contains a simple list of our equine educational topics, with revised definitions to incorporate our English and Western Horsemanship, HorseSense, and HorseCentered curriculums.

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