HorseSense Ground Games – Ground Training Checklist

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Introduce equine ground training to your horsemanship students with this simple, effective checklist of horse training skills. Can be used to supplement hands-on lessons in unmounted lesson programs, camps, or clinics. Includes basic skills (desensitizing, yielding, leading, etc.) and a progress tracking chart.

Level Up Goal Sheets

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Use this worksheet to help your students set goals – and recognize accomplishments – for both mounted riding lessons and unmounted lessons. This free download file has two printable pages: one for goals, and one for plans to reach those goals – because goals are only obtainable when students create action plans for achieving them! Great for new students, students who are starting a new Learning Level, or as an annual exercise for all of your students.

HorseSense Horse Owners Budget Worksheets

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Use our budget worksheets when teaching students to create realistic financial plans for both their riding activities and for keeping a horse healthy and happy. Ideal for unmounted lessons or clinics for new or prospective horse owners; required knowledge for your Purple HorseSense students.

HorseSense Jumping Distances Worksheet

Jumping Distance Worksheet - first page

Help your math-challenged horsemanship students figure out correct distances for riding over ground poles, cavaletti, gymnastic exercises, and jump courses! This printable worksheet guides students through calculating a horse’s stride, setting distances for various strides at different gaits, and adjusting the design to fit the circumstances.

Course Design Specifications

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Use this handy cheatsheet of course design specifications to teach jump course design to your Teal Level Horsemanship and HorseSense students. This one-page set of bulleted lists includes distances, types of fences and typical fence heights for Hunter Over Fences, Equitation Over Fences, and Show Jumping courses.

HorseSense Equine First Aid Kit Checklist

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This handy printable checklist has lists of common items found in equine first aid kits, organized by use (e.g., vital signs, wound care, hoof care, leg bandages, etc.) Great teaching tool to help students identify items used to treat minor equine veterinary issues, especially when used with our Green Level HorseSense Study Guide. Also helpful for organzing and restocking your equine kits in the barn and trailer.

Show Packing List

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Teach students to prepare for horse shows with a detailed, printable checklist of items they should consider packing for themselves, their horse, and their family cheering section.

HorseSense Show Prep Checklist

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Help students prepare for a relaxed, safe and enjoyable horse show experience with our detailed 8-week show preparation checklist. Great for teaching show prep lessons or clinics!

HorseSense Equine Fitness Planner

Horsesense equine fitness planner

Take the guesswork out of your equine fitness program when you use our templates as guidelines for comprehensive tracking and planning. Also an invaluable tool for riding instructors: teach your students to systematically plan for a horse’s conditioning – and to always put the horse’s needs first!

HorseSense Equine Record Book – Printable

HorseSense Equine Record Book cover

Printable templates for creating your own equine record book. Also an invaluable tool for teaching students about veterinary, farrier, dental, chiropractic and bodywork schedules, as well as recordkeeping for horse ID, conditioning, training, and showing.

Horse Treat Recipes Mini-Quiz

Horse treat recipes

Recipes for horse cookies and muffins, and a versatile little quiz to help students learn equine nutrition and feeding rules.

Stall Cards Set – All Levels

Stall cards set

Stall cards that Learning Levels instructors can use in unmounted lessons or camps to teach horse identification and show etiquette: two formats for barn use and one for show stalls.

Safety Rules Checklist – Red Level

RedHS safety rules checklist

Red Level HorseSense introduces a BUNCH of important safety rules for both unmounted lessons and beginner riding lessons. You can help your students remember all those critical rules with this handy checklist.

Saddle and Bridle Parts Labels – Avery 5195 – Western

sample sheet of labels for parts of Western saddle and bridle

Help students remember parts of a basic Western saddle and bridle by printing these interactive and hands-on labels. Each set contains all 22 terms found in the Red Level HorseSense Study Guide and our Western Saddle and Bridle Parts Worksheet.

Saddle and Bridle Parts Worksheet – Red Level – Western

partial worksheet page to identify parts of Western tack

Use this printable worksheet to teach/test the terminology for basic parts of Western tack, including the saddle, saddle blanket, cinch, back cinch, and simple bridle with curb bit. Includes three pages: a fill-in-the-blank worksheet, a word bank and an answer key.

Saddle and Bridle Parts Labels – Avery 5195 – English

sample of printed label sheet

Help students remember parts of a basic English saddle and bridle by printing these interactive and hands-on labels. Each set contains all 24 terms found in the Red Level HorseSense Study Guide and Saddle and Bridle Parts Worksheet.

Saddle and Bridle Parts Worksheet – Red Level – English

Worksheets saddle bridle parts

Use this printable worksheet to teach/test the terminology for basic parts of English tack, including the saddle, saddle pad, girth, and simple snaffle bridle. Includes three pages: a fill-in-the-blank worksheet, a word bank and an answer key.

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We’ve been blessed with many talented photographers over the years: students who voluntarily stood in sweltering/ freezing arenas, capturing lifelong memories of lessons, camps and shows. We’re grateful to all of them!

One former student, Delaney Witbrod, is now a professional photographer with a gift for animal portraits – see more of her fine work here. We’re also grateful for photos of Western riding donated by LLPro instructors – particularly Bit of Pleasure Horse School and Joyful Hearts Photography!

You’ll find illustrations throughout our online courses and printed materials graciously donated by our friend Rhonda Hagy. Evan Surrusco contributes additional illustrations and handles most of our photo processing. Contact us for information about their work.