This is the second set of Western lesson plans for Orange Level Horsemanship in the Learning Levels equine curriculum for teaching riding skills to intermediate riders, with detailed lessons and suggestions for modification.
Students practice control at the gallop, polework courses at the lope, and advanced safety skills for trail riding.
Includes 10 lessons:
- Gearing Up to Gallop
- Set the Pace
- Triple Crown Course
- Best Foot Forward
- Go With the Flow
- Jump to It
- Outside Inside
- Be Prepared
- Crowd Control
- Five-Card Draw
Each lesson plan has 2 pages of information:
- A list of required equipment, including notes on setting the arena and pre-lesson preparation.
- A suggested breakdown of instructional content presented over the course of an hour. (Note that breaks for water or girth checks are not written in; make sure to include these as needed!)
- Ideas for games and modifications when teaching private and group lessons.
- Additional thoughts and cautionary notes covering scenarios you may face during the course of the lesson.
We also have sets of equitation patterns, ground pole/jump courses, and obstacle courses suitable for each Level—all of which can be incorporated into one of these plans or taught separately.
