This is the second set of lesson plans for Rainbow Level in the Learning Levels equine curriculum with simplified mounted lessons designed for your youngest students.
Successful horsemanship lessons for very young students take careful planning: it’s vital to emphasize safety and to adapt your teaching style for short attention spans — and short legs!
Our Rainbow Level lesson plans give you creative tools for 30-minute horsemanship lessons, with age-appropriate imagery that creates a fun, safe introduction to riding.
Includes 10 lessons:
- On Again, Off Again
- Building Blocks
- Save the Ducks
- Touch Tag
- Master the Maze
- On the Road
- Airplane Wings
- Journey to Jumping
- Rise Up
- The Two-Beat Trot
If this is your first time using our lesson plans, please make sure that you download and read:
HOW TO TEACH HORSEMANSHIP USING OUR LESSON PLANS – IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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 30-60 minutes. (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.