This is the third 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:
- Shrinking Bridge
- Highs and Lows
- Daring Duck Rescue
- Zip Away
- Two-Speed Bending Poles
- Four Flags
- Rabbit Holes
- Challenge Box
- Bareback Twister
- Happy Trails
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.
We also modify our sets of equitation patterns, ground pole jump courses, and obstacle courses for Red Level to incorporate them into these lessons.
OTHER TEACHING RESOURCES YOU MAY FIND HELPFUL:
- Rainbow Level Coloring Book
- Lesson Plans - Rainbow Level Set 1 - Barn Basics
- Lesson Plans - Rainbow Level Set 2 - Saddle Skills
- Show Me Cards - Rainbow Level
- Obstacle Course Maps - Red Level - Set 1
- Jump Course Maps - Red Level - Set 1
- Equitation Patterns - Red Level - Set 1
- Find more helpful stuff in our Resource Center!