Sample set of lesson plans for teaching Blue Level Horsemanship to Western riders – contains two free lessons.
Includes safety tips and suggestions for modifying plans to work for private or group lessons, as well as strategies for adapting for your unique teaching situation.
Lessons can be combined, expanded or repeated as necessary. While some lessons are designed to be taught consecutively, in many cases you can mix in other lessons or rearrange the order in which topics are taught.
Lessons include:
- Barrels for Bend
- Rhythm Poles
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.
