This is the first set of lesson plans for the Yellow Horsemanship curriculum, with 10 detailed lessons and suggestions for modification.
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:
- Take a Seat
- Strong Without Stirrups
- Transition Tournament
- A Fat Bay Mare
- Geometry Lesson
- Put to the Test
- Crazy Eights
- Serpentine Slalom
- Staying Alive
- Ballerina Game
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 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.
OTHER TEACHING RESOURCES YOU MAY FIND HELPFUL:
- Yellow Horsemanship Study Guide
- Boss Mares Blog - 5 Goals for Teaching Yellow Horsemanship
- Lesson Plans - Yellow Horsemanship Set 1 - Basic Skills
- Lesson Plans - Sample Set - Yellow Horsemanship
- Stuff Happens While Riding - Yellow Level
- Equitation Patterns - Yellow Level - Set 1
- Obstacle Course Maps - Yellow Level - Set 1
- Jump Course Maps - Yellow Level - Set 1
- Find more helpful stuff in our Resource Center!
