Use this teaching guide for beginner unmounted HorseSense lessons to teach the safety reasons for correct riding attire, both when riding and working in barn, with correct helmet fitting.
The clothing and equipment we wear around horses goes beyond a traditional dress code — there are safety reasons for correct riding attire. Understanding those reasons can help your students make good decisions about their attire for all their equine interactions.
Lessons cover:
- understanding how the right attire makes it easier for a rider or horse handler to do their job - and how it can potentially save a life.
- identifying attire that should and should not be worn while riding as well as working on the ground, and why each of these items is suitable or not.
- the importance of wearing a properly fitted ASTM-SEI approved helmet.
Teaching tips include:
- creative ideas for teaching this topic with both private and group lessons.
- suggested Challenge materials (games, worksheets, etc.) and other teaching tools.
- strategies for adapting for your unique teaching situation.
If this is your first time using our unmounted teaching guides, please make sure that you download and read:
HOW TO TEACH HORSESENSE USING OUR TEACHING GUIDES – IMPORTANT INFORMATION
