On-Line (halter & lead) 1. CATCH
Horse is caught without evasion
2. HALTER
Horse turns towards, lowers,
& holds head still for haltering
3. TOUCH
Horse can be touched all over with flag, rope, & plastic bag
4. SPACE
Horse stands while swinging a rope
around & cracking a stockwhip
5. TARP
Horse follows, drags, crosses,
stands on & carries a tarp
6. SOUND
Horse is exposed to a wide variety
of ‘scary’ sounds
7. STAND
Horse stands while held on-line
& when tied for up to 3 hours
8. FINGERS
Horse moves in all directions from fingertip pressure
9. ENERGY
Horse moves in all directions from non-contact energy
10. LEAD
Horse leads from the shoulder walk, trot, halt, turns & backup
11. BALANCE
Horse circles with balance
at all gaits
12. TRANSITIONS
Horse transitions up & down through all gaits
13. SIDEWAYS
Horse travels sideways from the side & in front
14. NARROW
Horse walks forwards, backwards & underneath through narrow spaces
15. POLES
Horse negotiates ground poles
forwards, backwards & sideways
16. JUMP
Horse clears small jumps & can stop, turn & wait after a jump
17. PATTERNS
Horse can figure 8, weave,
& rollback
18. OBSTACLES
Horse sends through gates, crosses water & negotiates hills & ditches
19. PEDESTAL
Horse stands on a pedestal/platform
20. WEATHER
Horse is exposed to umbrella,
raincoat & fly repellant spray
21. DRIVE
Horse drives one & two reins
at all gaits
22. ROPE
Horse performs all online exercises with a neck rope (no halter)
23. TRAFFIC
Horse leads & ties near traffic
24. BEAUTY
Horse stands quietly for grooming, hosing & clippers
25. HEALTH
Horse accepts injection, worm paste & farrier simulations
26. FLOAT
Horse walks into the float, stands
& backs out, directed from outside | Under-Saddle (ridden) 1. SADDLE
Horse stands still for saddling
2. BRIDLE
Horse turns towards, lowers head,
& takes up the bit
3. WARM-UP
Horse responsively warms up on-line at all gaits & jumps
4. MOUNTING
Horse positions & stands
for mounting from ground or a block
5. CONTROL
Horse turns softly to direct reins, indirect reins & backing
6. TOUCH
Horse stands while rubbed all over with hands and legs
7. BASICS
Horse rides at all gaits, turns, stops, stands & backs up
8. FOLLOWS
Horse follows a fenceline & a trail
at all gaits
9. BALANCE
Horse circles with balance
at all gaits
10. TRANSITIONS
Horse transitions up & down
through all gaits
11. STRAIGHT
Horse travels straight at all gaits
12. PIVOTS
Horse turns on FQ & HQ 360˚
13. SOFT FEEL
Horse accepts a soft feel on the reins at all gaits
14. SIDEWAYS
Horse travels sideways shoulder-in
& haunches-in
15. PATTERNS
Horse rides figure 8s, weaves,
& rollbacks
16. NARROW
Horse rides forwards & backwards through a narrow space
17. JUMP
Horse clears small jumps & can
stop, turn & wait after a jump
18. OBSTACLES
Horse drives livestock
19. BARRELS
Horse performs a 6 barrel pattern
at all gaits
20. DRAG
Horse drags items with a rope
21. CARRY
Horse rides with a 45’ rope, flag, plastic bag & tarp
22. TRAIL
Horse negotiates hills, ditches, water, gates, wildlife, & traffic
23. TRAFFIC
Horse rides calmly past traffic
24. WEATHER
Horse rides in the rain, the wind
& the dark
25. COMPANY
Horse rides alone, in a group
& leading another horse
26. TRAVEL
Horse floats out for riding |
