Rider Program

Rider Levels

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Purple Ribbon Rider
  • Know the names & appropriate uses of grooming tools
  • Approach & halter a horse safely
  • Safely hand walk any horse
  • Basic steering & halting at the walk
  • Two point at walk while holding the saddle
  • Post on the lunge line at the trot while holding the saddle
Green Ribbon Rider
  • Keep heels down at all times in the stirrups
  • Two point at the walk with hands off the saddle
  • Navigate a semi-complex pole course at the walk
  • Post & two point at the walk no stirrups
  • Two point at the trot on the lunge line holding the saddle
  • Ride a balanced posting trot on the lunge line without holding the saddle
Pink Ribbon Rider
  • Adjust stirrups & girth while mounted
  • Posting & two point trot off the lunge line
  • Smooth & balanced up/down transitions between walk & trot
  • See & be able to change diagonals
  • Navigate a simple pole course at the trot
  • Sustain a sitting trot on the lunge line or small circle
White Ribbon Rider
  • Ride on the correct diagonal at all times
  • Ride a balanced sitting trot
  • Post & two point at the trot no stirrups
  • Canter on the lunge line holding the saddle
  • Canter off the lunge line on a medium circle
  • Trot small crossrails with calm & control
Yellow Ribbon Rider
  • Sustain a soft & consistent rein contact
  • Get balance & bend at the trot on medium circles & through corners
  • Canter off the lunge line sitting & two pointing
  • Ride balanced & smooth canter transitions
  • Confidently trot semi-complex crossrail courses
  • Canter single crossrails with calm & control
Red Ribbon Rider
  • Ride balanced canter circles with impulsion & contact
  • Understand & be able to switch canter leads
  • Jump fences with appropriate fold & give
  • Canter full crossrail courses with steady & consistent pace
  • Count strides between fences
  • Lengthen and shorten canter strides between poles & fences
Blue Ribbon Rider
  • Walk/Trot/Canter with impulsion on the bit
  • Ride a smooth training level dressage test
  • Canter uphill/balanced rollbacks & turns
  • Jump full course of verticals with proper pace & planning

Riding level is determined by proficiency in ability, not by time spent in the saddle. Every rider will progress at their own rate and will move up at the trainer's discretion.