Rider Levels
Green Level Rider completion requirements:
- Catch and halter horse without assistance
- Basics parts of the horse
- Grooming and saddling without assistance
- Can walk and post trot while guiding comfortably in the arena
Yellow Level Rider completion requirements:
- Can perform Basic Rollbacks comfortably at the trot
- Has started cantering in the arena
- Can ride 2 point comfortably at the walk and trot
Orange Level Rider completion requirements:
- Can circle at the canter comfortably
- Has started cantering in 2 point
- Can trot over poles
- Trail riden at a Walk/Trot
Blue Level Rider completion requirements:
- Can perform Basic Rollbacks at the canter
- Can circle in 2 point at the canter
- Can perform the “Balanced Stop”
- Can jump a crossrail
*After Completing the Blue level in the Basic Handle Levels you can continue on with Basic Handle or you can pick and more to a specified discipline such as Dressage, Reining, Hunter/Jumper, or Endurance.
Bronze Level Rider completion requirements:
- Can perform “Turn on the Forehand”
- Can perform “Intermediate Rollbacks”
- Can perform “Drop to Trot Lead Changes”
- Started spiral down spins
- Can jump 18″
- Started general cattle handling
Silver Level Rider completion requirements:
- Can perform “Advanced Rollbacks”
- Can perform “Natural Flying Lead Changes”
- Can leg yield down center line at the trot
- Can spin from trot or canter comfortably
- Can jump 2′-2’6″ (Optional)
- Can “Drift”
Gold Level Rider completion requirements:
- Can leg yield at the canter down center line
- Can jump 2’9″-3’6″ (Optional)
- Can “Drift” comfortably at the canter
Burgundy completion requirements:
- Can jump 4’course (Optional)
- Can perform “Same Lead Rolls”
- Can perform “Inside Roll out to Opposite Lead”
- Lead changes on a straight line