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