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Bridges to Success

Phase 2: Tasks

Friendly

Basic
Stand still and swing your string overhead – helicopter style.

Advanced
Helicopter swing string at trot and canter.

Porcupine

Driving

Basic

Yield your horse’s hindquarters in a 180 turn on the forehand – with your arms folded.

Basic
Back up your horse by softly flapping your feet. (Don’t use your reins).

Advanced
Ride a figure 8 at the walk with your arms folded. If that’s easy, try trot!

Advanced
Stop your horse from a trot or canter by softly flapping your feet. (Don’t use your reins).

Yo Yo

Basic

Ride 4 walk – trot transitions on a circle (approx. 10 steps of each).

Advanced
Ride 4 trot – canter transitions on a circle (making the transition every half circle: trot half a circle, canter half a circle.

Circling

Basic
Ride a circle with one hand on the rein. Use your headlights to turn.Stay equi-distant from a center marker. Circles, not eggs or triangles! ;)

Advanced
Ride a Figure 8 with one rein (supple rein) – at the trot - without changing your rein to the other side!

See Supple Rein Lesson

Sideways

Basic
Ride sideways over a pole, left and right.

Advanced

Ride 4 zig zags, from marker to marker… at the trot. Keep your horse’s body straight!

See ZigZag Lesson

Squeeze

Basic
On a loose rein, walk through two barrels placed 4-5’ apart. Stop, turn, wait. Repeat.

Advanced

Trot on a line approx. 6’ from the rail. Stop, back up, turn towards the fence and repeat the other way. Make sure you stay on the same line, do not curve inwards or outwards… stay straight!

Printable Chart of the Tasks above

Created by Camille Bergeron

For even more tasks per level, check out the Self Assessment Checklists

Freestyle Self Assessment Checklist

Finesse Self Assessment Checklist

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