1. Dress safely for riding and know why you must wear a hard hat and suitable footwear.
2. Show how to:
**Approach a pony correctly.
**Catch a pony and put on a headcollar/halter.
**Lead a pony in hand.
3. Do each of the following:
**Mount and dismount correctly.
**Ride a quiet pony in an enclosed area without a leading rein.
**Halt, walk, turn and trot safely.
4. Know how to ride along a road, cross a road and say 'thank you'..
5. Know the basic needs of a grass-kept pony in summer and winter, such as feeding, watering and grooming.
6. Do each of the following.
**Identify the simple points of a pony or horse.
**Identify the simple parts of a saddle and bridle. |