Horsemanship: Intermediate Riding

Students will focus on furthering their riding and horsemanship skills. Emphasis will be placed on safety and proper understanding of equine communication both in and out of the saddle. The mounted portion of each class will focus on each rider's individual improvement through exercises in strength, balance, and communicating with the horse. If time and if the rider's level allows goals can include cantering, jumping and/or advanced trail patterns. During the unmounted portion riders are expected to properly groom, tack-up, untack and clean tack on their own with minimal to no assistance. This course will utilize class discussion, assignments, and student participation to develop each student into a rider who can confidently work with a horse both mounted and unmounted. English and Western styles of riding will be offered. Prerequisite: Able to ride at the walk, trot, canter and groom and tack-up a horse without assistance. Prerequisite: Over 20 hours of riding time or completion of PE 66. Riders will need to email a description of their previous riding experience. If rider is unable to perform at the needed level for PE 67, they will be encouraged to join a different PE class.