Riding Level 4: Position & Balance At Riding Level 1 we are only looking for basic control of the horse and don’t mark you on your position. At Level 2 we want to see an adequate basic seat position at walk and trot, but don’t mark your canter position, and at Level 3 we are…
Riding Level 3: Riding without Stirrups At all levels of riding we ask you to drop your stirrups periodically. There are two main reasons for this: You never know when you might lose your stirrups when riding. It’s good to be able to keep your seat without them, and regain them on the fly. Riding…