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LESSON PROGRAMS
LEVELS AND CURRICULUM
Riding Levels for Madison Riding Academy:
The following is a list of guidelines for the levels at MRA. The skills that are listed below each level will be practiced in class and must be perfected in order to move on to the next level. There is no time period for each level, riders are placed and promoted to the next level on a case-by-case basis, according to their skill, effort and ability. Some riders may take longer than others to master the skills needed for the next level. This is OK!!! It is good to strive for the next level, and to work hard to get there, but do not put too much emphasis on the label. Everyone needs to feel like they belong, and no one should feel inferior or superior to anyone else based on their level.
Also, wearing proper riding attire and a helmet during lessons is very important in learning and achieving riding skills, and not to mention the safety issue! Helmets are provided at the stable. We have found, children who are not properly dressed do not perform as well as those who are. All riders need to be wearing hard-soled boots, with a half-inch heel. (A half-inch heel is best because it is enough to prevent the foot from slipping through the stirrup, but not too high that it is hard to push the heels down in the stirrups). Also, once in the intermediate class, it will be required that breeches/ jodhpurs are worn, along with riding gloves. All sports have their equipment that is necessary, such as kneepads for soccer, or helmets for football. In riding, boots, pants and gloves are important factors to consider. If you need assistance or advice in purchasing any of these items, just ask an instructor. (We have various catalogs in the stable store, and if shopping online is easier, we can tell you where to look.)
To schedule a lesson, please call 608.833.2064.
To call the stable, please call 608.833.3635.
Print the Registration/Release form
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BEGINNER (Helmet required)
- Never have had a riding lesson
- Horse terminology
- GROOMING a horse
- Learn parts/care of Bridle and Saddle
- How to safely walk horses
- Parts of the horse - walk, sitting trot, posting trot
- Steering
- Stand up at a walk, 2-point position
- Walk w/o stirrup irons
- Halt - Reverse
- Dismount correctly
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ADVANCED BEGINNER (Helmet required)
- Grooming/tacking a horse independently
- Sit one/change diagonal at the trot
- Stand up at a trot, 2-point position
- Reverse at the trot
- Sitting trot w/o stirrup irons
- Adjust stirrups from the ground
- Switch whip
- Backing the horse
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INTERMEDIATE (Helmet required 17 & under)
- Grooming/tacking a horse independently
- Must wear riding breeches and gloves
- Correct diagonal at the trot
- Canter
- Workouts
- Address the reins
- Serpentine (including changes of diagonals)
- Posting trot w/o stirrup irons
- How to safely wash a horse
- Participate in a Stable Show/Academy Show
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ADVANCED (Helmet required 17 & under)
- Total care of the Horse/Tack
- Canter w/o stirrup irons
- Simple change of canter leads
- Stand up at the canter, 2 points position
- Riding with one iron at a time
- Riding w/o stirrup irons on the saddle trot/canter
- Headset
- Workouts: test 1-16 from the USEF rules
- Participation in academy shows/ regular shows
- Own/rent a horse
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