06/23/2025
Kicking off summer in the month of June, riders learned lots about important horse health through fun hands on learning! This included how to take vital signs, the importance of hydration, and making “wanted posters” for the parasites that can attack our ponies (and how to get rid of and prevent them), and so much more...
During riding time, more experienced riders dove into advancing refinement of skills such as posting trot, which is one of the most challenging things for young riders to learn and instructors to teach. Posting is a riding technique where the rider rises out of the saddle and sits down in a rhythmic, synchronized motion with the horse's leg movement. This makes the trot more comfortable for both horse and rider (the trot can be pretty bouncy!)
Our beginner riders worked on skills to control their horses speed and to do transitions (any change of speed) as they work towards their independence on horseback. Learning transitions takes focus, refined communication and many small steps to achieve this skill!
When planning lessons, instructors taylor their plan to adapt the lesson plan and riding skill they are going to teach, making it attainable for a wide range of students, diagnosis, and learning styles!
Did you know there are 4 different learning styles?
Each learning style must be identified and teaching adapted; if you aren’t being taught with your learning style in mind it makes it very hard to learn and retain.
That will include changing the way a skill is presented: including hands on activities, instructor showing a pattern/ demonstrating a skill, explaining it step by step, or using your hand to guide riders hand.
This is just one aspect that goes into each lesson plan that is taught each week!
