CANADIAN PONY CLUB LESSON PLANS

For candidates preparing for the C1 test

Lesson plans are available for Stable Management and for Riding.
You also may want to look at General Notes for Stable Management Lessons (they are the same for each level so you only need to check once) and the Reading Lists (these are all in one page showing required and resource reading for all levels and for instructors).

Stable Management Lesson Plans
    Lesson 1
  • Practical experience, stall work.
  • Know use of all stable tools.
  • Know about safety considerations in stable.
    Lesson 2
  • Know difference in feeding routine between stabled/grass kept horse.
  • Know about feeding program for horse in working condition.
  • Knowledge of feeding rules, reasons, recognition of good/inferior feeds.
    Lesson 3
  • Able to do complete grooming.
  • Turn out well groomed horse - trimming/pulling mane & tail.
  • Care of feet.
    Lesson 4
  • Knowledge of good and bad points of conformation.
    Lesson 5
  • Demonstrate knowledge of care of saddlery.
  • Know correct fitting of saddle, bridle, numnah, martingales.
  • Understand different types of girths, their uses.
  • Understand different types of martingales, their uses.
    Lesson 6
  • Know types of wounds, their causes, how to treat, when to call the veterinarian.
  • Put together a simple first aid kit and understand the uses of each item in it.
    Lesson 7
  • Learn locations, possible causes of limb unsoundnesses.
  • Learn how to apply various treatments and when - hosepiping, poulticing, fomentations, tubbing, etc.
    Lesson 8
  • Learn about various skin diseases.
  • Recognition of colic, laminitis, colds.
  • Learn about treatment procedures.
    Lesson 9
  • Knowledge of good conditioning program - development of work/exercise program & related feeding program.
  • Learn about care after work.
  • Demonstrate use of stable bandage.
    Lesson 10
  • Be able to load, unload horse into trailer, van.
  • Be able to prepare horse properly for travel - rugs, shipping bandages, tail bandage.
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Riding Lesson Plans
    Lesson 1
  • Warm up exercises without stirrups at walk and trot.
  • Alter stirrups, girth, mounted.
  • Review position, aids at all paces.
  • Turns, 20 m. circles at trot, canter.
  • Review posting diagonals on serpentine.
  • Trotting poles - gymnastic grids.
    Lesson 2
  • Warm up.
  • Work on stronger trot - forward movement.
  • Introduce turn-on-forehand - aids, purpose.
  • Canter across diagonal, change leg through trot.
  • Variety of small fences.
    Lesson 3
  • Warm up.
  • Canter without stirrups, 20 m. circles.
  • Review turn-on-forehand.
  • Work on transitions from working to lengthened trot to working.
  • Develop sense of rhythm, quality of paces.
  • Variety of small fences.
    Lesson 4
  • Warm up.
  • Cross country school - pacing 350-400 m/m.
    Lesson 5
  • Warm up.
  • Introduce leg yielding at walk from quarter line to track.
  • Work on transitions, all paces.
  • Sitting trot, canter without stirrups.
  • Small fences - maintain even pace between fences.
    Lesson 6
  • Warm up.
  • Review turn-on-forehand, leg yielding at walk.
  • Transitions on centre line - sitting trot to halt to sitting trot.
  • Halt and salute.
  • Lengthen trot rising - emphasis rhythm, quality.
  • Jumping on a bending line (circle).
    Lesson 7
  • Warm up.
  • Drill over X rails or small jumps.
    Lesson 8
  • Warm up.
  • Independent work on horse: turns-on-forehand, leg yielding.
  • Increase and decrease of pace (working-lengthen-working).
  • Canter without stirrups.
  • Review sequence of legs, all paces.
  • Riding forward on long rein and on contact - walk and trot.
  • Riding course to 3'.
    Lesson 9
  • Warm up.
  • Cross country school.
    Lesson 10
  • Warm up.
  • Work all paces without stirrups.
  • Turn-on-forehand, leg yielding.
  • Lengthen trot rising.
  • Work on loose rein.
  • Jump course to 3'.