Programma Beginnerscursus Kreta

Beginner Course
Intensive lessons and a first hack
This intensive program teaches the new rider the English riding style in a very direct approach.
In the end of the course the rider is able to walk and trot independently, feeling secure on and around the horse, able to make an easy outside trip, tack the horse independent and we made a start with the canter. From experience we know that sportive riders even learn to canter independently.
Program
Day 1, idem as trail
Day 2, private lesson on the lunge without saddle but with blanket, the rider holds a vaulting band. Lesson concentrates on finding balance, rider position and sitting trot. If rider has a good balance also a few strides canter are practised. (30 min)
Day 3, private lesson on the lunge with saddle. Learning the body position with stir ups, sitting trot without holding hands on the saddle and learning the rising trot. (30 min)
All together a lesson in tacking and brushing the horse. (30 min)
Day 4, group lesson with the other starters, for the first time independent riding. Learning how to hold the rains, steer and stop the horse. Practise the use of the lacks as learned before on the lunge. Learning to brush and tack the horse, each rider prepares its own horse with the help of the instructor. (1 hours)
Day 5, group lesson confirming the learned skills of the last day and more trot. In this lesson we do some games, like slalom race, mounting race etc, to practise the learned skills and to make the pushing lacks more effective. Everybody take its own horse out of the stable, brush it and tack it, teacher corrects mistakes. (1 hours)
Day 6, the first careful outside hack with walk and some short trots, sometimes even already a small canter. (1.5 hour) Children continue inside with 1 hour group lesson or private lesson 30 min.
Day 7, another outside trip, this time with some longer trots. (1.5 hour) Children continue inside with 1 hour group lesson or private lesson 30 min.
Day 8, idem as trail.
This program has 6 riding days.