Unmounted Curriculum 2012
The unmounted program is designed to help members to become competent horsemen at home and at regular lessons, to progress from one rating to another, and to be prepared to compete at rallies and in other open competitions. This program is NOT designed to provide full coverage of all the topics tested at every level a child may with to rate to, but should give a good overview over a 12- month period. Additional study and prep will be required for any testing and in preparation for any given rally.
There are ten Horse Management meetings a year (No meeting in December or August, July meeting at camp). At camp, we would like to do unmounted sessions on bandaging (for all ratings), proper leading, how to perform jog-outs for rallies, checks of tying and other safety procedures, practice taking vitals, and other topics.
Longeing is not covered in an unmounted lesson as this is only tested at the C2 and above levels.
Unmounted groups are for most meetings are divided by age, not rating, to ensure that older members are stimulated and want to stay involved while younger members are not overwhelmed.
September: Goal Setting
For all members:
All members, review goals
Jr group:
· Grooming, including what pony club means by curry comb and body brush and how we expect you to use them, parts of the saddle and bridle, reasons for cleaning tack (D1- D3), unsafe equipment, tying a quick release knot (D2), cleaning and bedding a stall and hanging a hay net (D3, but used at every rally)
Sr group:
· Cleaning stalls and bedding used in area (D3- C1), stable vices, clipping (C1), safe pasture, fencing, stable, some common toxic plants (C2/C3)
November: Record Keeping, Health Care and Vet Knowledge
Jr group:
January: Bandaging and Travel Safety
Jr group:
· Trailer safety (D2- ), loading and unloading properly (D3- C2), apply protective boots and bell boots, reasons to use a bandage (D2/ D3), apply a stable bandage with assistance (D3)
Sr group:
· Apply a stable bandage and a shipping bandage (D3 and up)
February: Rally Prep including turnout and tack
For all members:
· Tying stock ties properly, correctly formal vs. informal, helmet fit, how to put up your hair acceptably for competition and ratings, how to polish boots, tack fit, halter fit, what to look for when cleaning your tack for formal inspections, different kinds of tack and it's uses.
March: Conditioning
Jr group:
· Reasons for cooling out after exercise (D1), what are conditions (obese, fat, fit, etc.) and what condition is your pony in (D2), care of pony after strenuous work including watering, feeding, inspection of legs, etc.
Sr group:
· What is meant by condition (C1), how to create a conditioning schedule for a particular activity of choice (C1/C2), how to write up a six to eight week conditioning and feeding schedule for a specific competition (C2/C3), taking vitals (C2, but needed at every rally from D1 up)
April: Pony Parts Conformation and Lameness
Jr group:
· Parts of the pony (D1- D3), how to measure a pony, conformation faults of neck, back, head, shoulder and pasterns (D3), colors, markings, and breeds and how to describe a strange pony (D2/D3)
Sr group:
· Leg conformation and unsoundnesses (C1- C3), qualities that affect movement and soundness, conformation of own mount (C2/ C3)
May: Nutrition
Jr group
All members
· Brief overview of all sports offered in PC including tetrathalon, hunting, vaulting, endurance riding, etc. Possible guest lecturers and/ or demonstration rides in Polocross, Games, Foxhunting.
July: Baywood Camp
All members
· Bandaging (for all ratings), proper leading, how to perform jog-outs for rallies, checks of tying and other safety procedures, practice taking vitals, trailer safety and other topics.
(Thanks to French Creek Pony Club for some of these ideas!)
There are ten Horse Management meetings a year (No meeting in December or August, July meeting at camp). At camp, we would like to do unmounted sessions on bandaging (for all ratings), proper leading, how to perform jog-outs for rallies, checks of tying and other safety procedures, practice taking vitals, and other topics.
Longeing is not covered in an unmounted lesson as this is only tested at the C2 and above levels.
Unmounted groups are for most meetings are divided by age, not rating, to ensure that older members are stimulated and want to stay involved while younger members are not overwhelmed.
September: Goal Setting
For all members:
- Review of the past year, discuss calendar for this year
- Discussion of how to identify goals, what are realistic goals and how to break goals into action plans with achievable mini-goals in between
- Goal setting session for each member in mounted and unmounted programs, distribute goal pages to each member
- Each member complete and submit a goal page with support from a partner and adult
All members, review goals
Jr group:
· Grooming, including what pony club means by curry comb and body brush and how we expect you to use them, parts of the saddle and bridle, reasons for cleaning tack (D1- D3), unsafe equipment, tying a quick release knot (D2), cleaning and bedding a stall and hanging a hay net (D3, but used at every rally)
Sr group:
· Cleaning stalls and bedding used in area (D3- C1), stable vices, clipping (C1), safe pasture, fencing, stable, some common toxic plants (C2/C3)
November: Record Keeping, Health Care and Vet Knowledge
Jr group:
-
What a vet can do for your pony or why she may come to see your pony (D1), routine care of pony such as immunization, teeth care, worming (D2), symptoms of a sick pony (D3), starting a record book
- Senior Groups
- How to treat minor wounds (C1), annual immunizations and parasite control for area (C1/C2), how tetanus and strangles are transmitted, need for teeth care (C2), improving record keeping and how record hooks are judged (C1 and up)
January: Bandaging and Travel Safety
Jr group:
· Trailer safety (D2- ), loading and unloading properly (D3- C2), apply protective boots and bell boots, reasons to use a bandage (D2/ D3), apply a stable bandage with assistance (D3)
Sr group:
· Apply a stable bandage and a shipping bandage (D3 and up)
February: Rally Prep including turnout and tack
For all members:
· Tying stock ties properly, correctly formal vs. informal, helmet fit, how to put up your hair acceptably for competition and ratings, how to polish boots, tack fit, halter fit, what to look for when cleaning your tack for formal inspections, different kinds of tack and it's uses.
March: Conditioning
Jr group:
· Reasons for cooling out after exercise (D1), what are conditions (obese, fat, fit, etc.) and what condition is your pony in (D2), care of pony after strenuous work including watering, feeding, inspection of legs, etc.
Sr group:
· What is meant by condition (C1), how to create a conditioning schedule for a particular activity of choice (C1/C2), how to write up a six to eight week conditioning and feeding schedule for a specific competition (C2/C3), taking vitals (C2, but needed at every rally from D1 up)
April: Pony Parts Conformation and Lameness
Jr group:
· Parts of the pony (D1- D3), how to measure a pony, conformation faults of neck, back, head, shoulder and pasterns (D3), colors, markings, and breeds and how to describe a strange pony (D2/D3)
Sr group:
· Leg conformation and unsoundnesses (C1- C3), qualities that affect movement and soundness, conformation of own mount (C2/ C3)
May: Nutrition
Jr group
- How to give water, grain, hay and tidbit (D1), basic rules for feeding (D2), know amounts of feeds and schedule for own pony (D3), how feeds are measured and weighed
- How feeds are measured and weighed, characteristics of good and bad feed, watering and pasture (C1), changing rations for changing situations (C2), classes of nutrients, what provides them, and what feeds are available and common for different uses in area, approximate costs of feed.
All members
· Brief overview of all sports offered in PC including tetrathalon, hunting, vaulting, endurance riding, etc. Possible guest lecturers and/ or demonstration rides in Polocross, Games, Foxhunting.
July: Baywood Camp
All members
· Bandaging (for all ratings), proper leading, how to perform jog-outs for rallies, checks of tying and other safety procedures, practice taking vitals, trailer safety and other topics.
(Thanks to French Creek Pony Club for some of these ideas!)
