Horsemanship Level 1: Grooming Grooming the horse is one of the most important skill sets a rider needs to have. It allows you to check your horse for injuries, helps increase the circulation to his skin and muscles, prevents chafing from dirt under the tack, improves his appearance, and provides valuable bonding time. As you…
Horsemanship Level 4: Full Practical Grooming For Level 3 you had to identify and show knowledge of all the items in a complete grooming kit. For Level 4 you will need to put them to use: 4. Full practical grooming, complete kit. The good news is we do not watch you groom. Instead you are expected…
Horsemanship Level 3 - Grooming For Horsemanship Levels 1 and 2 you needed to show how to use the basic grooming kit, which included the hoof pick, curry comb, dandy brush and body brush. For Level 3 you need to demonstrate: 7. Use and knowledge of full grooming kit First of all, to review your…
Horsemanship Level 2: Grooming By the time you are testing Level 2 you should be able to groom your horse quickly and confidently. On the checklist for Level 2 is: 5. Groom horse; three reasons for grooming; common sense around horse. Grooming, and the reasons for grooming are pretty well covered in this level one…