K TEST WORK CERTIFICATE SHOW JUMPING Section A a.
SYLLABUS Minimum height of 90cm (3'). Must be conversant with FEI and EFA rules and PC modifications.
GENERAL ADVICE
The candidate needs to establish their forward position, with the weight down into the legs and heels - no pivoting on the knee in a modified three-point position, i.e. with the crotch as the third point of contact so that you go with the movement. You must follow with your hands thus allowing the horse to lengthen its neck and frame over the jump. If the rider does not follow or if you get left behind, the horse is hit in the mouth through the rider's hands, and/or thumped in the back when the weight falls backwards. Examiners are very severe on this particular fault as there is no surer way to teach a horse to refuse. A secure position is important in enabling the rider to maintain control throughout the whole jumping course. You must school your horse so that you are able to keep it in a balanced frame and control its line, speed, and stride, specially in the approach to the jump in order to bring it to the correct take-off spot. Good schooling on the flat is absolutely essential if the rider is to achieve all this.
REQUIREMENTS
1 The candidate must be able to maintain a firm balanced forward position. Your legs must remain in a normal position in contact with the horse and your hands must maintain contact with the horse's mouth.
2 Throughout the whole round you must have control of the pace, and be able to maintain the horse's balance, rhythm, tempo, and line. It must be bent to the direction it is travelling and on the correct leg.
3 You must be able to influence a horse to land on the correct leg and turn it over a jump.
4 You must also be able to shorten or lengthen the horse's stride.
5 You must be able to negotiate jumps to a maximum height of 90cm (3').
6 Know the speeds required and be able to ride accordingly.
7 Know if an obstacle is built invitingly or if it may present problems to the horse.
8 Know the meaning of the term related fences.
9 Know the "easy" or standard distances for various types and heights of fences for schooling exercises and courses, and appreciate the effect a spread fence will have on the horse's stride.
10 Know how to use ground poles, and to construct basic schooling exercises to improve a horse's jumping.
11 Walk the course intelligently and be able to tell the examiner how you plans to ride it and why.
12 Know how to deal with disobedient horses, i.e. those that refuse, run-out, rush etc.
13 Know the basic rules of show jumping - you should have an FEI or EFA Show Jumping Rule book.
WORK CERTIFICATE BOOK
The candidate must:-
1 Have an outline/record of his/her experience in show jumping - one line entries sufficient.
2 Have an account of a full day spent at the sport.
3 Have a few diagrams/plans of basic schooling exercises he/she uses - to include distances and heights.
4 List, in chart form, his/her horse's feed & work programme for the week prior to jumping at a show at the weekend.
AT THE TEST THE EXAMINER MUST:-
See the candidate ride a course of at least five fences, which must include turns in both directions, a combination and
other related distance/s.
Test his/her control of pace and stride, by asking him/her to ride the related distance in more and/or less strides.
Test his/her knowledge of the requirements 6 - 13 above.
K TEST EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE SHOWJUMPING Section A a.
Examiner to complete this, deleting and adding comments as required.
I have examined this candidate (name) with the following results:
Position and contact Horse control and balance .
Striding and Distances Schooling exercises
Disobedient horses Work Certificates
I found the overall standard satisfactory/unsatisfactory Mark
Comments if any
Signature______Date ______
K TEST WORK CERTIFICATE SHOW JUMPING Section A a.
A DAY SPENT AT SHOW JUMPING Horse
Give a full account in time and note form of one day spent at show jumping from arising to the end of the day, with comments on how you and the horse performed. Include feed, preparation at home and at venue before event, travel, warming up, performance in different phases, classes, what you did with horse between these, and aftercare, both immediately and on return home, etc.
Herewith an example for the start of a day, of the format and style required.
6am. Arise, Muck out, Feed 1kg oats, .25kg bran, 1 lt chaff. Have breakfast.6.40 Brush over, plait mane and tail. Boot, and bandage for travel. Put rest of gear into car. (Trailer hitched and
car packed with most of my gear the night before). Check list.
7.30 Change, load up. 7.50 Leave - Mum driving. Travel 35k to ...... Arrive 8.30
Signature______
K TEST WORK CERTIFICATE SHOW JUMPING Section A a.
WORK CHART FOR WEEK BEFORE A SHOW
List, in chart form, horse's feed & work programme for the week prior to jumping at a show at the weekend.
Day Feed & Work
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SHOW JUMPING SCHOOLING EXERCISES (include more pages if required).
Give a few diagrams/plans of basic schooling exercises used - include distances and heights.
Signature…………………………………………..
K TEST WORK CERTIFICATE SHOW JUMPING Section A a.
Give an outline/record of your experience in show jumping - one line entries sufficient.
EXPERIENCE The person witnessing each day should sign/initial it in the right hand column.
Date Venue Event Horse Class Place & Comments Initials
16//10/02 / Trevallyn / LPC Gym / Flash / 1.10m Scurry / Good style, one fence down. Short line angled, well. 3rd by 1.2secs.
15/3/03 / Westbury / Tas PC Gym / Smokey / 65cm / Jumped well for first show, 2 steady clears
K TEST WORK CERTIFICATE CROSS COUNTRY RIDING Section A b.
SYLLABUS Jump minimum height of 90cm (3'). Know the rules of chosen competition, eg PCAT, EFA or FEI.
GENERAL ADVICE
Any candidate choosing this subject must have ridden in quite a few events at A and/or B grade in order to gain the necessary experience. You should have the appropriate Rule book and know the basic rules, scoring system etc. also the speeds and sizes of the various grades. You may choose your preferred rules, i.e. PCAT, EFA or FEI Eventing. It is suggested that unless you do adult eventing you choose the Pony Club Rule Book of this state. The rules in all three are basically the same, but the FEI rule book deals with 3DE, whereas the others with ODEs. The scoring, marking of the course, and what constitutes faults etc. are the same in the EFA and PC. What does differ are the speeds and sizes of the obstacles. These vary within the different grades, as well as under the different codes. Candidates are not expected to know all, therefore they are asked to state which book they will learn from.
REQUIREMENTS
1 Have a firm position over the fences, and know how to adjust it for riding various types.
2 Appreciate the difficulties set by a variety of fences i.e. apexes, banks, bounces, drops, water etc. and know the best way to tackle them.
3 Be able to negotiate jumps to a maximum height of 90cm (3').
4 Know the speeds required and be able to ride accordingly, i.e. have a knowledge of pace.
5 Have an appreciation of the horse's fitness and "how much petrol there is left in the tank".
6 Walk the course intelligently and be able to tell the examiner how you plan to ride it and why.
7 Know the basic rules of cross country riding and the obstacle sizes, speeds and length of courses allowed for the different grades of your chosen organisation.
8 Appreciate the difference between riding show jumping and cross country.
WORK CERTIFICATE BOOK
The candidate must:-
1 Have an outline/record of your experience in one day events - one line entries sufficient.
2 Have an account of a full day spent at the sport.
3 Briefly list, in chart form, horse's feed/work programme to get him fit for an ODE, and for the season.
4 State on his list of chosen options which rules you wish to be tested on - PCAT, EFA or FEI.
AT THE TEST THE EXAMINER MUST:-
Test his/her riding over a variety of fences up to 90cm(3').
Test his/her knowledge of pace.
Ask questions to test his/her knowledge of any of the requirements listed above.
K TEST EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE CROSS COUNTRY RIDING Section A b.
Examiner to complete this, deleting and adding comments as required.
I have examined this candidate (name) with the following results:
Position over various fence types
Fence difficulties
Horse pace and fitness
Speed and Distances
Rules Work Certificates
I found the overall standard satisfactory/unsatisfactory Mark
Comments if any Signature Date ______
K TEST WORK CERTIFICATE CROSS COUNTRY RIDING Section A b.
PREPARATION CHART
HORSE'S CONDITION AT START OF PREPARATION ______
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WHAT SORT OF WORK HE HAS BEEN DOING ______
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INITIAL PREPARATION if any ______
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Week # / FEED – TYPE & WEIGHT / WORK – TYPE & AMOUNT Hours/distance (take 2 lines if necessary)SCHOOLING EXPERIENCES/EXERCISES ______
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Signature ______
K TEST WORK CERTIFICATE CROSS COUNTRY RIDING Section A b.
A DAY SPENT AT A ONE DAY EVENT Horse ______
Give a full account in time and note form of a whole day spent at an One-Day Event, from arising to the end of the day, with comments on how you and the horse performed. Include feed, preparation at home and at venue before event, travel, warming up, performance in different phases, classes, what you did with horse between these, after care, both immediate and on return home, etc.
Herewith an example for the start of a day, of the format and style required.
6am. Arise, Muck out, Feed 1kg oats, .25kg bran, 1 lt chaff. Have breakfast.6.40 Brush over, plait mane and tail. Boot, and bandage for travel. Put rest of gear into car. (Trailer hitched and
car packed with most of my gear the night before). Check list.
7.30Change, load up. 7.50 Leave - Mum driving. Travel 35k to ...... Arrive 8.30
Signature______
K TEST WORK CERTIFICATE CROSS COUNTRY RIDING Section A b.
Give an outline/record of your experience in one day events - one line entries sufficient.
EXPERIENCE The person witnessing each day should sign/initial it in the right hand margin.
Horse's name......
Date Venue Standard Score Place Comments / How horse went. Signed
6/3/88 / Trevallyn / PC Trials Gr 1 / 88 / 9th / Fair dsg 68, stop water 20, SJ 0 Pleased Team4th
K TEST WORK CERTIFICATE RIDE AT A GIVEN PACE Section A c.
SYLLABUS 220, 300, 350, 400 and 450 metres per minute.
GENERAL ADVICE
220 m.p.m. is the speed required for Roads and Tracks in 3DEs, 300 is the show jumping speed for lower grade ODEs, 350 is the speed for normal show jumping competitions, and 400 and 450 m.p.m. are cross country speeds required for certain grades, therefore it is a very useful option for anyone to take. It is a helpful hint for judging speed when beginning to realise that on average a working trot is 220 m.p.m., a strong trot 300, a working canter 350 and a strong canter 400 m.p.m. This is a "rule of thumb" only, and the rider needs to be aware that all horses are different. It is your responsibility to discover the exact speed of your horse's paces. It is important to be able to judge pace for the following reasons:-
Competition: which may be as diverse as Endurance Riding, Cross Country, Steeplechasing, Show Jumping etc. A rider may have to ride to ideal time, or may face penalties if under or over a time allowed. Often in jumping competitions, penalties are incurred after exceeding the optimum speed, whereas in other events, such as Navigational rides, penalties are incurred if the rider arrives both before and after the time set. Often an early arrival incurs a greater penalty than a late arrival.
Conservation of horse and rider: This may or may not be for competitive work. The 40km ride comes into this category. The rider needs to complete the ride within a given time without exhausting the horse or him/herself, therefore if the rider travels at 220 m.p.m he/she will have time to rest and finish the ride with plenty in reserve. The amount of "resting" time and speed of travel should be worked out well before the ride. If the candidate is keen on Endurance Riding or Eventing, judgement of pace is very important in preserving a horse's energy.
Learning to judge pace and speed: This is essentially a feel exercise and can be learned by following a car or motor bike at the pace desired. Competitive cyclists often use this method of training. To test if you have learned the correct feel for a pace, it is best to time oneself over a given distance. You should be at the required pace when you pass the starting peg - a standing start would not be accurate. The following is a table of time and speed over a given distance which may prove useful to the K candidate. Time is taken to the nearest second.