BHS Challenge Awards - Bronze Awards

The first course is Starting on Saturday the 1st March and will run for 6 weeks at a price of £125. Running at 10- 11

These are the Awards we will be covering.

🐴 Knowing Your Horse

By completing this award you will find out:

Identification

I can describe horses using:
a) colour
b) face markings
c) leg markings
d) gender

I can identify points of the horse
I can identify parts of the foot

I can list signs of good and poor health
I can carry out routine daily health checks
I can recognise when and why a horse requires shoeing or
trimming
I can describe how to reduce the risk of disease on a yard

I can list the rules of feeding
I can recognise hay and haylage
I can describe methods to provide hay or haylage to a horse
I can describe how to soak hay
I can identify methods to provide water in the stable

I can describe why a ridden horse should be fit
I can describe signs that may indicate a horse is not fit

🏇🏼 Handling your Horse

You will find out about:

How to work safely on a yard
How your behaviour or actions could affect your horse
How to put a headcollar on and tie up your horse
How to lead your horse
How to clean your tack

💙 Caring for your horse

By completing this award, you will Learn:

I can describe the horse’s natural behaviours and instincts
I can describe a horse’s vision and how thismay affect his behaviour

Stable Care

I can list different types of bedding
I can skip out a stable and tidy the bed
I can clean and refill a water bucket or water drinker

I can give reasons to support regular turnout
I can describe suitable fencing for field boundaries
I can carry out routine daily field checks

Rugs

I can identify and describe types of rug and their use
I can put on and take off a rug

I can describe the benefits for grooming horses
I can explain the use of the items in a grooming kit
I can groom a horse
I can care for a horse after exercise

🐎 Lungeing your horse

You will find out about:

I can give reasons for lungeing a horse
I can list the equipment required to lunge a horse
I can tack up for lungeing
I can lead a horse in preparation for lungeing
I can coil the lunge line
I can change the whip over
I can untack the horse after lungeing