Grade 2 Carriage Driving & Horse Care
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GRADE 2 CARRIAGE DRIVING & HORSE CARE GRADE 2 CARRIAGE DRIVING & HORSE CARE TRAINING AID TRAINING AID Colours of a horse Syllabus - Grade 2 Horse Care: The participant should be able to complete the Carriage Show that you know these parts of a horse: Driving section of the syllabus as well as the Horse Care Those in Grade 1, plus MANE, TAIL, HOOF, section. WITHERS, FORELOCK, KNEE, BACK, SHOULDERS Carriage Driving: Show you know these horse colours: BAY, CHESTNUT, GREY, PIEBALD, SKEWBALD Show how to ‘out to’ and ‘take out’ the horse / pony from the carriage Show that you know the basic markings found on a horse: BLAZE, SNIP, STAR, SOCK Show that you know these parts of the harness: Those in Grade 1, plus NOSEBAND, BLINKERS, TER- Name the following parts of a grooming kit: RET, COLLAR, BREECHING, TUGS, TRACES DANDY BRUSH, BODY BRUSH, METAL CURRY BAY CHESTNUT GREY COMB, PLASTIC CURRY COMB, HOOF PICK Discuss parts of the carriage: WHEEL, SHAFTS, AXLE, TUG STOP, SWINGLE TREE Drive demonstration course, including both reins and N.B where a candidate’s disability makes practical change of pace from walk to trot and a halt. demonstration impossible, they must be capable of explaining the procedure correctly. Basic grooming tools PIEBALD SKEWBALD Dandy Brush Markings of a horse Body Brush Grooming Kit Plastic Curry Comb Metal Curry Comb Hoof Pick BLAZE SNIP STAR SOCK (for Grade 2, you will need to be able to show that you know what these tools are called, but you won’t need to explain what they are for just yet) GRADE 2 CARRIAGE DRIVING & HORSE CARE TRAINING AID Mane Points of a Horse Here are some more parts Withers Back of the horse, harness and Forelock carriage. Parts of the Carriage Shafts Don’t forget the parts that you have learned for Grade 1, too! Shoulders Tail Knee Hoof Hoof Points of a Harness Wheel Terret Blinkers Axle Noseband Tug Stop Breeching Breast Collar Swingle Tree Tug Ask your Coach to Traces show you where you can find these parts on the vehicle you drive! .