GORDON ADAIR HORSE TRAINING INSTRUCTION
GROUND WORK FUNDAMENTALS
REQUIREMENTS FOR YOU TO ACHIEVE HIERARCHY
AND TO ESTABLISH YOUR ROLE AS THE TEACHER
When you are able to successfully master a requirement repeatedly, placea checkmark in the box in front of the requirement.
Horse's name: _____________________________________________
Student's name: ___________________________________________
Proper haltering
- Maintaining continuous control over your horse while haltering from beginning to end
Establishing control and hierarchy by flexing your horse while on theground
- Cueing your horse to drop his head towards the ground
- Poll lateral flex
- Shoulder lateral flex
- Hip yield and flex
Leading on your horse's left side without lead pressure while
- Stopping
- Standing
- Backing in a circle
- Turning to the right
- Turning to the left
- Leading slowly
- Leading quickly
- Turning slowly
- Turning quickly
Leading on your horse's right side without lead pressure while
- Stopping
- Standing
- Backing in a circle
- Turning to the right
- Turning to the left
- Leading slowly
- Leading quickly
- Turning slowly
- Turning quickly
Being able to longe your horse on a longe line using pressure and pressurerelease at a
- Walk
- Stop
- Stand
- Turn
- Trot
- Canter
- Back
Free longeing unhaltered, with your horse watching you for commandswhile
- Walking
- Stopping
- Standing
- Turning
- Trotting
- Cantering
- Standing and facing you with hindquarters away from you
- Coming to you and touching your hand
- Following you around
- Backing
Your horse should come to you and greet you at the
Your horse should stand still while you loosely hold the lead rope during
- Grooming
- Bathing
- Tacking
- Untacking
Achieving all requirements listed above at various excitability levels
(Excitability is determined by horse, handler, and environment)
- During Low excitability level
- During Medium excitability level
- During High excitability level
Gordon Adair is a professional horse trainer and riding instructor with over twenty-two years of experience. Gordon's specialty isinstructing owners with their horses, the philosophy of teaching and communicating. The ability to teach and communicate can then beused with the owner's own discipline and personality. Visit Gordon's web site on the Internet at www.adairmag.com for more information.
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