How to Provide Correct Bend While Walking and Trotting a Circle

Final Lesson Plan

Topic: How to provide correct bend while walking and trotting a circle.

Goal/Objective: By the end of the lesson, the student should be able to perform a circle at a trot and walk while the horse is in correct bend.

Materials:

1) Student

2) Horse

3) All western tack and grooming materials.

4) Arena

Explanation: We will start by allowing the student to walk and trot a circle however they currently do. We will review correct body position at the walk and trot and then will go over correct bend during walking and trotting a circle.

Demonstration: I will demonstrate by explaining the correct body position as well as correct rein position so the horse will be on correct bend during the circle. I will demonstrate this unmounted.