Lesson Levels – Advanced

Advanced 1

Advanced 2

Advanced 3

• Voltes at the walk, 8m circles at the trot
• Transition between working and lengthened trot
• 15m canter circles
• Change of canter lead through the trot
• Shoulder-in at the walk and trot
• Lengthenings at the canter
• Uberstreichen
• Rein back
• Able to ride First Level Tests 1 & 2
• Introducing the following skills:
  • Counter canter
  • Travers, renvers, and turns on the haunches at the walk

• Solid grasp of leg & rein aids, inside to outside especially in lateral work
• Change canter leads through the walk
• Travers and renvers at the trot
• Turn on the haunches
• Able to ride First Level test 3
• Introducing the following skills:
  • Medium trot
  • 10m canter circles
  • Shoulder-in – volte – haunches-in
  • Half volte and half-pass to track
  • Schooling horses on the flat

• Half pass at the trot
• Able to move between lateral movements at the trot without loss of rhythm
• 10m canter circles
• Medium trot with correct transitions
• Able to ride Second Level tests 1 and 2
• Introducing the following skills:
  • Voltes at the canter
  • Half pass at the canter
  • Extended trot
  • Medium and extended canter
  • Walk pirouettes
  • Flying changes

Advanced 1

Advanced 2

Advanced 3

• Riding at speed: 350 meters per minute
• Single vertical to 2’9″; spreads and grids 2’6″
• Courses to 2’6″
• Cross country jumps to 2’6″ in a series
• Introducing the following skills:
  • Courses to 2’9″
  • Single verticals to 3′; spreads and grids 2’9″

• Single verticals to 3′; spreads and grids to 2’9″
• Riding at speed: 400 meters per minute
• Jumping single Novice cross country obstacles
• Courses to 2’9″
• Introducing the following skills:
  • Lead changes
  • Single verticals to 3’3″; spreads and grids to 3′
  • Short courses to 3′
  • Novice cross country obstacles in a series

• Ready to show Novice level eventing
• Single verticals to 3’3″; spreads and grids to 3′
• Courses to 3′
• Lead changes
• Individual Training level cross country fences
• Introducing the following skills:
  • Schooling horses over jumps
  • Single vertical to 3’6″; spreads and grids to 3’3″
  • Courses to 3’3″
  • Training level cross country fences in a series