BHS Challenge Award: Ride Jump

Bronze Award

The Bronze award prepares you to learn to jump by introducing you to riding in a light seat and riding over ground poles.

You will learn to:

Establish a light seat position 

Negotiate various figures and exercises in a light seat 

Work over ground poles in preparation for jumping.

Silver Award

The Silver award continues to develop your light seat position as you begin to jump over small fences and work towards riding a course of fences.

You will learn to:

Ride over a course of ground poles in trot

Ride over single ground poles in canter

Develop the correct jumping position

Jump small, single fences

Have a positive influence on your horse when jumping

Gold Award

The Gold award introduces you to riding a course of fences and continues to focus on improving your technique over different types of fences.

You will learn to:

Establish your balance, technique and co-ordination over fences

Jump different types of fences

Progress to grid work

Ride a course of fences