Level One

Capall Awards – Level 1

Pony or horse will be tacked up ready for the assessment and assistance may be given with the adjustment of girth and stirrups.

Tell the assessor the name of your pony and its colour.
Show that you know where the girth is, what it is for and how you check and adjust it before riding.
Show that you know how to adjust your stirrups – before riding.
Get on your pony from a mounting block (assistant may hold the pony).
Show that you know how to hold your reins correctly.
Show that you know how to shorten and lengthen your reins.
Show that you know how to sit correctly on your pony.
Using the correct voice commands and aids, ride from halt to walk.
Ride away from the assessor at walk and then ride back again when called.
Ride at walk making turns to both sides as directed by the assessor.
Ride from walk to halt using the correct voice commands and aids.
Show the assessor some of the exercises that you can do while mounted.
Show how to get off your pony safely, put up the stirrups and get ready to lead in hand after your ride.
Tell the assessor how you reward your pony after a ride.
Show that you know how to lead your pony safely in hand to the arena entrance.

Show how to approach a pony safely in the stable.
Tell the assessor some things that a pony needs in the stable for comfort and well being.
Tell the assessor some of the things that might frighten a pony in the stable.
Point to and name three parts of a pony. (three from: nostril, forehead, eye, ear, muzzle, forelock, crest, neck, mane, shoulder, wither, back, loins, rump, tail, hock, knee, fetlock, hoof)
Point to the bit on a bridle and say what it is for.
Point to the stirrups and tell the assessor what they are for.
Pick out two items from a grooming kit and tell the assessor their names.