These awards will give you the confidence to lunge your horse safely and effectively.
Bronze Award
You will find out about:
- The reasons for lungeing a horse
- The equipment required for you and your horse
- How to tack up for lungeing
- The basic skills for handling the lunge equipment confidently
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Silver Award
This award will cover:
- Checking the lungeing area for safety
- The aids used when lungeing
- How to lunge your horse in walk and trot
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Gold Award
This award will cover:
- The reasons for using side reins
- How to fit side reins to your horse
- Lungeing your horse in walk and trot with side reins
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Platinum Award
This award will cover:
- How to recognise if your horse is working actively
- Lungeing your horse in canter with side reins
- Exercises you can use when lungeing
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HOW TO GET INVOLVED
If you have your own horse, courses are delivered by an Accredited Professional Coach. Your coach can come to your livery yard or British Riding Club grounds.
If you do not own your own horse, or you’re not sure if they would be suitable, don’t worry. There are BHS Approved Riding Centres throughout the UK that deliver challenge awards with their facilities and horses.
You can achieve the challenge awards at your local Approved Centre where they will match you to a horse to ensure your lessons are suitable to your experience.