What do you have to do in the C test in Pony Club?

Question

i'm due to take my C test soon- and i have no idea what to do. My riding instructor was meant to give me a sheet of paper with all the information on but she can't find them.

The PC website won't work for me at the minute- and i need to know what i should practice on my Connemara mare. She enjoys jumping- i hope this is included in the test!!

Answer 1

From my book here:

OBJECTIVE

To understand the importance of, and to be working towards a secure seat independent of the reins

To apply simple aids correctly

To have a knowledge of the care and working of a pony off grass

To be in control of the pony on the roads and in the countryside. To have a proper regard for country lore

NOTE: Before being awarded the 'C' Test Certificate, Candidates must have trained for and passed  The Pony Club's Road Safety Achievement Badge or the BHS Riding and Road Safety Test or Pony Club Road Rider Test.

RIDING

Turn-out of pony and rider

Mount and dismount correctly on either side

Hold the reins correctly

Alter stirrups when mounted

Tighten and loosen girth when mounted

Position at walk, trot, canter and gallop

Use of legs and hands as aids to increase and decrease pace

Simple turns and circles at walk, trot and canter

Aids for canter on a named leg on a circle

Walk with a long rein

Ride up and down hill

Independent work in the open

Walk and trot over heavy poles as a preliminary to jumping

Ride over small fences and ditches

Riding in the countryside, across farm land and bridle paths

HORSEMASTERSHIP

Care and working of a pony off grass

Elementary feeding, watering and cleanliness of the pony

Names and uses of the essential grooming kit

Picking up and picking out the feet

Know when a pony needs shoeing and what to look for in a newly shod foot

Know how to saddle and Bridle (snaffle bridle only)

Elementary care and cleaning of saddlery

Know the main indications for health in the pony

Elementary knowledge of the treatment of minor wounds

Recognise when a pony is lame

Lead a pony in hand walking, trotting and turning

Know how to take a pony in and out of a horse-box or trailer

Understand the importance and the means of protecting the legs while travelling

Put on a rug, roller and tail bandage, and a New Zealand Rug

Points of the Pony, colours and markings

READ the following Pony Club Publications:

'Keeping a Pony at Grass' - The whole book

'The Manual of Horsemanship'

Points of the horse

Mounting and dismounting (Omit 'to dismount using the stirrup)

The stirrups

The position of the rider in the saddle

Holding the single rein

Position of the rider in motion

The aids

The basic paces (Omit 'the rein back')

Jumping

The correct approach Fig 19.

Handling and leading a horse

To lead in hand

Classification and identification

Saddlery - General considerations

Saddling up

Putting on and fitting a bridle, unsaddling (Omit 'fit and adjust the curb chain'

Care of saddlery

The signs of good health

Lameness - Identifying the lame leg

Loading - with an assistant

Unloading

'The Country Code' - The Countryside Commission



Junior Road Rider

Answer 2

C-1 Flowsheet

http://www.ponyclub.org/files/bin/2482

C-1 Test Sheet

http://www.ponyclub.org/files/bin/2315

C-2 Flowsheet

http://www.ponyclub.org/files/bin/2484

C-2 Test Sheet

http://www.ponyclub.org/files/bin/2411

C-3 Not sure what it is

http://www.ponyclub.org/forms.php

GOOD LUCK by the way