Candidates and their mounts will be expected to demonstrate their ability to:
- Walk, trot, canter, side pass left and right, turn on the forehand and turn on the haunches.
- Stand still for balls rolling around horse’s feet, pompoms being shaken around head, squirt guns,
silly string and umbrellas cautiously being directed at the horse.
- Ride over cavalettis, plastic tarps, a small wooden bridge and a teeter-totter.
- Ride through shredded hanging tarps and sprinklers.
- Walk by road flares and through smoke screens.
- Tolerate the nuisance of blowing horns, sirens and fireworks.
We do not expect you and your horse to pass all of these tests perfectly at the interview, but we do wish to see how the horse handles these elements and how the rider is able to control the horse and work in harmony with the animal.
You and your horse are graded on many more elements and both must score 66.6% out of 100%. It is possible for you to pass and your horse to fail; or you to fail and your horse pass. In either case, you may return to test as often as it takes for you both to pass.
Once you have tested and passed the riding interview, you must complete the required paperwork. Upon receipt of your application, we will contact you and let you know the time and location of the next interview session.
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