Hello 4-H General Leaders, Light Horse Leaders, and Light Horse Members, and Parents.

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1 February 1, 018 ATTN: 4-H Nova Scotia Ligt Horse Leaders and Members Hello 4-H General Leaders, Ligt Horse Leaders, and Ligt Horse Members, and Parents. Welcome to te H year. I would like to take tis time to remind everyone tat safety is of utmost importance at all 4-H events and ask tat orse members take all safety precautions wen working wit and around teir orse. Please refer to te Ligt Horse Newsletter and Horse Leaders Guide Regulations and Standards Booklet (available from your Regional Agriculture Leadersip Coordinator) for specifics on safety at tese events. Enclosed, you will find: 018 Dressage Pattern Training Level, Test Walk-Trot Dressage Pattern Test B Equine Canada Dressage Ring Diagram 018 Reining Pattern NRHA Pattern NRHA Reining Scoreseet Pole Bending section from Horse Leaders Regulations and Standards Booklet Note: As many of te western riders know, te gymkana event alternates eac year; 018 is a pole bending year. Tose resources will also be available online at te 4-H Nova Scotia website: ttp://novascotia4.ca/ I wis you all te best tis 4-H year. If you ave any questions, feel free to contact me or your Regional Agriculture Leadersip Coordinator. Kari Brown, P.Ag. Agriculture Leadersip Coordinator Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture 173 Haida Street, Cornwallis Park Nova Scotia, B0S 1H0 P Fax Kari.Brown@novascotia.ca

2 015 USEF TRAINING LEVEL TEST 1 UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION PURPOSE To confirm tat te orse demonstrates correct basics, is supple and moves freely forward in a clear rytm wit a steady tempo, accepting contact wit te bit. All trot work may be ridden sitting or rising, unless stated. Halts may be troug te walk. READER PLEASE NOTE: Anyting in parenteses sould not be read. INTRODUCE Working trot; working canter; medium walk; free walk; 0m circles in trot and canter COEFFICIENT ENTRY NO: ARENA SIZE: Small or Standard AVERAGE RIDE TIME: 4:00 (Small) or 5:00 (Std.) Suggested to add at least min. for sceduling purposes MAXIMUM PTS: 30 TEST DIRECTIVE IDEA POINTS TOTAL REMARKS 1. A X Enter working trot Halt, salute Proceed working trot Regularity and quality of trot; willing, calm transitions; straigt, attentive alt; immobile (min. 3 seconds). C E Track left Circle left 0m Regularity and quality of trot; bend and balance in turn and circle; sape and size of circle 3. A Circle left 0m developing left lead canter in first quarter of circle Willing, calm transition; regularity and quality of gaits; sape and size of circle; bend; balance 4. A-F-B Working canter Regularity and quality of canter; bend in corner; straigtness 5. Between B & M Working trot Willing, calm transition; regularity and quality of gaits; straigtness 6. C Medium walk Willing, calm transition; regularity and quality of walk 7. E-F F Cange rein, free walk Medium walk Regularity and quality of walks; reac and ground cover of free walk allowing complete freedom to stretc te neck forward and downward; straigtness; willing, calm transitions 8. A Working trot Willing, calm transition; regularity and quality of trot 9. E Circle rigt 0m Regularity and quality of trot; sape and size of circle; bend; balance 10. C Circle rigt 0m developing rigt lead canter in first quarter of circle Willing, calm transition; regularity and quality of gaits; sape and size of circle; bend; balance 11. C-M-B Working canter Regularity and quality of canter; bend in corner; straigtness 1. Between B & F Working trot Willing, calm transition; regularity and quality of gaits; straigtness 13. A X Down centerline Halt, salute Bend and balance in turn; regularity and quality of trot; willing, calm transition; straigt, attentive alt; immobile (min. 3 seconds) Leave arena at A in free walk. UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION : 4047 IRON WORKS PARKWAY : LEXINGTON, KY Copyrigted 014

3 015 USEF TRAINING LEVEL TEST 1 UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION COLLECTIVE MARKS GAITS (Freedom and regularity) 1 IMPULSION (Desire to move forward, elasticity of te steps, suppleness of te back, engagement of te indquarters) SUBMISSION (Willing cooperation, armony, attention and confidence, acceptance of bit and aids, straigtness, ligtness of foreand and ease of movements) RIDER's POSITION AND SEAT (Alignment, posture, stability, weigt placement, following mecanics of te gaits) 1 RIDER's CORRECT AND EFFECTIVE USE OF THE AIDS (Clarity, subtlety, independence, accuracy of test) 1 SUBTOTAL FURTHER REMARKS: ERRORS: (- ) TOTAL POINTS (max points: 30) 015 USEF TRAINING LEVEL TEST 1 UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION, INC. Name of Competition Date of Competition Name and Number of Horse _ Name of Rider FINAL Maximum Pts: 30 Points Percent Name of Judge Signature of Judge UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION : 4047 IRON WORKS PARKWAY : LEXINGTON, KY Copyrigted 014

4 WALK-TROT Test B 010 Arena: Small or Standard Max Pts. 10 TEST POINTS Coefficient 1. A Enter at working trot rising X Halt troug walk 10 Salute and proceed at working trot rising C Track rigt 10. TOTAL REMARKS 3. B B 4. K X M Circle rigt 0 meters, working trot rising Continue straigt aead in working trot Cange rein, working trot rising C Medium walk H X K Free walk on loose rein K A Medium walk Working trot B B 9. H X F Circle left 0 meters, working trot rising Continue straigt aead 10 Cange rein, working trot rising A X Turn down centre line Halt troug walk. Salute. 10 COLLECTIVE MARKS: GAITS (freedom and regularity) 10 IMPULSION (desire to move forward, elasticity of te steps, suppleness of te back, engagement of te indquarters) SUBMISSION (attention and confidence, armony, ligtness and ease of movements, acceptance of te bridle, ligtness of te foreand) RIDER (position and seat, correctness and effect of te aids) Furter Remarks: Subtotal: Errors: (- ) Total Pts: Signature of te Judge: Date: Updated August 9, 010

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6 PATTERN 8 NRHA Patterns

7 PATTERN Horses may walk or jog to te center of arena. Horses must walk or stop prior to starting pattern. Beginning at te center of te arena facing te left wall or fence. 1. Beginning on te rigt lead, complete tree circles to te rigt: te first circle small and slow; te next two circles large and fast. Cange leads at te center of te arena.. Complete tree circles to te left: te first circle small and slow; te next two circles large and fast. Cange leads at te center of te arena. 3. Continue around previous circle to te rigt. At te top of te circle, run down te middle to te far end of te arena past te end marker and do a rigt rollback no esitation. 4. Run up te middle to te opposite end of te arena past te end marker and do a left rollback no esitation. 5. Run past te center marker and do a sliding stop. Back up to te center of te arena or at least ten feet (tree meters). Hesitate. 6. Complete four spins to te rigt. Hesitate. 7. Complete four spins to te left. Hesitate to demonstrate te completion of te pattern. NRHA Patterns 9

8 NRHA JUDGES CARD Judge Event Date Class Pattern MANEUVER S: -1 1/ Extremely Poor -1 Very Poor -1/ Poor 0 Correct +1/ Good +1 Very Good +1 1/ Excellent MANEUVER DESCRIPTION PENALTY MANEUVER TOTAL Judge s Signature

9 Pole Bending Pole bending is a timed event. Te pattern is set up as sown in te following diagram. Eac pole is 1 feet (6.4 metres) apart and te first pole is 1 feet (6.4 metres) from te start line. Te exibitor sall enter te ring under control and after te gate as closed tey may start wen ready. A wistle signal may be used once te gate is closed. Timing sall begin as te orse s nose passes over te starting line and stops wen te orse s nose passes over te finis line. An electric timer, or at least two watces, sall be used to time eac exibitor. If watces are used te official time will be te average of te watces used. A orse may start eiter to te rigt or te left of te poles. Rider runs to te fartest pole and rounds tat pole and returns to te first pole by passing between eac set of poles, rounds te first pole, runs to te fartest pole by passing between eac set of poles, rounds tat pole, and ten directly back to te finis line. Two ands can be used on te reins regardless of type of bit, or age of orse. Knocking over a pole sall carry a 5 second penalty. Exibitors can touc poles wit teir ands. Bats and crops are allowed. A judge, at is discretion, may disqualify a exibitor for excessive use of a bat or crop. Exibitors are disqualified for not negotiating te pattern correctly, or crossing te finis line before completing te pattern. In te event of a first place tie, te tied exibitors will ave a run-off. Mecanical Hackamores are permissible, as well as tose bits listed in te Englis and Western Bit Clarification section. Exibitors must wear equestrian SEI-ASTM approved equestrian elmets tat are properly fitted and fastened in all Gymkana Division Classes at any 4-H event.