Turnout for stable management should be neat and workmanlike. Paddock boots, work boots, or riding boots and neat sweat pants or slush pants over breeches are acceptable. Loose, baggy jeans or shirts are not acceptable. Hair should be tied back. Ball caps that cover the eyes are discouraged. Candidates will be expected to: • Have knowledge of capillary refill time and the test generally used to estimate dehydration • Put on two shipping bandages. Bandages should have even tension, covering from just below the knee down the leg and covering the bulbs of the heels. Knowledge of the proper length of cotton and bandage as well as the bulk of the cotton is needed. The tension should be neither too tight nor too loose. All bandaging materials should be clean and in good repair. The Velcro should end on the outside of the leg near the top of the bandage. If tape is used, the tension must not be greater than the tension of the bandage. • Know about teeth and the aging pattern • Know the symptoms, cause and first aid treatment of various illnesses and conditions • Discuss conformation traits and how they may relate to performance and soundness. • Identify a variety of nosebands and their effect • Locate the sites of unsoundnesses and discuss possible causes and treatments of each

Turn out at this level should be appropriate to the weather, however it should be immaculate. The horse should be turned out as for competition, braided and clipped or trimmed according to the time of year and as per breed requirements. Warm-up - The evaluator may ask questions about the rider’s warm-up program to determine if rider has a plan and how he/she feels about the effectiveness of the plan. Riders will be required to demonstrate: • Position with and without stirrups at all paces • 10m circles at canter • Serpentine at canter with simple changes through walk • Lengthening and shortening of stride at the canter.The lengthened stride should show a definite difference in the length of the canter stride, ideally without an increase in speed. The shortened stride should demonstrate a less ground covering canter but with more actively engaged hindquarters. • Breaking to the trot will be penalised • Leg-yield indicating that the rider is able to coordinate the aids effectively to move the horse sideways while still maintaining the forward intent, rhythm, contact and suppleness. A horse that falls over the outside shoulder or who does not maintain a parallel position in relation to the “line” on which it is moving will lbe penalized. The horse should be straight with the exception of a slight flexion away from the direction in which it is moving. • The half halt as a preparation to balance the horse before a change of direction, speed or pace. The rider should understand how to close both legs, deepen the seat thus encouraging the horse to move forward into a non-allowing The rider must relax and release the contact when the horse responds by shifting its weight to the hindquarters. • An understanding, through discussion, of engagement, impulsion and shoulder-in.

Riders will be required to: • Set up a course and gymnastic. Riders must have knowledge of distances and factors affecting distance to be able to set up a course or gymnastic The course should be of a medal type and include: 1. A combination; 2. A line of no less than 4 strides; 3. 2 changes of rein; 4. A roll back turn (fence 3 to 4); 5. A downward transition • Critique the form of another rider’s horse through the gymnastic. The rider should be able to discuss the horse’s style and technique • Maintain position through a gymnastic with and without stirrups • Add a stride in a line • Demonstrate a “feel” for distance to a fence