British Horse Society Achieve Award scheme (Primary)
Course Outline
Adventure, Fun, and Friendship Begin with Ponies
The British Horse Society Achieve Award scheme fosters children's discovery, development, and appreciation for ponies and the great outdoors.
This initiative allows children to engage in a series of small, achievable tasks, rewarding them with a sticker for each completed task as they progress.
Course Modules
This includes the following units;
- Stable Management Make friends with a horse in a stable
- Groom with a body brush
- Identify four different colours of horse/pony
- Give a bucket of feed to a horse
- Put on and take off a headcollar
- Pick out and clean feet
- Tidy a stable (remove droppings and sweep) Identify two different leg and face markings
- Lead a horse at walk
- Groom the mane and tail
- Check tray and water and refill both
- Name five points/parts of the horse Tie up and untie a horse
- Name five items from the grooming kit and use them
- Muck out a stable, lay down a bed and add clean bedding
- Name four breeds of horse
- Lead a horse to the field and turn out
- Help with bathing/washing a horse
- Plait a mane
- Understand horse expressions/behaviour
- Catch a horse in the field and lead it in
- Plait a tail
- Identify three different types of bedding
- Name five signs of health in a horse
Awarding Body
Changing Lives through Horses- Challenge Awards
Student Expected Outcomes
Completion of units as outlined.
Key Stage course delivered to
KS1;KS2
Admissions Criteria
Primary Student
Staff Experience
Highly experienced team
Delivery Area
Stables
Programme length
Up to a whole Academic Year
Transport Provided
No
Days Of Delivery
Tuesday, Wednesday
Times of Delivery
9:30am - 2:30pm
Staff Ratio
1:1
Additional Notes
Can look at groups if there is the demand - minimum 4 per group.
