Category Archives: Cavaliere Archives

We begin all our riding sessions with warm-ups for both horse and rider.  For the horse, this involves progressing walk and trot, circles, changes of direction and suppling exercies to warm up the muscles and joints prior to exercise.  For … Continue reading →

The second item on the Riding 1 checklist is: 2. Mount safely and correctly from block or ground, picking up reins correctly Mounting your horse may seem like the simplest of skills, but it’s one that takes a lot of … Continue reading →

Over the past dozen weeks or so I’ve written posts detailing the requirements for our Horsemanship Level 1.  If you read through those posts, look at the relevant chapters of the Manual of Horsemanship, and attend at least three Horsemanship … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Academie Duello’s blog in May 2012 The final item on Horsemanship 1 checklist is: 11. Demonstrate safety and common sense when working around horses This is something our examiners make note of during the whole of the … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Academie Duello’s blog in May 2012 Aside from food, which was covered in last week’s post, a horse needs shelter and security.  These topics were both covered in previous posts (see links). For the Horsemanship 1 test … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Academie Duello’s blog in May 2012 Basic Feeding First of all, go and re-read this post from January, which covers basic feeding.  There is an entire science to equine nutrition, but for Horsemanship level 1 test we … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Academie Duello’s blog in April 2012 After your ride, the work’s not done.  All that tack has to come off and your horse needs to be groomed again. 8.  Untack & clean bit Once more we’ll join … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Academie Duello’s blog in April 2012 Now that we know the names of all those pieces of leather and metal that make up a horse’s tack, we need to know how to put them on correctly. 7. … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Academie Duello’s blog in April 2012 As with points of the horse, the nomenclature of the saddle and bridle varies from the obscure to the obvious.  Item #6 on the Horsemanship 1 test is: Identify simple parts … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Academie Duello’s blog in April 2012 Grooming the horse is one of the most important skill sets a rider needs to have.  It allows you to check your horse for injuries, helps increase the circulation to his … Continue reading →