| 1 | Long-rein an experienced harness horse in an enclosed area under instruction | 1.1 | Prepare the enclosed area for long reining |
| 1.2 | Wear appropriate personal protective clothing |
| 1.3 | Prepare the horse for long-reining |
| 1.4 | Carry out long-reining according to the agreed programme |
| 1.5 | Long-rein the horse around the enclosed area at the walk, maintaining correct contact on the bit, and carrying out left and right turns and at least one change of rein |
| 1.6 | Select an appropriate part of the enclosed area for long-reining the horse in a circle |
| 1.7 | Position self and the horse correctly to commence long reining in a circle, and long rein the horse in a circle around self at a walk and a working trot,maintaining correct contact on the bit |
| 1.8 | Use appropriate aids to lenthen and shorten strides, establish and maintain a halt, move off from the halt, and change the rein |
| 1.9 | Make correct and effective use of voice aids and commands |
| 1.10 | Handle and use the lunge whip correctly and appropriately |
| 1.11 | Bring the horse to a halt and end the lungeing session correctly |
| 2 | Maintain and use relevant equipment | 2.1 | Maintain and use relevant equipment |
| 3 | Maintain health and safety of self and others and the welfare of the horse whilst working | 3.1 | Maintain health and safety of others and the welfare of the horse whilst working |
| 4 | Know how to lunge and long rein an experienced harness horse in an enclosed area under instruction | 4.1 | Outline the reasons for long-reining and lunging harness horses |
| 4.2 | Explain the differences in methods and desired outcomes of long-reining riding and harness horses |
| 4.3 | Outline the reasons why it is important to pass the outside lunge line around the harness horse’s hindquarters whilst lungeing in a circle |
| 4.4 | Outline the importance of voice-aids when long-reining harness horses |
| 4.5 | Describe the correct voice commands, and use of voice aids and tone of voice when lungeing and long-reining a harness horse |
| 4.6 | Explain the importance teaching a harness horse to halt correctly |
| 4.7 | Describe the correct use of the lungeing whip, and outline appropropriate and inappropriate methods and usages |
| 4.8 | Explain why it is important to position a harness horse correctly whilst long-reining and lungeing |
| 4.9 | Describe how to establish and maintain correct contact on the bit |
| 4.10 | Explain the importance of being able to change the rein correctly when long reining in a circle |
| 5 | Know how to maintain equipment correctly | 5.1 | Explain the importance of maintaining equipment for use |
| 5.2 | Describe the methods of maintaining the range of equipment used |
| 6 | Contribute to the design and development of a long-reining programme for harness horses | 6.1 | Contribute to developing a long-reining programme designed to exercise, school and train harness horses |
| 6.2 | Explain how to contribute towards a plan for exercising, schooling and training a harness horse on double and single lunge lines |
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