Thursday December 7, 2023
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Saddlery Badge

Saddlery, Tacking Up and Boots

 

Resources

 

Video by Anna on boots for the horse and how to fit and use them https://youtu.be/SZzzjWSsUFA

 

Online quiz to learn the names of the different types of boots http://www.imagequiz.co.uk/quizzes/4823329336721408

 

Online quiz to learn the names of different types of bits

http://www.imagequiz.co.uk/quizzes/5489184565362688

 

For those of you who found the above bit quiz easy, try these extra quizzes:

 

http://www.imagequiz.co.uk/quizzes/127079013

 

http://www.imagequiz.co.uk/quizzes/130219033

 

http://www.imagequiz.co.uk/quizzes/128469029

 

http://www.imagequiz.co.uk/quizzes/128469032

 

 

Videos by Bean on Tacking Up and Basic Tack Fitting

 

Mini Badge Video https://youtu.be/fqZ9-XOe3SA

 

Main Badge Video 1 https://youtu.be/XcIeBg6yLPI

 

Main Badge Video 2 https://youtu.be/aUn623YH59E

 

Video by Bean on Tack Cleaning https://youtu.be/Bx71ciakK7A

 

There is also lots of information in the Pony Club Manual of Horsemanship.

 

 

How to Achieve Your Mini Saddlery Badge

 

 

 

How to Achieve Your Main Saddlery Badge

 

·      Complete the Saddlery and Bit google quiz and hit submit. This will automatically be sent to Anna and Bean.  https://forms.gle/TjZS6gB2FAYsjgss5

 

·      Send a video to Anna and Bean of you putting on a bridle correctly (for those of you unable to visit your pony, please complete all other sections and send this in later in the year once you are able to do so)

 

 

·      In your video (or in a separate video), answer the following questions on tack cleaning:

 

1.     What equipment do you need to clean your tack?

2.     Name three reasons why we should clean our tack?

3.     What is the minimum tack cleaning you should do after each ride?

4.     How often should you strip clean your tack?

5.     Why is strip cleaning important?

Communication details for Anna and Bean:

Anna – annalsmallwood@gmail.com 07773 313627

Bean – beantastic1@hotmail.co.uk