WORKING EQUITATION AUSTRALIA – SANDFORD PARK EQUESTRIAN

Novice Beginner

HOW TO RIDE THE OBSTACLE TEST

1. CORRIDOR – Enter corridor, ring the Bell, Rein back to the start and then walk/Trot forward and out.

2. SIDE PASS POLE – Ride sideways across Side Pass Pole right

3. SIDE PASS POLE – Ride sideways across Side Pass Pole left

4. STOCK PEN – Enter anti clockwise with cone on your right hand side, Walk or Trot

around and leave Stock Pen on the same side that you entered, re-enter with the cone on your left hand side and Walk or Trot clockwise.

5. SLALOM CUP – Pick up cup with Slalom pole on your right hand side and weave through then place cup onto slalom pole 5 weave back to the start – Should cup already be on number 5 pole pick up and bring back and place on pole 1.

6. SIDE PASS POLE (L) – Start with pole on right and ride sideways across the L pole.

7. 3 BARRELS – Enter right and circle around barrel 1 then change rein and go left around barrel 2 then circle right around barrel 3

8. GATE – Open gate with your right hand walk through without removing hand from gate.

9. SLALOM BELL – Enter slalom with pole on your right weave through then ring bell and then rein back straight line.

10. BRIDGE – Walk over bridge.

11.  BARREL WITH POLES – Enter with barrel on right hand side and collect pole.

12.  BRIDGE – Walk over bridge with pole. Walk or Trot around the Arena to the bull.

13.  COLLECT RING FROM THE BULL

14.  DROP POLE AND RING – with barrel on your right.

15.  JUG – Square Halt with table and jug to right, lift jug into the air and finish, and leave Arena at walk.

 *NB – Speed Test, clock will stop as jug is lifted into the air.

INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED

HOW TO RIDE THE OBSTACLE TEST

1. CORRIDOR – Enter corridor, ring the Bell, Rein back to the start and then Trot or Canter forward and out.

2a. SIDE PASS POLE – Ride sideways across Side Pass Pole right

 2b. SIDE PASS POLE – Ride sideways across Side Pass Pole left

3. STOCK PEN – Enter anti clockwise with cone on your right hand side, Trot or canter around and leave stock pen on the same side that you entered, re-enter with the cone on your left hand side and Trot or canter around clockwise.

4. SLALOM CUP – Pick up cup with Slalom pole on your right hand side and weave through then place cup onto slalom pole 5 weave back to the start – Should cup already be on number 5 pole pick up and bring back and place on pole 1.

5. SIDE PASS POLE (L) – Start with pole on right and ride sideways across the L pole.

6. 3 BARRELS – Enter right and circle around barrel 1 then change rein and go left around barrel 2 then circle right around barrel 3 and out.

7. THE JUMP – Jump.

8. GATE – Open gate with your right hand walk through without removing hand from gate.

9. SLALOM BELL – Enter slalom with pole on your right weave through then ring bell and then weave backwards through poles.

10. BRIDGE – Walk over bridge.

11. BARREL WITH POLES – Enter with barrel on right hand side and collect pole.

12. BRIDGE – Walk over bridge with pole. Trot or canter around the Arena to the bull.

13. COLLECT RING FROM THE BULL

14. DROP POLE AND RING – with barrel on your right.

15. JUG – Square Halt with table and jug to right, lift jug into the air and finish, and leave Arena at walk.

        *NB – Speed Test, clock will stop as jug is lifted into the air.