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HORSE CARE CERTIFICATE GRADE 1
Stable Management
Putting on a halter or head collar
and tying up.
Grooming.
Saddling
up.
Picking
out a horse’s feet. Recognising
a loose or worn shoe.
Elementary
principles of watering and feeding.
Recognising
common injuries (e.g. brushing, overreach, girth gall, etc.)
HORSE CARE CERTIFICATE GRADE 2
Stable
Management
Knowledge and use of essential grooming kit and everyday stable
equipment.
Putting on a rug or blanket.
Mucking out and bedding down.
Elementary knowledge of the care and cleaning of
saddlery.
Recognising a
loose or worn shoe, risen clench or excessively long foot.
Recognise common injuries and ailments.
Recognise when a horse is lame.
Knowledge of watering and feeding.
Fitting and care of bridle and saddle.
Bringing a horse in cool.
HORSE CARE CERTIFICATE GRADE 3
Horse
Management
General principles of:
Management in stables and when turned out.
Grooming, clipping, trimming and plaiting.
Feeding
and watering, including the recognition and assessing of forage and
bedding.
Appreciation of fitness and health.
Fitting of saddlery and knowledge of bitting (to include a double
bridle).
Horse clothing and bandaging.
Shoeing, including common faults and the results.
First Aid in an emergency: the recognition and treatment of minor
injuries.
Recognition of minor ailments and lameness and when to call a
veterinary surgeon.
Features of good and bad conformation.
Loading and traveling a horse.
Elementary stable construction.
AWARD SCHEME
BRONZE AWARD
AIM: To
encourage Adult and Junior members to achieve a higher standard of
riding and horsemanship and to facilitate the organization of
International Competition, and selection of team members and Scholarship
Awards. To enable
progression to International qualifications for Training Horses and
Riders.
Requirements:
1.
Attend 10 training sessions by an approved person.
(These persons will include coaches appointed under the National
Coaching Programme and visiting clinicians).
2.
Complete a Show Jumping course (2’6”) with awareness of the
correct pace and balance between show jumps with an evaluation from an
approved person.
3.
Ride a Dressage test at Training Level with evaluation from an
approved person. Students
who do not wish to jump, must ride two tests, the second test
must be at First Level.
4.
Stable management (see Grade 1).
Attend a minimum of four group sessions conducted by an approved
person. (This will be a
visiting National Coaching Advisor or qualified local instructor with
minimum qualifications and International Level 1 or B.H.S.A.I.).
5.
Must hold a B.E.F. Horse Care Certificate Grade 1.
6.
Record of achievement to be signed by a B.E.F. verifier before
certificates are awarded.
Pupils will normally be
expected to hold at least the Bermuda Bronze Award before being
considered for overseas training or competitions organized by the B.E.F.
SILVER
AWARD
AIM: To
encourage adult and Junior members to achieve a higher standard of
riding and horsemanship and to facilitate the organization of
International Competition, and selection of team members and Scholarship
Awards. To enable progression to International qualifications for
Training Horses and Riders.
Requirements:
1.
Attend 10 training sessions by an approved person.
(These persons will include coaches appointed under the National
Coaching Programme and visiting clinicians.
2. Complete a Show Jumping course (3ft) with an evaluation from an
approved person in clinic or under competition conditions.
The rider must be effective and show awareness for pace, rhythm,
and balance over fences and in-between show jumps.
3. Ride a Dressage test at First Level with evaluation from an
approved person. Students
who do not wish to jump, must rider two tests, the second
test must be at Second Level.
4.
Stable management (see Grade 2).
Attend a minimum of four group sessions conducted by a approved
person. (This will be a
visiting National Coaching Advisor or qualified local instructor with
minimum qualifications at International Level 1 or B.H.S.A.I).
5.
Must hold a B.E.F. Horse Care Certificate Grade 2.
6.
Record of achievement to be signed by a B.E.F. verifier before
certificates are awarded.
GOLD AWARD
AIM: To encourage Adult and Junior members to achieve a higher
standard of riding and horsemanship and to facilitate the organization
of International Competition, and selection of team members and
Scholarship Awards. To
enable progression to International Qualifications for Training
Horses and Riders.
Requirements:
1.
Attend 10 training sessions by an approved person.
2.
Complete a Show Jumping course (3’6”) with an evaluation from
an approved person. The
rider must demonstrate a secure and balanced position riding with good
effect showing awareness of pace and related distances.
3.
Ride a Dressage test at Second Level with evaluation from an
approved person. Students
who do not wish to jump, must
ride two tests, the second test must be at Third Level.
The test may be ridden in a clinic or under competition
conditions. It is not a
requirement to ride at competition level.
Candidates are required to show knowledge of the more advanced
work.
4.
Stable management (see Grade 3).
Attend a minimum of four group sessions conducted by an approved
person. (This will be a
visiting National Coaching Advisor or qualified local instructor with
minimum qualifications at International Level 2).
A knowledge of anatomy and physiology is required.
5.
Must hold a B.E.F. Horse Care Certificate Grade 3.
6.
Record of achievement to be signed by a B.E.F. verifier before
certificates are awarded.
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