Camp Grady Spruce Est. 1949

Horse Club

Horsemanship Progression

Main and Ray Ben Levels

Rough Riders

Theory
- Correct riding position
- Leading a horse
- Names of horses
- Parts of horses, saddles and bridle
- How to saddle and bridle
- Tack Care
Riding:
- Control of horse
- Walk, trot, & lope
- Turn and reining
- Trail riding

Ranger

Theory:
- Colors
- Markings
- Grooming and care
- Tying and knots
- Equine First-Aid
Riding
- Patterns: Cloverleaf and others

Frontier Levels

Pitchforks

Theory:
- Take care and adjustment
- Parts of the hoof
- Hoof care & cleaning
- Colic and Founder
- Symptons, cause, treatments and terms of ailments
Riding:
- Stopping
- Backing
- Leads and Gaits
- Practice patterns

Goatroper

Theory:
- Feeding
- Parasites
- Restraints
- Weight estimation
Riding
- Advanced patterns

Specialty Camper at Frontier - 15 years old

Jr. Wrangler

Practice teaching
Age estimation
Conformation and judging
Leg wraps
Demonstrations

General Cabin Trailrides

Items covered during a regular trail ride:

Corral Rules
Approaching a horse
Horse instincts and eyesight
Mounting and dismounting
Reining and stopping
Trail rides at a walk, perhaps a trotting for short distances.

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