* Catching a horse * Haltering a horse * Leading a horse * Showmanship pattern * Grooming a horse * Tying a horse safely * Horse Sense * Horse Safety * Cleaning up after a horse * Feeding a horse * Saddling and Bridling * Basic riding skills * Bareback riding * English and Western style riding * Horse shoeing demonstration * Horse health education * Parts of a horse * Trail riding basics * Cleaning Tack * Parts of Tack * Clipping a horse * Bathing a horse * Dressage Pattern * Trail Pattern * Lounging * Reining Pattern These lesson plans are a basic guide of how our days at Lil' Bits Horse Camp will go..... Basic Horsemanship Camp lesson plans -
Day - 1
* Meet and greet each other and horses, give folders out and go over camp rules and some basic horse safety Demo haltering a horse practice haltering Demo leading a horse practice leading
* Snack break put campers in groups (either A or B) give campers their camp horse
* Demo grooming a horse Demo quick release tie get camp horses from pasture groom horses practice quick release tie
* Demo showmanship pattern (groundwork pattern) practice showmanship pattern turn horses out
* Eat lunch Parts of the Horse
* Demo bareback riding (balancing exercises) ride bareback clean up
Day - 2
* Parts of Western Saddle and Bridle Get horses from pasture groom horses
* Group work Group B - practice showmanship pattern Group A - snack break and ride bareback
* Group work Group B - snack break and ride bareback Group A - practice showmanship pattern
* Demo saddle and bridle a horse (Western) demo controlling a horse while riding
* Group work Group B - practice controlling a horse while riding Group A - Lunch/ Group B - Lunch/ Group A - practice controlling a horse while riding
* clean up
Day - 3
* Get horses from pasture groom horses
* Group work Group A - practice showmanship pattern Group B - snack break/ clean western tack Group A - snack break/clean western tack Group B - practice showmanship pattern
* Saddle and bridle horses (Western)
* Group work Group A - rides (western) Group B - ride bareback Group A - ride bareback Group B - rides (western)
* unsaddle and turn out horses
*Lunch
* clean up Make t-shirts
Day - 4
* Demo Saddle English/part of English saddle Get horses from pasture groom horses
* Group work Group B - practice showmanship pattern Group A - snack break/clean English tack Group B - snack break/clean English tack Group A - practice showmanship pattern
* Saddle and bridle horses (English)
* Group work Group B - rides (English) Group A - ride bareback Group B - ride bareback Group A - rides (English) unsaddle
*Lunch
* Bath and clip horses turn horses out
* clean up
Day - 5
* Get horses from pasture Groom
* Group work Group A - practice showmanship pattern Group B - snack break ride bareback Group A - snack break ride bareback Group B - practice showmanship pattern
* Saddle and bridle horses
* Group work Group A - Fun trail ride Group B - Arena ride Group A - Arena ride Group B - Fun trial ride unsaddle turn out horses
* Lunch
* groom horses get ready for show
* Show and Awards
Weekend Mini-Camp lesson plans - coming soon
Day - 1 Day - 2 Day - 3
Basic Riding Camp lesson plans -coming soon
Day - 1 Day - 2 Day - 3 Day - 4 Day - 5
Kids Horse Camp in Van Alstyne Texas / Moved from formally known as Coppell Country Acres.
Over 20 years experience.