Free equestrian course website (Just Published)!

My 10 yr old did the tests and found them easy, but result showed he didn't score 100% but there is no information as to which he got wrong and when he asked me I gave the same answers as he did so it may be an idea to give feedback on mistakes. Also not all the information you have given is true ie, a Chestnut is not necessarily copper red,Skewbald is any colour and white except black not just brown, your dark bay photo is seal brown, and on the colours you need a better picture for the grey/cremello/albino/palomino question as it is a distance shot and not clear. It's a good idea but if you are aiming on using the course as a teaching tool you need correct information.
 
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Hi, seems like a nice idea but I would not complete the test because I had to give my email address. Don't want to be spammed or receive newsletters etc. Just my personal preference...good luck.
 
Skewbalds are not always brown and white, apaloosas come in many colours not just with grey, grey horses are not always silvery white but can be very dark grey, or sometimes a fading chestnut/bay/etc. Buckskins are a common colour as well that you have missed and it would be a great idea to have that on there and stress the difference between a buckskin and a dun as this is something people often get wrong!

I have never heard of most of the leg markings you describe - only socks (below the knee) and stockings (above the knee). Not come across 'bald' before - just learnt it as a white face!


I think the pictures on the 'basic riding page' could be much better - side on shots of boots, trousers etc so you can see the defining pictures - you talk about a small heel but cant see the heel in the photo! the riding hat picture would be better if you could see your whole head so you can see the chinstrap. The position photos need to show what you are describing - the first is very dark and not that easy to distinguish the legs from the saddle. You cant tell if the rider is sat straight in the second pic or not - one taken directly from behind would be better.

The section on aids is well written but again I think the photos could be better - the rider needs to have their heels down and not have loose reins.

The walk picture is cut off top and bottom and not taken at a good angle. The others are ok but I think a gallop picture showing the rider more out of the saddle would be better. Also, you mention that "There is a "extra" beat in gallop which isn't in canter where all hooves are off the ground at one point." - it is true that gallop is 4 beat whilst canter is 3 beat but this is because of the patterns the legs move in. In canter, two legs move independently and two legs always move as a pair, whereas in gallop they all move independently. Both canter and gallop have a moment of suspension where all four feet are off the ground.


I haven't tried the tests as I don't want to give out my email address.

I think its a really good idea you have but you need to make sure all the details are right!
 
Agree you need to get the fact right.
ie, if anyone came near my horse with a plastic currycomb to brush mane or tail I would probably break both their arms. :)
 
appaloosa's are not grey or patched! The breed characteristics are easy enough to find tbh. Also agree about the platic curry comb, NOT to be used anywhere near any of mines mane and tails :eek:
 
Quite a lot of errors, as others have already pointed out. But I have to ask, what is the point of the site? If it's just a brain teaser then fine, but I don't see the point of it if there is no accredited qualification at the end of it as you would get from a college, BHS, etc.
 
I suspect the key is in the Donations button, which appears to go to a private paypal account, rather than one for the advertised charity.
 
The pictures need to be a lot better.
Plud put the information under each picture.
Not four pictures then four lots of explainations.

I understand you may not want to get to complex but some of the instruction and details aren't very good.
 
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