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Im thinkimg of doing horse riding along with my other pe gcse courses, i was wondering if anyone knows if a novice rider can do it? But if all you have to do if walk, trot, canter, and jump a jump of any height, as well as the theory, mounting, dismounting ect.sureley it would be ok?:):confused:
 
Didn't take it myself but my friend did - it was all very basic, just the standard walk/trot/cater and a small course of cross poles I think. She did it with her RS and just got them to film her whilst doing the necessary things. Definitely don't need to be very experienced for it.
 
I think it might depend on what exam board you're with.. a friend of mine is doing it as part of her GCSE PE and there are mark bands depending on what you can do, starting with very basic stuff going up to working horses in a correct outline/jumping a 3' SJ course or 2'9 XC- take a look: I think hers is edexcel- look at pages 60-61 http://www.epschool.org/assets/files/Edexcel Practical Activities.pdf

But I'm sure you'll be fine
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my daughter did it a few years ago. She had to walk trot canter on each rein and jump a few small jumps. her PE teacher came to the yard and videoed her.
She passed by the way!!
 
I Did this as part of my pe gcse, would have been back in 2005. It was just a case of running through things on a sheet, I was only into hacking back then and hardly did anything in the school, my mums friend who is an instructor just showed me how to so each thing, videod it and used a friends well schooled horse! Passed with 10/10! Hahaha!!
 
This is probably not the norm but no one videoed mine. My PE teacher just phoned up my instructor, well I think he did (he asked for her number anyway!), and just gave me full marks. Easiest A* I ever got! :D
 
If you are looking to get a good grade, i think it can be quite hard. We looked at it for my daughter and decided that a lot of other sports would be easier! 2 friends kids who are experienced riders chose other sports too! So I'd say a lot depends on what grade you are looking to achieve.
 
Al went to a local RS because her horse wasn't up to being used to show off anyone's skills. She performed a dressage routine made up by the person organising it, which included collected trot, medium trot and medium canter, rein back, walk to canter, simple change of leg through walk and then afterwards some stirrupless work (horse in a double bridle). She was asked basic questions about the pace patterns, safety and asked to analyse the routine they'd performed. She also jumped through a variety of grids, including bounces, angles and the fences were about 3'/3'3.

She got full marks, easily. The video from that was then used for her A-level sports science and got something like 90%, although she also added some competing stuff in there and a more in-depth analysis of the stages of jumping, and the horses she rode.
 
I did Horse riding for my GCSE. Its very simple, all I had to do was half dismount, mount, walk,trot,canter and pop a small jump. basically show you are capable. I also achieved extra marks for extra moves e.g a few dressage moves. Don't be afraid to plan out your ride & also ask your teacher before hand what it requires and they should tell you what you have to do exactly.
 
My daughter is doing horse riding for her pe gcse too along with hockey, tennis & athletics (had to pick 4 sports) she's not got a clue what she has to do yet either!!

A friends daughter did hers a few years ago & I remember she had to borrow a horse because she had to jump a 1m course & hers couldn't!
 
hiya,
my son started doing his course in september. We were told that he would need to show his competency and that he had participated in other aspects of the chosen sport such as stewarding and helping at other types of event.
We were told that videos and photos would help prove this and that as a member of the pony club he could get the DC to write.
Having said all that my lad said that one boy has put it down because he did and that he hasnt actually sat on a horse yet so should be interesting.
Good luck
 
I'm with floradora. When Monkeybum did it (2009) and I think edexcel she had to jump a course of 3 ft to 3ft 6" jumps. Devise and ride a dressage test aqnd also have something signed by a RI which showed progression during the year. We had to video it and send it to her PE teacher. She did get an A and the riding was only a small part of the exam - she had to do other sports as well.
 
Double_choc_lab said:
I'm with floradora. When Monkeybum did it (2009) and I think edexcel she had to jump a course of 3 ft to 3ft 6" jumps. Devise and ride a dressage test aqnd also have something signed by a RI which showed progression during the year. We had to video it and send it to her PE teacher. She did get an A and the riding was only a small part of the exam - she had to do other sports as well.
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Yup, for my video evidence I submitted a round of fences with the first fence at 3' and then the rest of the fences up to 3'6.
Flatwork wise my routine had walk to canter (and vice versa) leg yield, rein back, medium paces, think elementary standard work.
I achieved full marks (10) for this.

The horse riding was TINY section of the course, most of my course was exam based and was similar level to GCSE biology, in fact some of the work came up in AS biology.
 
Kid at my school borrowed my horse to do it but barely scraped a C because she was a passenger, not a rider, according to the BHS instructor who had to comment on her riding. She needed a video of her doing w/t/c and a small fence. The PE teacher knew zero!
 
Spotsrock said:
Sharer has to jump xc at 2ft9 show jump at 3 ft etc. Don't think a novice would get an a but could pass.
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thats only because i chose the jumping part of it. remember our conversation that you can't really compare riding in a double bridle (didnt say in what gaits or if the person had to ride in it with contact or whatever, just in a double bridle) to jumping xc at 2ft9, and that was the ''equivalent'' according to them, so yes, a novice could get a good grade on a well schooled horse if chose the flatwork bit, if you prefer the jumping its a bit harder 3ft SJ course, 2ft9 xc (show joining fences with clear approach and landing at a good xc pace).
Choose the flatwork part and its easy :) good luck!
 
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