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Im aiming to give my B test a go this year ...
Does any one know where i can purchase a working notebook on the pc B test ring and horse care??

also has anyone done it? what are you expected to do in the riding section? hieght of fences? dressage movement? ect!

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you can get the notebooks directly from the website
http://www.equineworkingnotebooks.com/

The A test version was my bible, with a week's cramming and years of common sense I was able to pass my A care first time (please note this is not the advised revision schedule but due to far more important uni exams I had no choice!)

As for the riding when I did my B fences were 90cm ish and we had to jump them on 2 different horses (including our own). Dressage wise simple changes, half pirouettes in walk and leg yielding from what I can remember but it was about 9 years ago now!!
 
I did the care section and passed but they forgot to enter me in the riding (seperate days). I would definately try to do both though as you don't have to do your BHS stage 2. Jumps as Santa_Claus said - around 3'/ 3'3"- I was going to borrow a horse from a friend as they should be reliable for you and others to jump (mine requires a hell of a lot of riding at this size fences but she is only 14.2hh). This was 10 yrs ago.

Good luck - and make sure they sort out your entry!!!
 
Did mine about 4 years ago, jumps were about 3ft3 on your own horse then maybe 3ft on someone elses dont think you had to xc another horse think it was just my own though cant really remember. For flatwork it was just a simple dressage test plus leg yielding, turn on the forehand etc but think u have to do all that for c+ anyway. U also have 2 ride another horse for flatwork.
 
Showjumping fences are about 1m, XC is normally smaller and you only jump your own horse.

On the flat you will be asked to ride school movements, probably as a whole ride, and will be expected to be able to ride and describe the aids for lengthened strides, walk pirouettes, leg-yielding in walk and trot and turn on the forehand. You will be asked to discuss each horse's way of going (you will probably ride your own and two others) and probably be given a 'brief' to assess the horse's suitability for (i.e. B-test standard rider hoping to compete at Areas this summer). One of the horses you ride will be in double reins (if your horse isn't anyway) and you will be expected to know how to use them.

Hope that helps!
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Oh yes - and I don't know if is it is national PC policy but riders at a B test run by our Pony Club last year were told they couldn't use dressage saddles as it would be unfair on other riders who might not have ridden in them before and would be riding the horse.
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You'll be fine. I passed mine (don't know how), I'd spent the previous 4 days in bed with tonsilitis and hadn't eaten much, horse thus hadn't been ridden and it was peeing it down with rain!!!! He was completely wild and I think they took pity on me so passed me!!!
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I did mine 3yrs ago when I was 15 and I did it on my younger sister's pony who I'd only ridden twice before. We had to warm up as if we were warming up for a dressage test and talk about how we felt they were going. Then we rode without stirrups to do the next bit where we had to show some lengthened strides, simple change, shoulder in and turn on the haunches. Then we swapped horses and had to assess the horse's suitability for a competant child to do pc activities on. After that we were each asked to define words such as balance, rhythm, engagement, collection etc.

Then we moved on to the jumping section (a very quick bridle change was allowed but not a saddle change.) We had to make up our own course over jumps that were about 3'-3'3" with fillers. For the xc section we were given a set course of about 15 jumps which included steps up and down, a double of open ditches, water, trakehner etc. We didn't jump each others horses and I was told this is normal for a B test. The most important thing is to be able to talk about the horse objectively and give reasons for the things you did. One girl couldn't get her horse anywhere near a xc jump but she still passed because she dealt with it in the right way so don't worry if it all goes wrong.
 
That great thnks everyone!

.. also tho ive never ridden in a double bridle .. is it worth going to a near by riding school and having a lesson on a horse with a double bridle??

or do they expect us to ride our own horse in a double bride?
 
It will be organised so there is at least one horse in double reins (preferably more, otherwise everybody has to ride that one horse) for the flatwork part. The Pony Club organising the test they will probably find out and make sure somebody is planning to use one (and twist the arm of somebody with a suitable horse if not!). If your horse has a double on for the flat you can change into a bridle with a single rein to jump.

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