ahml100
Well-Known Member
I thought that I would write a quick description of what to expect in the pony club b test to all those who are planning on taking theirs. However, bare in mind this is based on my experience in the area 9 so as all areas are different, it will be best to learn as a possible chain of events as such.
The most important thing is too make sure you know the syllabus, not just the horse and pony care section but how to ride each school movement. Furthermore, make sure you know distances between poles, doubles extra!
The day for area 9 started with the briefing which basically explained the outline of the day and gave you a chance to ask any questions-horses had to be plaited/tacked up before this.
The Ridden section is made up of roughly 4 parts:
1. Working your own horse in-you will be asked a series of questions asking on how your horse is going- scales of training!
2. Working the swap horse in-revert to above
3. Show Jumping-it does not matter how the horse goes it is how the rider responds! For example, today I had mine and I was on a 19 year old hunter who has done 3 SJ courses in the 12 years we have had him. We had 1 stop and about 4 poles. However, because I rode positively and did not get worked up, I was successful in this section.-This is where you will get asked how your horse felt what went well/what didn't go well and also your knowledge of distances would be very handy!
4. Cross Country- revert to last section on the SJ paragraph plus learn about meters per minute and also use common sense about ground eg. if the course is twisty and undulating, you go carefully and not push for the optimum speed.
Horse and Pony care section
This can take many different forms but for us it was split into four sections each section on a different topic. This is always slightly alarming because they can phrase the questions in a slightly obscure manner. DONT PANIC! Just ask them to explain it again. I found that half the time they wanted the really obvious answers! However, one topics such as worming make sure you know your worming programmes and what wormers are needed for each worms. My best piece of advice for this section is get the B test folder-it will be become your bible and should be treated as such!
End of the day:
The Debrief is held and you will be called to a quiet area to be told your results-take someone experienced with you such as a parent, dc ect. the examiners will also tell you what you need to work on and what you did well at.
Dress Code
1. Riding Section-hacking jacket, shirt and tie or stock and stock shirt, clean joddies and boots/boots and chaps. Hair in hairnet, helmet, medical armband and back protector
2. Horse and Pony care: all the above minus back protector and hacking jacket-best put on the pony club jumper.
Hope this helps!
ps....I PASSED!!!!
The most important thing is too make sure you know the syllabus, not just the horse and pony care section but how to ride each school movement. Furthermore, make sure you know distances between poles, doubles extra!
The day for area 9 started with the briefing which basically explained the outline of the day and gave you a chance to ask any questions-horses had to be plaited/tacked up before this.
The Ridden section is made up of roughly 4 parts:
1. Working your own horse in-you will be asked a series of questions asking on how your horse is going- scales of training!
2. Working the swap horse in-revert to above
3. Show Jumping-it does not matter how the horse goes it is how the rider responds! For example, today I had mine and I was on a 19 year old hunter who has done 3 SJ courses in the 12 years we have had him. We had 1 stop and about 4 poles. However, because I rode positively and did not get worked up, I was successful in this section.-This is where you will get asked how your horse felt what went well/what didn't go well and also your knowledge of distances would be very handy!
4. Cross Country- revert to last section on the SJ paragraph plus learn about meters per minute and also use common sense about ground eg. if the course is twisty and undulating, you go carefully and not push for the optimum speed.
Horse and Pony care section
This can take many different forms but for us it was split into four sections each section on a different topic. This is always slightly alarming because they can phrase the questions in a slightly obscure manner. DONT PANIC! Just ask them to explain it again. I found that half the time they wanted the really obvious answers! However, one topics such as worming make sure you know your worming programmes and what wormers are needed for each worms. My best piece of advice for this section is get the B test folder-it will be become your bible and should be treated as such!
End of the day:
The Debrief is held and you will be called to a quiet area to be told your results-take someone experienced with you such as a parent, dc ect. the examiners will also tell you what you need to work on and what you did well at.
Dress Code
1. Riding Section-hacking jacket, shirt and tie or stock and stock shirt, clean joddies and boots/boots and chaps. Hair in hairnet, helmet, medical armband and back protector
2. Horse and Pony care: all the above minus back protector and hacking jacket-best put on the pony club jumper.
Hope this helps!
ps....I PASSED!!!!
