Ground Work Part C

Ground Work Part C
Training Chart	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Continuing ed
Homework	Explain how you can use distance to help a fearful horse	Explain what arousal is in horses and 5 behaviors that tells you your horse is in a state of high level of arousal.	Make a list of all the reinforces you can think of for your horse and prioritize them	none	List 3 worst behaviors of your own horse and how you plan on improving them	none
m) Backing	Backing 10 steps with you and a friend standing in front, 2 cues	Backing 3 steps with you and friend standing behind horse, 1 cue	Backing while 4 people stand beside horse	Backing into a narrow channel or small enclosure	Backs 3 steps while saddled, 2 cues	none
n) Cavaletti	Step over pole on ground, no cue	Step over jump raised 6 inches, body cue only,	Jump over 3 different types of jumps on raised 18 inches, 1 cue each, c/t for each jump	Jump over winged bar jump raised over 18 inches, 1 cue	Jump over 18 inch blind jump, 1 cue	Keep varying the appearance of the jump, (such as half barrel and full barrel on side) increase the height and add other jumps one at a time at least 2 horse lengths apart. Add stepping over through and onto other obstacles, including water
o) Collection (weight on hide legs while moving)	Riding out-head and neck free, straight line	Ride a 60 foot diameter circle with head and neck free	Capture back end thrusts while riding up slope	Flexion of poll with relaxed head	Move forward 10 paces with collected back end, flexion of poll, relaxed head, head and neck free on level ground.	Add distance
p) Come	Turns head towards you voluntarily	Returns to you on 2 cues from 10 feet away in small enclosure no larger than 60 feet diameter, no distractions	comes from 50 feet away in pen 100 feet or larger, 2 cues, 1 mild distraction	Comes away from feed trough 100 feet away, one cue	Comes from 100 yards away through lush grass and away from horse buddies, two cues	Comes from further away, more distractions, different locations
q) Directionals	Left right in front of horse two cues	Left right in front of horse one cue	Left right from lead position on right and left	Horse turns left when one cue given from behind	Horse turns right when one cue is given from behind	Horse turns right, then left when you use long lines as cue from behind horse
r) Distance	Around a garbage can, 2 Q's	Around a post 10 feet, 1 cue	Around a post 30 feet, 1 cue	Around a large object 50 feet away 1 cue	Around 2 barrels situated 30 feet apart	Increase distance and vary the objects you send the horse around.
s) Gate zen	Stands calmly on inside of open gate for 1 minute, 2 cues	Stands calmly until cued to go through gate. Turns back to handler after being cued to exit open gate.	Stands calmly on outside of open gate for 30 seconds, 2 cues	Stands calmly for 30 seconds, goes through gate on cue, turns back to handler. Goes back through gate, turns back to handler and allows handler to close gate.	Same as level 4 but with 2 distractions	Continue adding distractions.
t) Ground Driving	Accepts Shoulder or Harness	Drags light pole in a straight line for 20 feet with 2 cues	Drags heavy pole 50 feet 2 cues	Drags noisy light load with a left and a right turn in 100 feet, as many cues as needed	Drags noisy heavy load through 200 foot obstacle course, as many cues as needed	Add distance, distractions, progress to carting
u) Handling	Accepts blanket or rug	Calmly accepts eye medications given by drops or ointment	Stands with foot in bucket of water for 5 minutes, 2 cues	Calmly allows farrier to clean and trim all 4 feet	Calmly allows veterinarian to examine ears, eyes, mouth, feet, & give innoculations	Allows vet to take rectal temperature, give internasal vaccines, give oral medication etc.
v) Lunging (Circling)	Follows a target stick in a 6 foot 360 degree circle around you on lead at a walk	Circles you on a 12 foot lunge line, at a walk no stick, two cues	Circles on a 30 foot lunge line, at a trot as many cues as needed	Circles on a 30 foot lunge line, at a trot, slows on cue and changes direction by turning into you and trots again. Changes direction again. Repeat. As many cues as needed.	As level 4 but 3 complete circles, adding speed, slowing and stops. As many cues as needed.	Add distractions, speed changes, duration
w) Movement	Trot 2 cues	Lope 2 cues	Switching between 2 speeds	Switching between stop, walk, trot and lope in all combinations.	none	none
x) On the Road	none	none	Level 1 Part A & B away from home 5 new locations	Level 2 Part A & B away from home 5 new locations	Level 3 Part A & B away from home 5 new locations	Level 4 & 5 Part A & B away from home 5 locations
y) Rein	Horse calmly accepts reins attached to sides of halter and placed over neck	Horse calmly accepts reins thrown over horse's head	Horse walking 50 feet straight with reins attached to halter over neck	Horse responds to light physical cue to turn left, the right on long line from behind horse	Horse responds to long line cue held by handler walking behind horse for 200 feet, making 3 repetitions of alternating right and left turns	none
z) Retrieve	none	Nose target 5 safe objects 1 cue each	Hold 3 objects in mouth one at a time	Pick up 3 objects from ground	Retrieve 3 objects from 10 feet away	Pick up 1 object off ground and give to rider in saddle
aa) Saddle	none	Blanket on back	Blanket, small saddle with stirrups	Accept full saddle to placed on and cinched up, saddle the only cue	Accept rider's full weight sitting on saddle, stepping stirrup (stepping on stirrups only first, then more)	Go on to In Saddle Work
bb) Side passing (side step)	none	Front end side step 2 steps, 2 cues	Back end side step 2 steps, 1 cue	Both front and back end side step 4 steps	Horse sidesteps in opposite direction	Continue adding number of steps and mix with forward , then backward movement
cc) Trailering	Walks across plywood sheet no cues	Steps onto plywood sheet laying on packing crates (raised 4 inches off ground), 2 cues	Steps up into trailer (all windows and doors open) and is led through	Step into and stand in open trailer for 30 seconds, 2 cues	Stand in closed trailer for two minutes	Add start and stop, movement for 30 seconds on upwards and increase duration slowly. Load with a buddy, load with a unfamiliar horse. May also be used to teach a horse that has never been in a small space.
dd) Trick	none	Captured trick	Shaped trick	Series of 3 tricks, one cue per trick, one reward for series of 3 tricks	Sequence of 7 tricks, one cue per trick and one reward for whole series	Continue chaining more behaviors together (might be a series of jumps or obstacles etc)