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Pony Club C1 HM rating – HMX Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
Reasons for longeing - Answer✔️✔️-Give a horse controlled exercise without
riding him. Exercise when horse cannot be ridden. Settles down an
energetic horse before riding. Trains horse to pay attention to voice
commands and the trainer's body language. Develops horse's rhythm,
balance, suppleness, way of moving. Longeing a rider on trained horse is
way to improve rider seat and position.
Necessary equipment and safety procedures for longeing - Answer✔️✔️-Best
place to longe in a round longeing ring 60 feet in diameter. Also regular
ring in one end/corner. Good footing that is not slippery/hard. No horse
being ridden while horse is being longed. Enclosed area. Properly adjusted
equipment.
Hold longe line in folds not loops. Do not coil end of line or wrap around
hand. Keep longe line and folds from dragging on the ground. Stay out of
kicking range. Do not longe in small circles due to strain and risk of injury.
Handle whip quietly and use lash in upward direction towards
shoulder/belly/hocks. Learn to longe a trained, quiet horse first under
supervision of your instructor.
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Gloves to protect from cuts or burns from line. Do not wear rings - they
may get caught on line. Do not wear spurs - may get caught and cause
tripping. Safe footwear - hard soled boots covering the foot and ankle.
Wear properly fastened helmet because of possibility of kicks. Timer to
time session.
Longe line. Made of cotton webbing 1-1.5 inches wide with swivel
snap/buckle on one end without a chain. Should not be made of narrow,
lightweight nylon because of slipping and burning hands. At least 33-35
feet long.
Longe whip. 6 ft long handle. 5-6 ft long, light lash to signal horse. Light
and well balanced. Do not use short whip or end of longe line - not enough
control and safety.
Longe cavesson. Headstall made of leather or nylon with padded metal
noseband and rings where longe line attaches. Properly adjusted so not
pulled out of position. Used with or without snaffle bridle. Over snaffle
bridle if used. Noseband goes inside bridle. Best to remove snaffle
noseband.
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Snaffle bridle. Can be used with or without a longe cavesson. Remove reins
from bridle or twisted several times under throat with throatlatch buckled
so they do not hang too low.
Bell boots and splint boots (protective boots or
Possible effects of poor bandaging technique - Answer✔️✔️-Uneven
pressure from poorly applied bandage or tight ring of pressure around a
leg can cause lameness or damage to the tendons, which is called cording a
leg.
How feeds are measured and weighed - Answer✔️✔️-Feed should be
measured in pounds on a scale for better accuracy. Use a small coffee can
or a grain scoop and find how much each kind of grain your can or scoop
holds, also find how much of each kind of grain equals 1 pound.
Weigh average flake of hay and find out how much hay it takes to make 5,
10, 15 pounds. Or weigh average bale of hay and estimate how many flakes
of hay are in bales used.
Find out how much feed horse should get by weighing him with a weight
tape around his heart girth. Total ration of feed 2-3 lbs for every 100 lbs he
weighs.
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Characteristics of good and bad feed - Answer✔️✔️-Should look for hay that
is green and leafy with fine stems (early cut hay) for best nutrition. Smells
sweet. Moldy or musty hay can cause colic. Dusty hay can cause chronic
cough and permanent lung damage. Gray and white patches in hay should
never be fed.
Hay cubes need to be fed wet or soaked to prevent choke and to hydrate
pony's digestive system. Follow package directions.
Chaff is dried forage chopped into very small pieces, smaller than chopped
hay.
Chopped hay/chop dried and chopped into smaller pieces, bagged into 40
pound bales. Molasses added to keep small parts together and to keep dust
down. Keep in cool, dry storage.
Haylage is processed and fermented roughage made from grass cut before
going to seed. Cut, semi wilted, and bagged in bales. Can be stored outside
because in durable plastic. Must be properly made, processed, bagged, and
stored in plastic bags. If plastic bag punctured, there is a risk of botulism.
Do not store open bags.
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Pony Club C1 HM rating – HMX Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
Reasons for longeing - Answer✔️✔️-Give a horse controlled exercise without
riding him. Exercise when horse cannot be ridden. Settles down an
energetic horse before riding. Trains horse to pay attention to voice
commands and the trainer's body language. Develops horse's rhythm,
balance, suppleness, way of moving. Longeing a rider on trained horse is
way to improve rider seat and position.
Necessary equipment and safety procedures for longeing - Answer✔️✔️-Best
place to longe in a round longeing ring 60 feet in diameter. Also regular
ring in one end/corner. Good footing that is not slippery/hard. No horse
being ridden while horse is being longed. Enclosed area. Properly adjusted
equipment.
Hold longe line in folds not loops. Do not coil end of line or wrap around
hand. Keep longe line and folds from dragging on the ground. Stay out of
kicking range. Do not longe in small circles due to strain and risk of injury.
Handle whip quietly and use lash in upward direction towards
shoulder/belly/hocks. Learn to longe a trained, quiet horse first under
supervision of your instructor.
1
, ©SOPHIABENNET@2024-2025 Friday, August 23, 2024 10:49 AM
Gloves to protect from cuts or burns from line. Do not wear rings - they
may get caught on line. Do not wear spurs - may get caught and cause
tripping. Safe footwear - hard soled boots covering the foot and ankle.
Wear properly fastened helmet because of possibility of kicks. Timer to
time session.
Longe line. Made of cotton webbing 1-1.5 inches wide with swivel
snap/buckle on one end without a chain. Should not be made of narrow,
lightweight nylon because of slipping and burning hands. At least 33-35
feet long.
Longe whip. 6 ft long handle. 5-6 ft long, light lash to signal horse. Light
and well balanced. Do not use short whip or end of longe line - not enough
control and safety.
Longe cavesson. Headstall made of leather or nylon with padded metal
noseband and rings where longe line attaches. Properly adjusted so not
pulled out of position. Used with or without snaffle bridle. Over snaffle
bridle if used. Noseband goes inside bridle. Best to remove snaffle
noseband.
2
, ©SOPHIABENNET@2024-2025 Friday, August 23, 2024 10:49 AM
Snaffle bridle. Can be used with or without a longe cavesson. Remove reins
from bridle or twisted several times under throat with throatlatch buckled
so they do not hang too low.
Bell boots and splint boots (protective boots or
Possible effects of poor bandaging technique - Answer✔️✔️-Uneven
pressure from poorly applied bandage or tight ring of pressure around a
leg can cause lameness or damage to the tendons, which is called cording a
leg.
How feeds are measured and weighed - Answer✔️✔️-Feed should be
measured in pounds on a scale for better accuracy. Use a small coffee can
or a grain scoop and find how much each kind of grain your can or scoop
holds, also find how much of each kind of grain equals 1 pound.
Weigh average flake of hay and find out how much hay it takes to make 5,
10, 15 pounds. Or weigh average bale of hay and estimate how many flakes
of hay are in bales used.
Find out how much feed horse should get by weighing him with a weight
tape around his heart girth. Total ration of feed 2-3 lbs for every 100 lbs he
weighs.
3
, ©SOPHIABENNET@2024-2025 Friday, August 23, 2024 10:49 AM
Characteristics of good and bad feed - Answer✔️✔️-Should look for hay that
is green and leafy with fine stems (early cut hay) for best nutrition. Smells
sweet. Moldy or musty hay can cause colic. Dusty hay can cause chronic
cough and permanent lung damage. Gray and white patches in hay should
never be fed.
Hay cubes need to be fed wet or soaked to prevent choke and to hydrate
pony's digestive system. Follow package directions.
Chaff is dried forage chopped into very small pieces, smaller than chopped
hay.
Chopped hay/chop dried and chopped into smaller pieces, bagged into 40
pound bales. Molasses added to keep small parts together and to keep dust
down. Keep in cool, dry storage.
Haylage is processed and fermented roughage made from grass cut before
going to seed. Cut, semi wilted, and bagged in bales. Can be stored outside
because in durable plastic. Must be properly made, processed, bagged, and
stored in plastic bags. If plastic bag punctured, there is a risk of botulism.
Do not store open bags.
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