Fun Horse Games - Riding & Training

Without a doubt this is the most comprehensive text available on horse riding games. Written in a style that puts safety first. Betty and Steven Bennett have written a classic on horse training games.

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This game is a lot of fun for intermediate or advanced riders and can teach the student to anticipate change and adapt their movements quickly. Ultimately it's up to the instructor, however you may find that adventurous beginner riders are capable of keeping up as well.

How to Play The Musical Stalls On Horseback Game.
To set up the game; in the center of the ring lay Cavelletti or jump cross poles parallel to each other leaving a comfortable distance between them so that horse and rider can walk between the sets of poles without bumping or crowding each other.

Essentially you are going to lay poles on the ground in order to form make believe stalls. Then similar to the musical chairs game the students will walk around the ring (on the rail) while the music is playingg. Each time the music stops (when you turn it off) the riders come off the rail and try to be one of the first to get their horse into one of the make believe stalls. Since there is one less stall than there are riders, whichever rider got left out is of the game (until next time).

After each round of eliminating a rider, remove a pole and continue until there are only two riders and one stall left. The first rider into the last stall is the "Winner"

For safety sake make sure you have established the rules with all of the riders ahead of time. When first starting out it's best to limit the riders to a walking gait only. Very advance riders may have more fun with a trot or cantor around the rail and then when the music stops slow to a walk or trot while heading to the stalls. * It's up to the instructor to know the capabilities of their students .

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Egg and Spoon Game

This game is ideal for teaching the rider how to relax in the seat and focus on a task. In this case the task is placing an egg on a spoon and riding it across the arena or paddock without droping it. A similar but less messy version uses a golf ball instead of an egg.

As the students become more adept at this game you can even set up cones or fences to give them obstacles to ride around. Try it at a walk or trot.

There are many ways to play the game, here are two of them:

1.One method of play begins by timing each rider to see how quickly they can complete a course then simply compare the times and the best time wins. If you drop the egg you must go back and start over but the timer keeps going. The timed method seems to work better with a smaller group.

2. Another way to play the game is to seperate the riders into two groups (teams) and give them identical courses to follow and the first team with everyone over the finish line wins. Remeber if a team member drops the egg they have to go back to the beginning and start over.

You might be amazed at how quickly you or your students improve their skills.

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The buck game will help you keep your seat secure by training you to use the correct muscles. Pretty simple place a "buck" one dollar between each of your knees and the horse. "Oh", by the way you will get the best results from this game while you are riding bareback.

Set up courses or runs and the first person across the finish or the last person holding onto their bucks is the winner. If you don't care to you dollars for this game. Scraps of paper or color cloth works well too.

You can play red light green light on horseback also... This a great game for your less experienced riders, you may consider changing the trot to a canter for more experienced riders if you have a large enough training area.

You will need a finish line and a startitng line. One of the easier methods for this is to stretch out a length of rope at either end or the arena and place orange cones on the ends of the rope to designate the start and finish gates.

The instructor the announces "Red Light", "Green Light" or "Yellow Light"


Red Light: Halt
Yellow Light: Walk
Green Light: Trot


The first contestant that followed the instructions correctly and makes it over the finish line is the winner.

This is a very simple game that develops reaction time and ability to take instruction... Two very basic ingredients of a future award winning rider.

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Here's fun game designed for our young horse lovers! The Horse Show Game lets children play a strategic game based on horse shows, learning about authentic tack and actual show events.

It has been awarded: Dr. Toy's Best Vacation Products, and Parenting Magazine Toy of the Year. The game contains 59 cards and takes about twenty minutes to play. It's a 2 to 4 player game, recommended for ages: 8+ years Under $10.00 at Amazon