Twisted Arena Horse Riding School: Experience the Thrill of the Ride!

  Tiny Tots level is for our youngest students (ages 2-5). These students get the joy of being around horses and ponies while learning the beginnings of brushing, balance, and more. Tiny Tot lessons are shorter than our regular riding lessons  (20 mins) so we can keep them focused on the task at hand. 

The Rainbow Level is an introductory level for young riders aged 6 through 8, who are not yet able to ride and care for a pony independently. Rainbow Level riders should always practice their skills with the supervision and assistance of an instructor!  Rainbow Level riders ride on the leadline, or with a “Ground Buddy” walking close by, to ensure their safety and control. They may require help with tasks such as leading and grooming, as well as the simple reading and writing required to complete the Level. 

 The Red Horsemanship Level is an introductory level, designed to give students a safe overview of basic mounted and unmounted skills. Red Level is appropriate for all students age 8 and up, including returning riders who want to refresh their basics as well as those with no prior horse experience. Our goal is for Red Level students to come away from their initial lessons with a balanced seat, an appreciation for the horse/human relationship, an understanding of basic terminology, and most importantly, a desire to continue their equine education. This guide will take you through each of the required objectives for Red Level Horsemanship, explaining them in further detail, as well as offering helpful hints and activities for accelerating your progress. 

  The Red Level is the first unmounted level for students with little or no experience working around and with horses. This guide will take you through each of the required objectives for Red Level HorseSense, explaining them in further detail, as well as offering helpful hints and activities for accelerating your progress. Whether you have just taken your first lesson or have spent years around horses, we hope you find this guide to be informative and helpful as you journey towards becoming a well-rounded horseperson.   It’s not enough, in our view, to be able to ride a horse: truly effective horsemanship requires that riders understand and attend to their horse’s basic needs. That means learning how horses are put together, what makes them behave in certain ways, and how to keep them happy and healthy. 

 The Yellow Level is the second introductory level, building on the basic skills and equine terminology you learned in Red Level. This guide will take you through each of the required objectives for Yellow Level Horsemanship, explaining them in further detail, as well as offering helpful hints and activities for accelerating your progress. Whether you have just taken your first lesson or have spent years around horses, we hope you find this guide to be informative and helpful as you journey towards becoming a well-rounded horseperson. 

  The Yellow Level is the second introductory level, building on the basic skills and equine terminology you learned in Red Level. This guide will take you through each of the required objectives for Yellow Level HorseSense, explaining them in further detail, as well as offering helpful hints and activities for accelerating your progress. Whether you have just taken your first lesson or have spent years around horses, we hope you find this guide to be informative and helpful as you journey towards becoming a well-rounded horseperson. Objectives: Student will refine leading and grooming skills; will learn to care for tack; to describe and measure horses; to apply protective boots and blankets; to identify elementary feeding principles and situations requiring veterinary care 

 Green Level is the third step of the Learning Levels program. It builds upon the Yellow Level Horsemanship foundation and adds exciting new skills. This guide will take you through each of the required objectives for Green Level Horsemanship, explaining them in further detail, as well as offering helpful hints and activities for accelerating your progress  

 Green Level is the third step of the Learning Levels program. It adds expanded detail to many of the concepts introduced in Red and Yellow Level HorseSense, and introduces important new horse care skills. This guide will take you through each of the required objectives for Green Level HorseSense, explaining them in further detail, as well as offering helpful hints and activities for accelerating your progress. Whether you have just taken your first lesson or have spent years around horses, we hope you find this guide to be informative and helpful as you journey towards becoming a well-rounded horseperson. 

 Blue Level is the fourth step of the Learning Levels program. The Blue Horsemanship Level is a beginner level, designed to help students make the transition from passenger to thinking rider. It encourages students to ride on the flat with attention to detail and an awareness of the horse’s balance, while giving them the skills necessary to safely trail ride, jump, and ride over introductory cross-country fences. Our goal for Blue Level students is for them to ride with control and confidence, while developing initiative and the desire for further progress. 

 Blue Level is the fourth step of the Learning Levels program. Blue Level students are ready to broaden their understanding of topics learned in Red - Green Levels, adding details that will help them become knowledgeable and responsible horsey caretakers. Quite often this is the point where students begin to understand just how much there is to learn about keeping horses safe and healthy! 

 Orange Level is the fifth step of the Learning Levels program. Orange Horsemanship is an intermediate level, designed to give students the ability to ride with balance and accuracy on the flat and over fences. This can help you safely participate in mounted activities outside of lessons, while developing an appreciation for flatwork and equitation as well as consideration for the horse 

 Orange Level is the fifth step of the Learning Levels program. Orange Level students begin to look at the big picture of equine management, learning to think like a horse and consider the long-term effects of feeding, training and health care practices. The knowledge gained in this Level allows you to make sound decisions designed to keep your horse healthy and happy.