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The Galops®, from the first step to Galop 7

Galop 3Revision

Contents
  1. 01WelcomeOverview
  2. 02Life in natureKnowledge
  3. 03Bedding and waterCaring for the horse
  4. 04The points of the horseKnowledge
  5. 05The hoof and shoeingKnowledge
  6. 06A full groomingCaring for the horse
  7. 07Tack and bridleCaring for the horse
  8. 08The walk and the trotKnowledge
  9. 09The diagonal at trotIn the saddle
  10. 10Markings and whorlsKnowledge
  11. 11Coat colour variantsKnowledge
  12. 12BreedsKnowledge
  13. 13The aids to turnKnowledge
  14. 14The canter strike-offIn the saddle
  15. 15Position and balanceIn the saddle
  16. 16Controlling the gaitIn the saddle
  17. 17Curves and half-voltesIn the saddle
  18. 18Approach and jumpIn the saddle
  19. 19GroundworkOn foot
  20. 20The disciplinesKnowledge
  21. 21Revision and examRevision

Revising for and passing your Galop 3

All of Galop 3 on one page: how the exam goes, a sample test course, a crib sheet, a quiz and the list of what you must be able to do.

In the exam programme

  • Ride a Galop® 3 test course.Specific part

On the day of the exam

At an exam session or through continuous assessment, the instructor watches you on foot, around the horse and in the saddle, and asks you questions on knowledge. Come in riding clothes, with a hat to current standards, fastened — it is compulsory in the saddle — and with a clean, correctly tacked-up horse.

The Galop 3 test course

The specific module includes a test course: set tasks for gait and line in all three gaits, then fences. The instructor chooses its layout, and the FFE publishes examples. Here is one, by way of illustration:

  1. Walk on, halt at the marker, stand still, walk on.
  2. Rising trot on the outside diagonal, a volte, then a half-volte with a change of diagonal.
  3. Speed up and then slow down the trot along one long side.
  4. Canter strike-off on the correct lead in a turn, a circle in balance on the stirrups, then a transition to trot at the marker.
  5. A single fence of about 60 cm, then two or three fences of about 50 cm in a sequence.
  6. Back to walk, and halt at the marker.

Tip

Recite your course out loud, follow it with your finger on the plan, then, in the saddle, always look one marker ahead.

Crib sheet

TopicRemember
Time budgetAbout 60% of the time feeding (15 to 16 hours), 25% resting, 7% moving, 6% watching, 2% on other activities.
BeddingAbsorbent, comfortable, insulating, healthy; mucked out daily and banked, stripped out regularly.
HoofWall: toe, toe quarters, quarters, heels. Underneath: sole, frog, clefts, bars, white line. Bulbs of the heel, coronet, periople. Shod about every 45 to 60 days.
WalkStepping, symmetrical, 4 even beats: right hind, right fore, left hind, left fore.
TrotSpringing, symmetrical, 2 even beats, in diagonal pairs, with suspension.
DiagonalRight diagonal: right fore and left hind. In the school: the outside diagonal. To change: sit for two beats.
Right leadOn a right-hand curve: the right rein positions, the left leg behind the girth asks.
AidsAct, resist, yield. Turning: eyes and upper body, opening rein, neck rein, inside leg on the girth, outside leg behind it.
Colours and markingsBay: dun, mouse dun. Chestnut: liver chestnut, café au lait, palomino. Star, stripe or blaze, leg markings; head and mane whorls.
FiguresHalf-volte: half-circle then oblique. Reverse half-volte: oblique then half-circle.
JumpingApproach: line, speed, balance. Single fence: about 60 cm; sequence: about 50 cm; grids: about 60 cm.

Quiz

Test yourself

0 of 12 answered

  1. Question 1 of 12In its natural state, how much of its time does a horse spend feeding?
  2. Question 2 of 12In what order do the feet land at walk?
  3. Question 3 of 12You are in rising trot on the right rein in the school. Which diagonal should you be on?
  4. Question 4 of 12To strike off on the left lead with diagonal aids, which leg do you draw back behind the girth?
  5. Question 5 of 12What is a reverse half-volte?
  6. Question 6 of 12What does “yield” mean?
  7. Question 7 of 12Yellowish hair, with a black mane, tail and points: which coat colour is it?
  8. Question 8 of 12What do you call a broad white band down the face?
  9. Question 9 of 12Which V-shaped part of the underside of the foot helps absorb the shock?
  10. Question 10 of 12What kind of foot do you put hoof oil on?
  11. Question 11 of 12What are the three basic conditions of a good approach?
  12. Question 12 of 12Which of these is a pony breed?

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