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The Galops®, from the first step to Galop 7

Galop 7Revision

Contents
  1. 01WelcomeOverview
  2. 02Limb conformationKnowledge
  3. 03Identification, the passportKnowledge
  4. 04Travelling horsesKnowledge
  5. 05RationingKnowledge
  6. 06Feed labelsKnowledge
  7. 07Lunging training aidsOn foot
  8. 08Long-reining, flexionOn foot
  9. 09Polo bandagesCaring for the horse
  10. 10The double bridleCaring for the horse
  11. 11Shoulder-inKnowledge
  12. 12StraightnessKnowledge
  13. 13FlatworkIn the saddle
  14. 14Dressage optionIn the saddle
  15. 15Show-jumping optionIn the saddle
  16. 16Cross-country optionIn the saddle
  17. 17RevisionRevision

Revision and exam day

All of Galop 7 on one page: how the exam runs, a summary sheet of the benchmarks to know, a quiz to test yourself and a checklist to make sure you are ready.

In the exam programme

  • Ride, in a good position, a Galop® 7 test at Club 1 level or the equivalent Pony class, and a sequence of movements like those of the Club 1 Preliminary dressage test.Dressage
  • Ride a Club 1 show-jumping or Club 1 Hunter round, or the equivalent Pony class, fluently.Show jumping
  • Ride a Club 1 cross-country sequence, or the equivalent Pony class, fluently.Cross-country

Exam day

Module 1 is taken in the option you chose: in dressage, a Galop 7 test at Club 1 level and a sequence of movements like the Club 1 Preliminary, ridden in a good position; in show jumping, a Club 1 show-jumping or Club 1 Hunter round ridden fluently; across country, a Club 1 sequence of cross-country fences ridden fluently — or the equivalent Pony class. Add to that the double bridle, taken apart, put back together and fitted, and questions on shoulder-in, the double bridle and straightness. Modules 2 and 3 are taken on foot and by questions.

  • Clean, well-fitted tack, a hat to current standards, a body protector for cross-country.
  • A warm-up that follows your instructor’s directions and does not wear the horse out before the test.
  • A dressage test learned by heart, or a course walked on foot, lines and strides included.
TopicRemember
ConformationToe-out: toe turned out; toe-in: toe turned in. Camped out: leg away from the body; standing under: leg drawn under the body. Cow hocks: points close together; bowed hocks: points wide apart.
IdentityWritten description, diagram and transponder all agree. The passport always travels with the horse.
TravelStress peaks at loading; about 0.5% of body weight lost per hour; water every 4 to 6 hours.
RationingForage first, at least 1 to 1.5 kg of DM per 100 kg of BW; hard feed in at least three meals; 20 to 60 litres of water a day; 1 UFC = 1 kg of barley.
Feed categoriesComplete: enough on its own. Complementary: with other feeds. Mineral: at least 40% crude ash. Dietetic: a particular nutritional purpose.
Lunging aidsSide-reins, Gogue, chambon, running side-reins, Pessoa: after the warm-up, fitted long then shortened, taken off before the end.
Double bridleBridoon raises, on the corners of the lips; curb lowers, by leverage. Curb chain flat, shank at about 45°.
Shoulder-inThree tracks, about 30°; bent round the inside leg, the horse moves away from its bend.
StraightnessHind feet in the track of the forefeet, on straight lines and on curves alike.
Dressage10 m circles in trot, 10 to 15 m in canter; counter-canter from walk on 20 m; rein-back 3 to 5 steps and move off.
Show jumpingGrids of about 1.10 m, courses of about 1 m; about 3.50 m, or four steps, per stride.
Cross-countryEvery kind of fence at about 90 cm; hat and body protector; red flag on the right; corner jumped at right angles to its bisector.
Galop 7 summary sheet

Test yourself

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  1. Question 1 of 14Seen from the front, a foreleg whose toe points outwards is…
  2. Question 2 of 14Seen from the side, a foreleg standing in front of the vertical is…
  3. Question 3 of 14To check a horse’s identity, which entries in the passport must agree with it?
  4. Question 4 of 14In general, what is the most stressful moment of a journey for a horse?
  5. Question 5 of 14Which rationing rule is correct?
  6. Question 6 of 14A mineral feed is a complementary feed that contains…
  7. Question 7 of 14A horse working “long and low”…
  8. Question 8 of 14When do you attach a training aid to lunge a horse?
  9. Question 9 of 14What is the main effect of the curb bit?
  10. Question 10 of 14In shoulder-in on the right rein, the horse…
  11. Question 11 of 14A horse is straight when…
  12. Question 12 of 14In counter-canter on the right rein, the horse canters…
  13. Question 13 of 14Walking a course, one canter stride is paced out in…
  14. Question 14 of 14Where does the Velcro of a polo bandage fasten?
Before the exam, I can…

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