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Level 1 -
Liberty Tasks
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- Approach your horse from minimum
10 feet away.
- Rub him all over with the Halter and 12-foot Line.
- Put the halter on and tie the knot correctly.
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Level 1 -
On Line Tasks
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- Play The Friendly Game (1) using Carrot Stick and Savvy
String.
- Play The Porcupine Game (2): show backward, HQ and FQ yields
from both sides.
- Play The Driving Game (3): show backward, HQ and FQ yields
from both sides.
- Play The Yo-Yo Game (4): show two complete Yo-Yo’s.
- Play The Circling Game (5): show two laps each way and bring
back.
- Play The Sideways Game (6): using a fence, show both sides.
- Play The Squeeze Game (7): show both ways and over a jump.
- Show Lateral Flexion from both sides.
- Back your horse through a gate using The Yo-Yo Game (4) and
The Squeeze Game (7).
- Run forward with your horse, stop and back up without
looking at him using your leadership skills and body blocks.
- Pick up all four feet from one side.
- Trailer Load while standing
outside the trailer.
Close the gate, wait 10 seconds, open it and unload your horse.
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Level 1 -
Freestyle Riding Tasks
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- Saddle your horse from the Indian side with lead rope over
your arm.
- Mount from both sides, stepping up and down three
times.
- Show lateral flexion when mounted to both sides.
- Dismount both sides.
- Pushing Passenger at the trot for 21 minutes.
- Ride “Follow the Rail.”
- Emergency Dismount
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Level 1 -
Finesse Riding Tasks
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- Put the Natural Hackamore on your horse from your knees.
- Ride sideways to the right and to the left.
- Trot around on a casual rein, come towards assessor
and show a 9 Step Back Up.
- Controlled catastrophe.
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All of the current PNH
Level 1 tasks are covered in the above list. However,
additional tasks have been added that were either in the old PNH
Level 1 assessment, or are have been added from other Natural
Horsemanship practitioners. |