Level 3 (Advanced) Tasks...

 

Level 3 - Liberty Tasks
Tools: Round Corral, Carrot Stick, Horseman's String /Flag
Send horse around corral to right at trot. Transition to canter. Show 4 laps. Change of direction to left with flying change. Transitions to trot, walk, stop, and back up. Bring horse to you.  Play Friendly Game with Carrot Stick. Lead horse by the lip. Lead horse backwards by hocks (22'line optional). Lead horse backwards by tail.
Level 3 - On Line Tasks
Tools: Halter, 12' Line, 22' Line, 45' Line, 6' String, Carrot Stick, Flag or String. With 45' Line
Show the Yo Yo Game, sending your horse backwards and coming in to you at the trot. Send horse cantering in circles over an obstacle course: jumps, around trees, up and down hills. Include a jump that is at least 3 ft high. Back him up a hill. Send horse sideways without a fence for at least 20 ft. Send horse into a horse trailer at the trot or canter and bring back to you.
With 12'Line and 22' Line
Place the 12' Line on the halter and the 22' Line as a ring rope around horse 's flanks. Play the Circling Game (#5) with slack in the 12' Line so you are circling horse mainly by the flanks. Stop horse by pulling on the flank rope.
With Snaffle and Partnership Reins extended into full length reins:
Drive your horse from Zone 5 forwards in a straight line, then backwards at least 10 feet. Stand in Zone 3 or 4 and play the Circling Game, sending your horse around you to the right at the trot.
Level 3 - Freestyle Riding Tasks
Bareback and bridle-less
Mount your horse from both sides. Climb all over him, rub his rump with your legs and feet, stand on his back. Back him up 10 steps. Walk forward, turn left, turn right, turn a full circle (pivot) and back up. Move up into a canter. Canter 3 circuits (in a corral) and stop in the center.
Tools: Snaffle Bridle, Saddle, Carrot Sticks (2).  Leave your reins on your horse's neck or draped over the saddle horn.
Back your horse up in a straight line (facing Assessor) for at least 10 ft. Transition from halt to canter. Show 3 simple (drop to a trot) lead changes. Ride over two jumps that are at least 2 ft high. Proceed toward Assessor in a straight line at the canter and come down to a back up. Gallop a Barrel Pattern with four barrels 90 'apart.  Show two turns to the right and two to the left.  Stop your horse in the middle of the barrels and do a 9 step back up.
Level 3 - Finesse Riding Tasks
Tools: Snaffle Bridle, Saddle, 45'Line, Kite String. Using the Snaffle Bridle with contact and a soft feel
Show a slow, medium and fast walk. Show a slow, medium and fast trot. Show a slow, medium and fast canter. Come down to a graceful halt and backup. Drop reins and stand still. Obtain a soft feel..... Move your horse's right front leg and then left hind leg. Rock him backwards and forwards and side to side. Ride from a back up into a canter and back down to a back up three times: Canter YO-YO. Ride a serpentine at the canter showing 3 simple changes through the walk. Pick up a right lead. Demonstrate a counter canter to the left (maintain right lead) on a full circle. At the canter, cause your horse's hindquarters to come in off the track while the forehand travels straight. Trot your horse in a figure of eight showing two changes of diagonals. Trot your horse diagonally sideways across a space of at least 25 ft. Canter your horse diagonally sideways, on the left lead, across a distance of at least 25ft. Show a flying change from left to right, canter diagonally sideways to the right then show another flying change from right to left. Bring your horse gracefully down to a back up.
Using, the 45' Line
Drag a log or tire, etc. while riding your horse.  Drag it forwards for 30ft then turn and face it. Drag it while backing your horse for another 15ft. Dismount your horse and ask him to back up with your Partnership Reins, cause him to drag the object a little backwards and hold it while you go and pet the object. Bring him forward while you are at the object and untie the 45'Line. Mount your horse and gather up your rope.
Using a 9' length of Kite String
Take your bridle off while mounted and place the kite string in your horse's mouth. Walk, trot and canter a circle, then come down to a backup. Dismount, rub your horse on the head, then turn and leave with your horse following you freely.
*	All of the current PNH Level 3 tasks are covered in the above list.  However, additional tasks may have been added from other Natural Horsemanship practitioners.