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 Beginner 

Beginner Drill Moves

✶ Arrow ✶

Lead rider/s create a point, the rest of the line ride to the sides to create an arrow formation whilst in motion.

 

✶ Butterfly ✶
Four line split,  lines curve in and meet at the centre of the arena before curving back out to the fence. Lines from one end will go through the middle, lines from the opposite end will go on the outside.

 

✶ Charge ✶
Two split lines comb across the arena and through the other line. Riders should be in alternate spacings

 

✶ Columns ✶
Can be performed with two, three, or four riders. The number of riders cut at the same time to ride side by side, the rest of the line follows in the same pattern.

 

✶ Company Front ✶
All riders in the line cut across the arena, spacing between each rider should be even.

 

✶ Figure 8 ✶
Riders in two individual circles that cross in the middle to form an 8 shape. Riders change circles by riding one, then the other crossing through a gap in line at the centre point.

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✶ Goggles ✶
Riders in two individual circles that do not cross, riders maintain their circle and should end up pairing up with their partner where the circle's meet.

 

✶ Herringbone Cross ✶
Two split lines travelling around the arena in opposite directions. First two riders of the line turn off the wall at a 45-degree angle crossing the other line at the centre. The rest of the line following the same pattern.

 

✶ Lace The Boot ✶
From a column of 2 or a waterfall both lines slant towards each other and cross then slant back and cross again. Continue crossing until commanded to go straight.

 

✶ Oblique ✶
Riders form a slant/diagonal line (one side of an arrow), and needs to be performed down one full long side of the arena.

 

✶ Single File Cross ✶
Two split lines cut across the arena diagonally crossing at the centre. Lines should alternate crossing the centre point.

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