Challenge Awards Resources

Coach Handbook

Resources to help you plan, deliver and assess the Introduction to... and bronze core awards

Session plans offer ideas for content and activities. While they provide a great starting point for your planning, we encourage you to adapt them to perfectly suit your participants, facilities, the time of year, and the horses available.

• Introduction to Horse Care 
• Introduction to Riding
• Caring for your Horse
• Handling your Horse
• Knowing your Horse 
• Lungeing your Horse
• Ride Fit
• Riding Flat
• Riding Jump

Some session plans refer to handouts you can use as an additional resource for participants.

• Bronze Caring session 3 - Bedding Handout
• Bronze Caring session 4 - Field Checks Handout
• Bronze Handling session 4 - Saddle Label Handout
• Bronze Handling session 5 - Bridle Handout
• Bronze Knowing ID and Anatomy Handout
• Bronze Knowing session 5 - Feeding Handout Rules of Feeding
• Bronze Lungeing session 1 - Handout

We've included a variety of practical group tasks that can be completed on the yard. These are ideal for encouraging participants to work together as a team. You'll also find suggestions for discussions and debates to explore topics and scenarios in more detail.

• Possible Group Tasks 

Checklist guidance notes provide clear indications of the level expected for 'sign off,' helping you avoid over-assessing.

• Introduction to Riding Checklist Guidance 
• Introduction to Care Checklist Guidance
• About the Rider Checklist Guidance
• About the Horse Checklist Guidance

Resources to help you plan, deliver and assess the silver core awards.

We have a dedicated resource page specifically for the Ride Safe Awards. Please go here for all your Ride Safe resources.

Session plans offer ideas for content and activities. While they provide a great starting point for your planning, we encourage you to adapt them to perfectly suit your participants, facilities, the time of year, and the horses available.

• Caring for your Horse 
• Handling your Horse
• Knowing your Horse 
• Lungeing your Horse
• Ride Fit 
• Riding Flat
• Riding Jump 

We've included a variety of practical group tasks that can be completed on the yard. These are ideal for encouraging participants to work together as a team. You'll also find suggestions for discussions and debates to explore topics and scenarios in more detail.

• Possible Group Tasks 

Checklist guidance notes provide clear indications of the level expected for 'sign off,' helping you avoid over-assessing.

• About the Rider Checklist Guidance
• About the Horse Checklist Guidance

Please update us on your participants achievements on the Silver Challenge Awards by completing this short online form. This is particularly important if your participants wish to progress to BHS Stage 2, or are completing Ride Safe as part of BHS Stage 1 Ride.

Resources to help you plan, deliver and assess the gold core awards

Session plans offer ideas for content and activities. While they provide a great starting point for your planning, we encourage you to adapt them to perfectly suit your participants, facilities, the time of year, and the horses available.

• Caring for your Horse
• Handling your Horse
• Knowing your Horse 
• Lungeing your Horse 
• Ride Fit Session Plans
• Riding Flat
• Riding Jump

Some session plans refer to handouts you can use as an additional resource for participants.

• Knowing session 2 - Handout

We've included a variety of practical group tasks that can be completed on the yard. These are ideal for encouraging participants to work together as a team. You'll also find suggestions for discussions and debates to explore topics and scenarios in more detail.

• Possible Group Tasks 

Checklist guidance notes provide clear indications of the level expected for 'sign off,' helping you avoid over-assessing.

• About the Rider Checklist Guidance 
• About the Horse Checklist Guidance

Resources to help you plan, deliver and assess the platinum core awards

Session plans offer ideas for content and activities. While they provide a great starting point for your planning, we encourage you to adapt them to perfectly suit your participants, facilities, the time of year, and the horses available.

• Caring for your Horse
• Handling your Horse 
• Knowing your Horse
• Lungeing Your Horse
• Riding Fit
• Riding Flat
• Riding Jump 

We've included a variety of practical group tasks that can be completed on the yard. These are ideal for encouraging participants to work together as a team. You'll also find suggestions for discussions and debates to explore topics and scenarios in more detail.

• Possible Group Tasks 

Checklist guidance notes provide clear indications of the level expected for 'sign off,' helping you avoid over-assessing.

• About the Rider Checklist Guidance 
• About the Horse Checklist Guidance

Resources to help you plan, deliver and assess the stand-alone awards

Session plans, handouts and presentations offer ideas for content and activities. While they provide a great starting point for your planning, we encourage you to adapt them to perfectly suit your participants, facilities, the time of year, and the horses available.

Checklist guidance notes provide clear indications of the level expected for 'sign off,' helping you avoid over-assessing.

Horse Health

• Coach PowerPoint presentation
• Session plans 
• Checklist Guidance

Horse Knowledge Part 1

Please update us on your participants achievements on the Silver Challenge Awards by completing this short online form. This is particularly important if your participants wish to progress to BHS Stage 2, or are completing Ride Safe as part of BHS Stage 1 Ride.