Rider Levels
An overview of the Rider Level Program is available at
http://www.horsenovascotia.ca/docs/2007-English-Rider-Level-Info.pdf
An education series will be held at the stables throughout the winter and there will be a testing in late march/earlyApril. Riders must have an NSEF membership in order to receive official certificates.The cost of the Rider Program is $100. This will include all education sessions and the cost of the testing. The NSEF membership must be paid for separately. Riders must enroll with the Lancer office before the Dec 11 sessions. Individual sessions may be attended at a cost of $15 each, paid at the time of the session.
Education Sessions for 2011 - 2012 are:
December 11 4-5:30 Handling Horses
December 11 5:30- 7:30 Lunging Horses
January 8 4pm Feeding
January 22 4pm Horse Health
January 29 4pm Tack
February 5 4pm Foot and Shoeing
February 19 4pm General Horsemanship
February 26 4pm Boots, bandages, Lameness
March 4 4pm Clipping and turn out of horses.
March 25 Testing day #1
April 1 Testing day #2.
Some riders will be tested on March 25, the remainder on April 1. Education sessions are appropriate for ALL riders regardless of age or ability levels. Some riders will not be ready to be tested this year but should be involved in the stable education sessions.
The Halifax Junior Bengal Lancers was founded as a non-profit society in 1936, and has brought life and character to central Halifax through its stables and horseback riding arenas on Bell Road. Recently designated as a heritage site, the facilities are an integral part of Halifax's prime tourist area that includes such historic sites as the Public Gardens and Citadel Hill.
Halifax
Junior Bengal Lancers is home to 30 horses. Each year about 100
children and adults from all parts of the Halifax Regional Municipality
take part in our horseback riding programs under the guidance of
certified instructors. These programs teach the fundamentals of riding
and allow all the participants to take an active role in the care of
the horses and develop a strong sense of responsibility and
self-esteem.
In addition, in collaboration with HALTR, a local charitable
organization, we provide riding and driving programs for challenged
individuals, most of whom are children.
Halifax Junior
Bengal Lancers have their own musical ride that has performed
for
Governor Generals and Royal visitors including The Queen and Princess
Anne. In addition, Lancers has also performed with the world famous
R.C.M.P. Musical Ride.
Today Haligonians can sometimes
see the mounted students parading through the city in their ceremonial
dress to attend the Shilling Ceremony in Point Pleasant Park, the
Blessing of the Animals at the All Saints Cathedral or performing the
musical ride.
Lancer students are highly respected in the
field of equitation for their riding accomplishments and many well
known riders have been products of the
Lancer school.
