Beginner Rider Horsemanship Workbook

This is the workbook we wish existed when we started teaching lessons. It's a complete Horsemanship I curriculum in one printable PDF, built for beginner riders, but structured enough that instructors can actually use it to track progress.

What's inside:

• A dated skills checklist covering grooming, safety, tack, and ground handling
• Anatomy lessons on the horse, hoof, bridle, and saddle with labeling activities and word banks
• Horse behavior and body language, taught through real examples and identify-it exercises
• Step-by-step skill breakdowns: grooming, picking feet, tacking up, mounting, dismounting
• Riding position lessons, including how to spot incorrect position
• Games built in: word searches, a crossword, a hidden picture, a maze, and a "spot the mistakes" diary entry
• Creative pages: design a dream barn, a jump course, and your own dressage test
• A riding lesson journal with multiple entries, so students can log lessons over time
• A full A–Z horsemanship dictionary for reference

Comes with:

• The full printable student workbook (PDF)
• An included answer key, so you're never stuck double-checking terminology

Whether you're a riding instructor building out your program, a barn parent supporting your kid's lessons, or a young rider working toward their next level, this workbook turns "horse knowledge" into something structured, trackable, and genuinely fun to work through.

This is an instant digital download for you to print at home or at your local print shop. Prefer a bound booklet? Buy it on Amazon HERE

Reach out to us if you have any questions!