Scouting Badges

Troop 8521

Horse Fan Badge ($25 per scout)(4 hours)

1. Food & Water

2. Grooming

3. Veterinarian Visits

4. Hoof Growth & Care (farrier if available to trim/shoe)

5. Shelter

6. Exercise

7. Fashion & Function of riding clothes

8. Occupations Game

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9. Tack and cleaning

10. Mounting

11. Sitting & holding reins

12.  Mounted walk around Ring (with helper)

13.  Jumping course on foot

Horse Lovers Badge ($60 per scout)(8 hours)

Day 1

1. Groom Horses

2. Tack Horses

3. Leading a horse

4. Unmounted steering, starting, stopping

5. Mounting a horse

6.  Holding reins

7.  Mounted steering, stopping, stopping

8.  Riding alone at a walk with circles around objects

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9.  Continue practice riding

10.  Beginning trot

11. Walk through 3 object course

12.  Clean tack and horse

Day 2

1. Groom Horses

2. Tack Horses

3. Riding alone at a walk with circles around objects

4. Practice trot

5. Trot a circle

6. Walk over poles

7. Help set up a course

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8. Walk a jumping course (poles on ground)

9. Read a Course Map

10. Horse Show

11. Ribbon Awards

12. Clean horses and tack

To Book:

Girl Scouts -Seniors

Horse Sense Badge

Two Day Course

$60 per Scout

1.Technology

a.Learn about the parts of the bridle and saddle (Jeopardy Game)

b.Identify different English vs. western tack and their uses (Concentration Game)

c.Discussion on what makes tack unsafe and proper fitting

2.Service Project - Volunteer to care for horses at Beechmont Stables for a day

a.Feed

b.Clean Stalls

c.Groom

d.Blanket

e.Water

f.Turnout

3.Career Exploration: Shadow Horse Trainer - Choosing horses

a.Personality

b.Confirmation & Color

c.Common Injuries

d.Safety

e.Beginning care (teeth, feet, shots)

f. Training schedules

g.Selling your horse

4.Skill Builders

a.Assisting Skills:  How to hold a horse for the farrier or vet

b.Horsemanship Skills:  Lead, tie, groom bridle, saddle

c.Riding Skills:  Steer, stop, walk, trot (canter in theory if not experienced)

d.Set a course and perform in a horse show