Riding Activities and Programs

Admission:

Acceptance criteria have been established that align with the conditions of the International Equestrian Federation. The acceptance stage begins by filling out the form, which aligns with international standards, as follows:

• Fill the application form
• Submit the applicant and QID copy, passport size photo, If the applicants have a horse-riding license does not have to sign the application from medical center
• A 15-minute placement test.

Educational Riding Programs:

The academic program consists of four levels, starting from the beginner trainee's level until reaching the last level, where the trainee has achieved a high level that allows him to participate in local and international competitions. An international curriculum has been adopted that is followed in international academies at a high-quality level, allowing the trainee to graduate with comprehensive experience in the field of horses, not only as riding and as care. Learning is not limited to the practical side only, but there is an applied theoretical aspect that allows the trainee to have a comprehensive view of riding. It also opens a door for him toward training horizons and becoming able to enter the field of equestrian training.

1. The first level: Becoming a rider
2. The second level: Development
3. The third level: Leadership
4. The fourth level: The professional Rider

Becoming A Rider

Is considered a foundational level in which the knight learns the important basics of equestrianism that will be a reference for him in the subsequent levels.

Theoretical training:

1. General knowledge:
   • Develop a list of basic safety rules for horseback.
   • Learn the main parts of a saddle and their names.
   • Naming the main parts of the bridle.
   • Learn the basics of riding a horse and get acquainted with the most important equestrian terms and how they are applied to the saddle: walking, trotting, trotting, stopping and steering quickly, trotting in a rhythm on a simple track, and jogging a few steps.
2. Knowing the horse:
   • Discover the horse.
   • Learn to respect horses.
   • Explain the basic characteristics of horse behavior.
   • Identify the main expressions and attitudes of horses and what they express.
   • Identify and name the three gaits: walking, trotting, and trotting.
   • Learn about horse colors.
   • Identify the external parts of the horse's body.
   • Learn about natural and artificial aids.

Practical Training:

1. Horse side: Being with the horse and walking with it.
   • Holding the bridle by hand and walking on a simple path and moving with the horse in straight lines on both sides of the horse.
   • Move the horse away from you.
2. On horseback:
   • Riding on horseback by stairs.
   • Pulling on the horse's belt with the help of the trainer.
   • Get off independently.
   • Adjusting the reins, holding it properly, and practicing putting it on, letting go, and retrieving it.
   • Putting on and taking off the stirrups while the horse is walking.
   • Sit in a good position while walking
   • Maintain balance on the saddle for a few steps while walking and trotting.
   • Make simple, spaced transitions between stopping, walking, and trotting.
   • Control the horse left and right.
   • Canter while walking a simple path.
3. Horse care: The apprentice dismounts the saddle and bridle, washes it, and stores the equipment in the fitting room.
4. Common area:
   • Monitoring horse behavior.
   • Taking care of the horse before and after riding it.
   • Entering the horse in the box.
   • Approach the horse in the box.
   • Hug the horse. Putting a halter on the horse.
   • Use a brush on the entire body of the horse.
   • Undo the halter.

Developing

Evolution The second level is an intermediate level in which the rider is familiar with the basics of riding and can go through a new experience in which the rider relies more on himself. This development allows him to reach a more advanced stage.

Theoretical training:

1. General knowledge:
   • Learn about the main equestrian activities at FEI and the main activities offered by the school.
   • Develop a list of traffic rules that will be put into effect, whether it is a carousel or a quarry.
   • Identify the horse's tools, the soft comb, the cork, and the hoof, and name them.
   • Distinguish the different housing types for horses: meadow, arena, stable, box, and stall.
   • Explanation of aids.
   • Naming the parts of the bridle.
   • Label the parts of the saddle.
   • Drawing on a piece of paper and naming the shapes of the horse's walk: circle, volt, diagonal, double.
2. Knowing the horse: Describe the main characteristics of the five senses of a horse or pony.
   • Describe their behavior towards each other.
   • Describe their feeding behavior.
   • Description of the horse's mouth and how it feeds.
   • Identify the following basic foods: grass, hay, hay, grain, and pellets.
   • Knowledge of their water needs and irrigation methods.
   • Describe and show the main parts of the limbs: the knee, the hock, the cannon, the torso, the buster, the crown, and the hoof.
   • Learn about three breeds of horses or ponies in the club.

Practical Training:

1. Horse side:
   • How to take care of the horse, prepare it and put a saddle and bridle for it. Walking: Driving a horse along a specific path.
   • Equestrian training on foot
   • Move the horse back by at least two steps.
   • The rider leads the horse by hand on a particular course with alternating straight lines and curves on both sides. • Jog for a few steps with straight lines and curves on both sides.
   • Develop a plan for the horse to walk straight and curved while walking, trotting, and trotting, while maintaining balance while sitting on the saddle.
   • Jump on a minor obstacle.
2. On horseback:
   • The rider puts the saddle on his own.
   • The rider puts the belt back in the saddle by himself.
   • Adjusts the stirrup alone before riding the horse on its back.
   • Working without a bridle, retrieving the hold of the bridle, and adjusting it while jogging.
   • Adjusting the horse's sitting during the gallop in search of good posture.
   • Canter and trot seated.
   • Change the pace in simple and gradual transitions: stop step; walk trot; Trot gallop.
   • Driving, walking, trotting, and jogging on a specific path that includes circle, volt, diagonal, and double.
   • Jump over a small obstacle on the track while trotting and trotting.
3. Common area:
   • approaching horses in the stable, paddock, or meadow.
   • Bringing the horse into the stable and putting it in its box.
   • Monitoring the behavior of horses among themselves.
   • Putting the saddle and bridle. Horsehair shaving.
   • Exercise front feet back.
   • Distribution of food to the horses

Leadership

The trainee learns to ride, control, and jump with horses at this level. From here, the trainee will make a qualitative transfer in training, and he needs to be prepared for the challenges and difficulties they will face. This stage is based mainly on the practical side, as theoretical training reviews what has been previously studied and trained.

Theoretical training:

• Visiting the field and attending local competitions.
• Practice all the above in the previous levels. Practical Training: On horseback.
• Develops three gaits in a good or balanced sitting position on the stirrup depending on the situation.
• Trot lightly on the right hand and trot on the horse's right foot.
• Perform pacing exercises (standing, walking, trotting, jogging) on specific paths.
• Canter on a specific diameter and change direction.
• Take off and put back stirrups while cantering and trotting.
• Maintain balance in stirrups while walking and jogging.
• Sit at the canter and try to maintain good posture.
• change of pace in simple transitions; walk <> trot; trot<> trot.
• Jogging on the right foot.
• Increase speed and slowdown in the three speeds.
• Controlling the horse's speed to obtain an appropriate speed in each gait.
• Trot on a defined path, including tight curves, and trot along a defined path.
• Jumping on isolated hurdles at the height of 50 cm and simple close jumps.
• Jumping to an isolated barrier with a length of 60 cm to control speed and direction when approaching and landing.
• Jumping on a simple course of hurdles close to about 60 cm in good standing.
• Training in the open air and a variety of terrains. Walking with horses.
• Riding the horse on narrow curves while walking, keeping it straight, and moving its shoulders and hips at several degrees.
• Take a few steps back in a straight line.
• The horse's shoulders and hips move in several steps.

Professional Rider

At this level, the rider is able to ride and is ready to compete officially in local competitions.

Theoretical training:

• Being present in the training field and assisting the trainer with the new trainees.
• Explain the daily life of horses
• The basic definition of horses, such as the gender and type of horse.
• Identifying the horse brand (brand), for example: Naming the different parts of the horse identification booklet: identity card + health record • Learn about mandatory (vaccination) and recommended regular care (worming, dental care, etc.)
• Make a list of the horse's main physiological parameters: temperature, heart rate
• Recognize signs of illness: agitation, unusual behavior, lack of appetite, vomiting, etc...
• Explain and identify the mechanism of running left and correct.
• Description of the horse's needs for fodder, concentrates, and minerals.
• Identifying the primary feeds for distribution: fodder, concentrates, and mineral supplements.
• Learn about the main foods to avoid toxic plants and food pollutants.
• Practice all the above in the previous levels. Practical training: horse side.
• Practice on foot with the horse and complete the course, including simple walks of pace and course.
• The development of three gaits sitting or balanced on the saddle by controlling the speed and direction with or without contact with the horse's mouth.
• Take a correct position in different situations when walking and when jumping.
• Move the horse's shoulders and hips to walk and trot with the right foot in a straight line.
• Complete a course of 8 to 10 barriers about 60 cm apart.
• Accurately linking simple movements in three gaits and changing speed in a fast trotting trot.
• Participation in a championship within Samaria.

Education outcomes:

1. Alsamriya will have a professional riding team of trainees representing the school.
2. There be qualified Qatari trainees, and there is no doubt that the national trainees represent an important part of this training process.
3. Extracting Qatari trainees to serve the country to implement Qatar Vision 2030.
4. Opening fields and horizons that make the trainees ambitious to study veterinary medicine.
5. To qualify our trainees for the service of the country and in the equestrian forces.

Al Samriya Riding School Program Prices

• Group: Maximum 5 riders and it can be in any arena.
• Semi-Private: Maximum 2 riders it can be in any arena
• Private: one rider it should be in the close arena

Admission:

Acceptance criteria have been established that align with the conditions of the International Equestrian Federation. The acceptance stage begins by filling out the form, which aligns with international standards, as follows:

• Fill the application form
• Submit the applicant and QID copy, passport size photo, If the applicants have a horse-riding license does not have to sign the application from medical center
• A 15-minute placement test.

Educational Riding Programs:

The academic program consists of four levels, starting from the beginner trainee's level until reaching the last level, where the trainee has achieved a high level that allows him to participate in local and international competitions. An international curriculum has been adopted that is followed in international academies at a high-quality level, allowing the trainee to graduate with comprehensive experience in the field of horses, not only as riding and as care. Learning is not limited to the practical side only, but there is an applied theoretical aspect that allows the trainee to have a comprehensive view of riding. It also opens a door for him toward training horizons and becoming able to enter the field of equestrian training.

1. The first level: Becoming a rider
2. The second level: Development
3. The third level: Leadership
4. The fourth level: The professional Rider

Becoming A Rider

Is considered a foundational level in which the knight learns the important basics of equestrianism that will be a reference for him in the subsequent levels.

Theoretical training:

1. General knowledge:
   • Develop a list of basic safety rules for horseback.
   • Learn the main parts of a saddle and their names.
   • Naming the main parts of the bridle.
   • Learn the basics of riding a horse and get acquainted with the most important equestrian terms and how they are applied to the saddle: walking, trotting, trotting, stopping and steering quickly, trotting in a rhythm on a simple track, and jogging a few steps.
2. Knowing the horse:
   • Discover the horse.
   • Learn to respect horses.
   • Explain the basic characteristics of horse behavior.
   • Identify the main expressions and attitudes of horses and what they express.
   • Identify and name the three gaits: walking, trotting, and trotting.
   • Learn about horse colors.
   • Identify the external parts of the horse's body.
   • Learn about natural and artificial aids.

Practical Training:

1. Horse side: Being with the horse and walking with it.
   • Holding the bridle by hand and walking on a simple path and moving with the horse in straight lines on both sides of the horse.
   • Move the horse away from you.
2. On horseback:
   • Riding on horseback by stairs.
   • Pulling on the horse's belt with the help of the trainer.
   • Get off independently.
   • Adjusting the reins, holding it properly, and practicing putting it on, letting go, and retrieving it.
   • Putting on and taking off the stirrups while the horse is walking.
   • Sit in a good position while walking
   • Maintain balance on the saddle for a few steps while walking and trotting.
   • Make simple, spaced transitions between stopping, walking, and trotting.
   • Control the horse left and right.
   • Canter while walking a simple path.
3. Horse care: The apprentice dismounts the saddle and bridle, washes it, and stores the equipment in the fitting room.
4. Common area:
   • Monitoring horse behavior.
   • Taking care of the horse before and after riding it.
   • Entering the horse in the box.
   • Approach the horse in the box.
   • Hug the horse. Putting a halter on the horse.
   • Use a brush on the entire body of the horse.
   • Undo the halter.

Developing

Evolution The second level is an intermediate level in which the rider is familiar with the basics of riding and can go through a new experience in which the rider relies more on himself. This development allows him to reach a more advanced stage.

Theoretical training:

1. General knowledge:
   • Learn about the main equestrian activities at FEI and the main activities offered by the school.
   • Develop a list of traffic rules that will be put into effect, whether it is a carousel or a quarry.
   • Identify the horse's tools, the soft comb, the cork, and the hoof, and name them.
   • Distinguish the different housing types for horses: meadow, arena, stable, box, and stall.
   • Explanation of aids.
   • Naming the parts of the bridle.
   • Label the parts of the saddle.
   • Drawing on a piece of paper and naming the shapes of the horse's walk: circle, volt, diagonal, double.
2. Knowing the horse: Describe the main characteristics of the five senses of a horse or pony.
   • Describe their behavior towards each other.
   • Describe their feeding behavior.
   • Description of the horse's mouth and how it feeds.
   • Identify the following basic foods: grass, hay, hay, grain, and pellets.
   • Knowledge of their water needs and irrigation methods.
   • Describe and show the main parts of the limbs: the knee, the hock, the cannon, the torso, the buster, the crown, and the hoof.
   • Learn about three breeds of horses or ponies in the club.

Practical Training:

1. Horse side:
   • How to take care of the horse, prepare it and put a saddle and bridle for it. Walking: Driving a horse along a specific path.
   • Equestrian training on foot
   • Move the horse back by at least two steps.
   • The rider leads the horse by hand on a particular course with alternating straight lines and curves on both sides. • Jog for a few steps with straight lines and curves on both sides.
   • Develop a plan for the horse to walk straight and curved while walking, trotting, and trotting, while maintaining balance while sitting on the saddle.
   • Jump on a minor obstacle.
2. On horseback:
   • The rider puts the saddle on his own.
   • The rider puts the belt back in the saddle by himself.
   • Adjusts the stirrup alone before riding the horse on its back.
   • Working without a bridle, retrieving the hold of the bridle, and adjusting it while jogging.
   • Adjusting the horse's sitting during the gallop in search of good posture.
   • Canter and trot seated.
   • Change the pace in simple and gradual transitions: stop step; walk trot; Trot gallop.
   • Driving, walking, trotting, and jogging on a specific path that includes circle, volt, diagonal, and double.
   • Jump over a small obstacle on the track while trotting and trotting.
3. Common area:
   • approaching horses in the stable, paddock, or meadow.
   • Bringing the horse into the stable and putting it in its box.
   • Monitoring the behavior of horses among themselves.
   • Putting the saddle and bridle. Horsehair shaving.
   • Exercise front feet back.
   • Distribution of food to the horses

Leadership

The trainee learns to ride, control, and jump with horses at this level. From here, the trainee will make a qualitative transfer in training, and he needs to be prepared for the challenges and difficulties they will face. This stage is based mainly on the practical side, as theoretical training reviews what has been previously studied and trained.

Theoretical training:

• Visiting the field and attending local competitions.
• Practice all the above in the previous levels. Practical Training: On horseback.
• Develops three gaits in a good or balanced sitting position on the stirrup depending on the situation.
• Trot lightly on the right hand and trot on the horse's right foot.
• Perform pacing exercises (standing, walking, trotting, jogging) on specific paths.
• Canter on a specific diameter and change direction.
• Take off and put back stirrups while cantering and trotting.
• Maintain balance in stirrups while walking and jogging.
• Sit at the canter and try to maintain good posture.
• change of pace in simple transitions; walk <> trot; trot<> trot.
• Jogging on the right foot.
• Increase speed and slowdown in the three speeds.
• Controlling the horse's speed to obtain an appropriate speed in each gait.
• Trot on a defined path, including tight curves, and trot along a defined path.
• Jumping on isolated hurdles at the height of 50 cm and simple close jumps.
• Jumping to an isolated barrier with a length of 60 cm to control speed and direction when approaching and landing.
• Jumping on a simple course of hurdles close to about 60 cm in good standing.
• Training in the open air and a variety of terrains. Walking with horses.
• Riding the horse on narrow curves while walking, keeping it straight, and moving its shoulders and hips at several degrees.
• Take a few steps back in a straight line.
• The horse's shoulders and hips move in several steps.

Professional Rider

At this level, the rider is able to ride and is ready to compete officially in local competitions.

Theoretical training:

• Being present in the training field and assisting the trainer with the new trainees.
• Explain the daily life of horses
• The basic definition of horses, such as the gender and type of horse.
• Identifying the horse brand (brand), for example: Naming the different parts of the horse identification booklet: identity card + health record • Learn about mandatory (vaccination) and recommended regular care (worming, dental care, etc.)
• Make a list of the horse's main physiological parameters: temperature, heart rate
• Recognize signs of illness: agitation, unusual behavior, lack of appetite, vomiting, etc...
• Explain and identify the mechanism of running left and correct.
• Description of the horse's needs for fodder, concentrates, and minerals.
• Identifying the primary feeds for distribution: fodder, concentrates, and mineral supplements.
• Learn about the main foods to avoid toxic plants and food pollutants.
• Practice all the above in the previous levels. Practical training: horse side.
• Practice on foot with the horse and complete the course, including simple walks of pace and course.
• The development of three gaits sitting or balanced on the saddle by controlling the speed and direction with or without contact with the horse's mouth.
• Take a correct position in different situations when walking and when jumping.
• Move the horse's shoulders and hips to walk and trot with the right foot in a straight line.
• Complete a course of 8 to 10 barriers about 60 cm apart.
• Accurately linking simple movements in three gaits and changing speed in a fast trotting trot.
• Participation in a championship within Samaria.

Education outcomes:

1. Alsamriya will have a professional riding team of trainees representing the school.
2. There be qualified Qatari trainees, and there is no doubt that the national trainees represent an important part of this training process.
3. Extracting Qatari trainees to serve the country to implement Qatar Vision 2030.
4. Opening fields and horizons that make the trainees ambitious to study veterinary medicine.
5. To qualify our trainees for the service of the country and in the equestrian forces.

Al Samriya Riding School Program Prices

• Group: Maximum 5 riders and it can be in any arena.
• Semi-Private: Maximum 2 riders it can be in any arena
• Private: one rider it should be in the close arena

Therapeutic riding can be defined as an individualized learning program to ride a horse, considering a person's physical, emotional, and cognitive strengths and limitations. Therapeutic riding helps physically, and mentally challenged persons attain goals that might seem impossible.

Therapeutic riding helps build confidence in the rider and can help ease depression resulting from chronic pain. Therapeutic riding benefits individuals with various disabilities because it works on three levels: physical, emotional, and cognitive. 

Equine therapy aims to:

• Building a sense of self-worth and self-concept. 
• Improve communication. 
• Building confidence and self-efficacy. 
• Developing socialization skills and reducing isolation. 
• Learn to control emotions and manage feelings.

Equine Therapy Activities:

What are equine-related activities for therapeutic purposes? 

Activities are not limited to riding; many students may feel intimidated by a horse's size and features and may take time to develop confidence around a horse. Hence, the remedial program includes lessons on horse grooming, horse grooming, saddlery, and basic dressage.

How does the equine therapist fit the activity to the patient's needs? 

The process or technique that will be applied during the session depends on the type and severity of the disorder. Still, the primary methods are Knowledge therapy - Doing activities, activity scheduling, play therapy, storytelling, and speech therapy. They are given the opportunity for independence and mobility through horseback riding or equine therapy.