I’ve gone back to teaching, and I’ve been offered 2 days a week at a riding school. The owner is lovely, the horses are fantastic and so are the students. However, I primarily teach dressage and adults. I only have 2 children in my private clientele; both are competitive jumping riders who are getting flatwork to improve their jumping. I treat them like I do my adults.
I feel a little stuck for the little ones in my lesson program. All are under 10. The majority of them walk/trot with the occasional one who will canter. The owner, who also instructs, is adamant about the kids being safe and having fun. She’s not into endless laps of the arena drilling position and nothing else. And neither am I. Even with my other students, I like to keep things fresh and fun.
I’ve got jumps, bending poles, plenty of barrels and poles at my disposal. All students ride for 45 minutes.
Does anyone have some fun games? Especially that we can do as a group so kids aren’t standing around getting bored.