| Boy Scout Horsemanship Merit Badge |
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Requirements
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Horsemanship merit badge:
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- Do the following:
- Describe the safety precautions you should take when handling and caring for a horse.
- Explain and demonstrate how to approach and lead a horse safely from a stall, corral, or field and how to tie the horse securely.
- Demonstrate how to safely mount and ride a horse and how to safely dismount a horse after your ride.
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Name four leading breeds of horses
Explain the special features for which each breed is known
Wide Games
To reinforce learned activity
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Show how to care for a Western and English saddle and bridle.
Name 10 parts of the saddle and bridle that you will use.
Show how to groom, pick out hooves,
prepare a horse for a ride, and care for a horse after a ride.
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Describe the symptoms of colic.
Describe four other horse health problems.
Name three main conformation faults of the feet and legs,
and explain how to detect them.
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Name three main conformation faults of the feet and legs,
and explain how to detect them.
Explain the difference between lameness and unsoundness.
Explain how to trim and shoe a horse's foot
and how to make adjustments according to its conformation,
the season of the year, and the riding conditions
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