Equifest "tiny tots first ridden"

[Pepper]

Mummy is going to stop being selfish this year 😜 And leave her horse at home and take the children to Equifest

Does anyone on here have any experience of the above class, and able to tell me a it how it is run. I'm just not sure whether to take the leap.... 6yo twins, both hack happily (walk and trot) off the lead out hacking and ponies are saintly. But are yet to canter - well they do but it's more by accident!

Any advice / thoughts welcomed
Thanks

[hack]

We've done this before with our Lead Rein pony and borrowed jockey.

Walk and trot together as a group including change of rein as in a normal first ridden class. Then individual shows; children are told they can canter if they want to.

In our experience, the ones that do well in this class are the ones who are confident and canter.

It is a great class to 'test the water' in, before going into a normal first ridden class. Judges and stewards are very helpful and look out for the little ones.

[WKponies]

Hi,

My 7-year-old daughter did this class last year, it was her first time in any showing class off the lead rein and it was a great confidence giver for her. We had no intention of doing the class and just took an impulse decision the day before to enter her for it after doing LR through the week.It was a very relaxed, fun class and the judges were fantastic.

My daughter didn't/couldn't canter and her trot was very wobbly but they got round.

In terms of how it is run, it was the usual walk and trot in the go round and then short show. You will find there are some much more established combinations in there but in the same breath my daughter and her pony were both complete novices and managed just fine.

My advice - go for it :-)

[Pepper]

Great thank you!
We've got time - they have a canter in their lessons so am sure by August we can wobble round well enough!