✨ Coming Up in February – Try Out Exercise #2! ✨

This exercise may be ridden or done in hand and includes a series of 4 obstacles, completed as one continuous video.
You choose the placement and order of the obstacles.

📹 If submitting for panel feedback, please ensure filming clearly shows all obstacles.
We’ve repeated some obstacles from Exercise 1 to help build on the quality of your earlier training.

💥 Exercise Levels & Requirements
⭐️ IN-HAND & LIBERTY

Choose the gait and execution at your horse’s WENZ level for the selected obstacles:
• Halt over Pole / Side Pass over Pole (or combo as done in Preparatory)
• Pickup Pole / Spear Ring / Deposit Pole
(Intro requirements allowed – handling of the pole optional, straight line past all 3 obstacles)
• Jump OR Gate – you choose
• Single OR Double Slalom – you choose

⭐️ INTRO

• Halt over Pole
• Pickup Pole / Spear Ring / Deposit Pole
(handling of the pole optional – straight line past all 3 obstacles)
• Jump (ground pole) OR Gate – you choose
• Single Slalom

⭐️ PREP ~ PRELIM ~ NOVICE ~ ELEM ~ MEDIUM

• Side Pass over Pole
(Preparatory: Halt over Pole + Side Pass combo)
• Pickup Pole / Spear Ring / Deposit Pole
• Jump OR Gate – you choose

Jump heights:

Prep/Prelim: 20cm

Novice: 30cm

Elementary: 40cm

Medium: 50cm

Reverse Gate for Novice & up

• Double Slalom
(Elementary/Medium may increase difficulty with tighter spacing/turns and/or one-handed riding)

ℹ️ Obstacle specifics can be found in the blog on our website, or by checking our recent Facebook posts.

💥 Obstacle Setup & Filming Instructions

• All obstacles must fit within a 20m x 40m area
• Obstacle placement is up to you, as long as everything is clearly visible to the camera
• Required gaits must be shown between obstacles in one continuous video
• Practise as many times as you like before filming

💥 Purpose & Additional Information

These exercises are designed to:
✔ Support your training
✔ Help you learn how to film and prepare for show competition entries

👩‍⚖️ January exercise judges & advisors:
Maree McAteer, Belinda Rodriguez & Vic Nelson
(All qualified WENZ judges, coaches & trainers)

💰 Exercise submission fee: $30 per horse/rider or handler combination
(No charge until your video is submitted)

📅 Exercises are judged as they are received.
📥 Submissions open February 2026
🎥 You may submit Exercise 1 (January) and Exercise 2 together

🖥️ Submission details are available on our website.
🎉 Discount available for March/April competition entry with each exercise submission!