Fundamentals
Always stay diagonal or one entire horse ahead of your lead
What is Comb Alignment?
Odds will curl in the direction called, evens will curl in the opposite direction. The term “____” can be added to any move to indicate odds and evens to the move in opposite directions
What is Wave?
4 cuts called in the same direction, done individually by each rider. Go’s should be called evenly to form a ___
What is Box Curl?
Curl in the direction said, then ribbon in the opposite direction
What is Paddle?
Canter curl over, then trot curl over the opposite direction, then walk curl, then trot curl over the opposite direction, then canter curl over
What is Snowman?
Club and players being respectful to others using the arena space around them, being mindful that the arena is a public space
What is Arena Etiquette?
Trot curl into canter curl. Transition one-step before you complete your trot curl into the canter curl
What is Bee Curl?
On go keyhole the direction called, then when your back hooves reach your original axis keyhole the opposite direction
What is Lock?
On the first go, comb. On the second go, slant towards the lead. On the third go, adjust to the lead
What is Horizon?
From a tight rein, the inside rider will full pivot in the direction called with the outside rider will trot curl around them in the direction called
What is Stir?
Always go on GO, you will be slightly ahead of the rest of the line on your screen but on the commander's screen, everyone will be on time and aligned
What is Screen Delay?
From a halt, curl with the horse backing up, then halt again
What is Back Curl?
Keyhole the direction said each time the commander calls go until asked to go straight
What is Lush?
On the first go, fish in the direction called. On the second go, ribbon the opposite direction
What is Shark?
Odds star curl fate in the direction called while evens triple curl fate in the opposite direction (all riders should switch directions each time they curl)
What is Orion?
When in split lines, when your instructor says "in" it means towards the other line while "out" means away
What are Directions?
Keyhole, then halt as soon as you’re aligned with your new axis
What is Coil?
On the first go, slant in the direction said. On the second go, curl over the opposite direction
What is Cub?
(Paddle wave) A twist, but riders curl one direction then ribbon the other direction
What is Twist Tie?
On the first go, dodge wave. On the second go, comb in. On the third go, dodge the opposite direction of the first dodge/ same way as your comb
What is Boomerang?
At the beginning of practice, you are assigned a number or the label of odd or even
Odds always go the direction called while evens go the opposite
For split lines, the labels will change
What is Primary & Secondary Labels?
In a waterfall, on the first go everyone will comb in and through the gaps, on the second go everyone will cut back towards their leads
What is Switch?
From split lines combing towards each other (in waterfall alignment), even’s will curl over towards their partner and adjust behind them into couples
What is Join?
While in a waterfall lines curl away from each other, then curl over towards each other to merge
What is Atomic?
With riders in the line labeled 1 to 3, on the first go 1’s walk curl in the direction called. On the second go, 2’s trot curl the opposite direction. On the third go, 3’s canter curl the direction called
What is Tidal?