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Our Mini Achievement Badges are ideal for our younger Members.
Recognise and colour the five most seen birds in the UK: House Sparrow, Starling, Blackbird, Bluetit, Chaffinch.
Know the importance of having an adult with them.
Know when it is a suitable time of year to camp.
Know where it is safe to put up a tent.
Help put up and take down a tent.
Know it is important to close gates.
Fire safety & Basic first aid
Show and name five or six pieces of harness: breast collar, traces, pad, crupper, breeching, reins, blinkers. Show and name parts of a vehicle: swingletree, shafts, wheels and seat. Recognise different vehicles from photographs: 2 and 4 wheeled.
Identify five farm animals e.g pig. Match the animals to their housing e.g sty. Name their young e.g piglet. Name three prices of farm equipment. Make a basic model of a farm through a picture or visit.
Feed from a flat hand. Clean and fill a water bucket. Recognise Hay/Haylage, Chaff and Salt. A basic understanding that water and fibre are essential to the pony’s diet.
Knowledge of possible causes of fires. Know what to do if you discover a fire. Recognise basic fire fighting equipment. Be aware of what you can do to prevent a fire.
Recognise and point to three parts of the foot. Know how and why to use a hoof pick and skip bucket. Know how and why to apply hoof oil. Know if pony is shod or unshod.
Recognise and use: hoof pick (assisted), dandy brush, rubber curry comb, mane comb, water and brush.
Recognise and least two types of rug. Recognise at least two types of exercise boots. Recognise a tail bandage. Know how to fasten a rug. Have knowledge of how to measure a pony to fit a rug.
Recognise and use manure scoops, skips, rubber gloves, yard brushes, wheelbarrows. Be able to skip out a stable safely when pony is tied up. Assist with sweeping and safe tool storage. Assist with picking up droppings in the paddock.
Be responsible for the daily care of a pet for one month. Explain how and when you feed and clean its home.
Take photographs for your pet during exercise, play and training, if appropriate.
Explain how you would recognise if your pet was unwell or injured and where you would get help and advice.
Show and name six points: ears, eyes, nostrils, mane, tail, hoof.
Find and identify four poisonous plants e.g. Deadly Nightshade, Foxglove, Hemlock, Ragwort or Acorns. Draw, label and colour a picture of each or press and label samples.
Recognise when a pony is angry, happy and sad. Understand how ponies live in the wild as part of a herd. Have knowledge of safety around a pony e.g where to stand, how to approach and reasons why.
Have knowledge of: Basic signals (left, right, thank you); Safety equipment (hi-viz, tack and boots); where to ride and what to take with (mobile phone, hoof pick). Syllabi for Bronze Awards 1,2 and 3 should be used.
Show and name: Bridle: reins, noseband; Saddle: stirrup, girth and pommel.
Recognise at least four working dogs e.g Spaniel, Labrador, Terrier and Alsation. Have knowledge of what a working dog does (e.g Police, Guide or gun dog). Collect pictures or draw a working dog and say what they might do.