The Irish Pony Club

IRISH PONY CLUB
Riding and Road Safety Certificate Test

AIM

The aim of the Riding and Road Safety Certificate Test is:

• to alert riders to the potential dangers of riding on roads:
• to ensure that candidates have sound knowledge of the precautions that must be taken to minimize these dangers:
• to test the candidates' reaction to situations as they arise:
• to test the candidates' control over their horses and ability to ride safely.

THE TEST

THIS IS A TEST OF THE RIDER AND NOT OF THE HORSE OR PONY
However, should the examiners consider that a candidate's horse or tack are, in their opinion, unsafe to carry out the road test, they are empowered to refuse to allow that candidate to proceed.

The test is made up of three parts:-

Part 1

Field (Simulated Road) Test.
This is designed to test in artificial and safe 'road' conditi0ns a rider's precautions against, and reaction to, the behaviour of the candidate's horse when confronted by a variety of potentially alarming sights and noises of a sort which might be expected locally. Some varying junctions must be incorporated into this section of the Test.

Part 2

Theory
The theoretical test is designed to test the candidate's knowledge of the rules, regulations and advice contatined in the "Rules of the Road" and other reading material overleaf.

Part 3

The Road Test
This is to test in practice on the public road the subjects that have been covered in Parts 1 and 2. Candidates will be tested on horseback, on roads carrying a reasonable amount of traffic. Candidates must instantly obey the examiner's instructions during this part of the test.

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