Sat, Feb 11
|Playland Equestrian Center
Horsemanship Classes
Playland Equestrian Center is offering a structured unmounted curriculum of Equine related knowledge and skillsets to teach a foundation of quality horse care, hands-on horsemanship skills, and confidence for everyone that loves horses!


Time & Location
Feb 11, 1:30 PM – May 20, 3:30 PM
Playland Equestrian Center, 12924 Molasses Rd, Union Bridge, MD 21791, USA
About the event
Playland Equestrian Center is excited to offer Equestrian Horsemanship knowledge and skills in a 13 week class series on select Saturdays starting on February 11, 2023 at 1:30 to 3:30!
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These clases will help you develop the confidence and know how skill sets to safely handle, care, and show your horse or pony! Â Covering everything from grooming to show prep, stable management, horse parts and conformation, health care from diseases, vaccines to lamenesses, Â vital signs, riding etiquette, trailer safety and so much more! Â These classes will be unmounted, fun, educational, and hands on! Â
This series will be taught by Megan Scocco, assistant at Playland Equestrian Center. Megan has over a decade of experience in the horse world. She earned degrees in Equestrian Business Management and Equine Studies. Megan values the physical and mental well-being of horses, and she strives to meet their individual needs. During the 13-week program, Glenda will teach classes occasionally.
Each class will be sold as a separate ticket for $40 each. Purchase all 13 classes for $520 and get 50% off the corresponding online course with PDF files. Please note: ticket sales for each class date will close the Wednesday before that class. The 13 Class Ticket sale will close on February 8th.Â
Please see the curriculum outline below for more details:Â
Class 1: Sat. Feb 11th 1:30-3:30; Handling, leading, tying, grooming, names of
brushes, basic horse safety, identifying safe and unsafe handling
Class 2: Sat. Feb 18th 1:30- 3:30; Colors and markings and breeds
Class 3: Sat. Feb 25th th 1:30-3:30; Parts of the horse and hoof
Class 4: Sat. Mar 4th 1:30- 3:30; Â Basic conformation
Class 5: Sat. Mar 11th 1:30- 3:30; Â Tack & equipment, cleaning & care, review parts of
horse, parts of saddle & tack, different types of tack & basic bits, basic fitting of tack
Class 6: Sat. Mar 18th 1:30-3:30; (Part 1) Pony care & management, stable management, safe
stable practices, blanketing
Class 7: Sat. Mar 25th 1:30-3:30; (Part 2) Clipping, cooling out, cleaning stalls, hay nets, vices,
what horses eat & basic feeding, height & weightÂ
Class 8: Sat. April 1st 1:30-3:30; (Part 3) Pony care & management, stable management, safe
stable practices, blanketing, clipping, cooling out, cleaning stalls, hay nets, vices,
what horses eat & basic feeding, height & weightÂ
Class 9: Sat. April 22nd 1:30-3:30; (Part 1) Basic health care knowledge, vitals, signs
of distress, when to call vet, routine vet care (deworming, vaccines), what is
lameness
Class 10: Sat. April 29th 1:30-3:30; (Part 2) Basic health care knowledge, vitals, signs
of distress, when to call vet, routine vet care (deworming, vaccines) what is
lameness
Class 11: Sat. May 6th 1:30- 3:30; (Part 3) Basic health care knowledge, vitals, signs of
distress, when to call vet, routine vet care (deworming, vaccines) what is lameness
Class 12: Sat. May 13th 1:30- 3:30; (Part 1) Riding & show disciplines, warm up
etiquette, defining terms, showing & show prep, dress & turnout, bathing, braiding
(include terms in the hole, on deck, arena rules and right of way)
Class 13: Sat. May 20th 1:30- 3:30; (Part 2) Riding & show disciplines, warm up
etiquette, defining terms, showing & show prep, dress & turnout, bathing, braiding, trailering, travel safety, loading/unloading practice, review tying at trailer
Tickets
Price
Quantity
Total
Feb 11, 2023 1:30-3:30
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Class 1 on Feb 11, 2023 is going to develop the skillsets of safely handling, leading, tying, grooming your horse! We will also go over names of brushes, basic horse safety, identify safe and unsafe handling and stable practices, stable etiquette.
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Sale ended
Feb 18, 2023 1:30-3:30
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Class 2- Equine Colors and Markings
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Sale ended
Feb 25, 2023 1:30-3:30
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Class 3- Parts of the horse and hoof
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Sale ended
March 4, 2023 1:30-3:30
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Class 4- Basic conformation
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Sale ended
March 11, 2023 1:30-3:30
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Class 5- Tack & equipment, cleaning & care, review parts of horse, parts of saddle & tack, different types of tack & basic bits, basic fitting of tack
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Sale ended
March 18, 2023 1:30-3:30
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Class 6- (Part 1) Pony care & management, stable management, safe stable practices, blanketing
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Sale ended
March 25, 2023 1:30-3:30
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Class 7- (Part 2) Clipping, cooling out, cleaning stalls, hay nets, vices, what horses eat & basic feeding, height & weight
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Sale ended
April 1, 2023 1:30-3:30
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Class 8- (Part 3) Pony care & management, stable management, safe stable practices, blanketing, clipping, cooling out, cleaning stalls, hay nets, vices, what horses eat & basic feeding, height & weight
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Sale ended
April 22, 2023 1:30-3:30
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Class 9- (Part 1) Basic health care knowledge, vitals, signs of distress, when to call vet, routine vet care (deworming, vaccines), what is lameness
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Sale ended
April 29, 2023 1:30-3:30
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Class 10- (Part 2) Basic health care knowledge, vitals, signs of distress, when to call vet, routine vet care (deworming, vaccines), what is lameness
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Sale ended
May 6, 2023 1:30-3:30
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Class 11- (Part 3) Basic health care knowledge, vitals, signs of distress, when to call vet, routine vet care (deworming, vaccines), what is lameness
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Sale ended
May 13, 2023 1:30-3:30
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Class 12- (Part 1) Riding & show disciplines, warm up etiquette, defining terms, showing & show prep, dress & turnout, bathing, braiding (include terms in the hole, on deck, arena rules and right of way)
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Sale ended
May 20, 2023 1:30-3:30
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Class 13- (Part 2) Riding & show disciplines, warm up etiquette, defining terms, showing & show prep, dress & turnout, bathing, braiding, trailering, travel safety, loading/unloading practice, review tying at trailer
$40.00
+$1.00 service fee
Sale ended
Purchase All 13 Classes
$520.00
+$13.00 service fee
Purchase the entire Horsemanship Class Series and get an added bonus of the online course with PDFs at 50% off!
$520.00
+$13.00 service fee
Sale ended
Total
$0.00