Discipline · Foundation Compass included

One style.
Nine disciplines.

Light hands, a draped rein, a horse that works off the seat and leg. That style is one style — so it sits under one umbrella. But underneath it, every western discipline gets its own section, in full depth.

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Western Compass · Docs Peppy Shine
Rides on a loose, draped rein at the lope—123
Spin right — four and a half turns—123
Sliding stop — straight, deep, no bounce—123
Drops the hand — lets the horse work the cow—123

Soft, willing & reliable.
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Not yet. Developing. Consistent. Soft, willing and reliable. That is the whole scale — and anything that does not apply, you mark N/A and it is left out of the score.

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What is inside

Every level, in full.

01

Western foundation

The draped rein and the bridle-horse roadThe flat walk, soft jog and true lopeBody controlRope work from the groundTack and turnoutThen: spins, rollbacks, sliding stops, rundowns, lead changes and the introduction to cattle
02

Reining

The scored manoeuvres exactly as NRHA judges them — circles large and small, lead changes, rundowns, sliding stops, rollbacks over the hocks, backup, hesitation and spinsPatterns and penaltiesSliding plates, skid boots and prepared ground
03

Cow work

Cutting — the herd, cutting for shape, dropping the hand, quitting the cowThe working cow horse fence run — boxing, down the fence, two turns, circling both waysThe rein workRanch sorting, team penning and ranch cutting
04

Ranch

Ranch riding as AQHA judges it — forward and workmanlike, not pleasure-slowRanch trail with the rope, gate and dragRanch reiningRanch versatility and the real ranch work it all came from
05

Pleasure & Horsemanship

Western pleasure rail workWestern horsemanship and equitationThe western riding class — the lead-change test over logsShowmanship and halter
06

Trail class

The three mandatory obstacles — the gate, four or more poles, a backing obstacleThe full optional list — bridge, side pass, the box, water, mailbox, slickerThe cadence and calmness that actually win it
07

Speed events

Barrel racing — the cloverleaf, the rate, the pocket, the turn and the run homePole bending and the rest of the gymkhana cardMindset, soundness and show-day management
08

Roping

The box and the scoreRating and running the cowHeading, heeling, breakaway and tie-downRope safety, the dally and the soundness this work asks for
09

Western dressage

The western gaits through the training scaleThe full movement list from leg-yield to flying changeThe Introductory to Level 4 test ladder, judged for a western horse’s way of going

Western Trail class is the arena obstacle course. For riding out in real country, that is the Trail & Terrain Compass.

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