The applicant must be recommended by a Knight and will be a Member without voting rights, at the Round Table of the Year. The Squires are in contact with the Knighthood through their Knight.
Squire examination
At the Examination the Squire rides with a cavesson added either to a curb or a snaffle bit. The reins may be held in two hands except for the curb reins. (An aspirant-squire is allowed to ride the squiretest with a neck rein/cordeo or without any reins. The judge has to give permission before the test begins.)
At the Examination the Squire rides with a cavesson added either to a curb or a snaffle bit. The reins may be held in two hands except for the curb reins. (An aspirant-squire is allowed to ride the squiretest with a neck rein/cordeo or without any reins. The judge has to give permission before the test begins.)
The squire examination is an examination about the aids:
When entering, the required way of greeting the Judge is as follows: The reins and the whip are put into the left hand, the whip turned downward, while the right hand is stretched down and the rider nods with his/her head.
Squire test:
1. Halt on the centre line, greating the Judge
2. Forward in walk on the center line, at the end to the right
3. Diagonal: forward down, bending to the right, at X change the bending
4. Short side: collection in left bending
5. Next diagonal: forward down, bending to the left, at X change the bending
6. Short side: collection in right bending
7. Next long side: quarter in, at the end straigten up the horse
8. Next long side: shoulder in, at the end straigten up the horse
9. Next long side: few steps shoulder in, then travers to the center line, half pirouette, travers back, renvers through the corner
10. Short side: halt, change bending, few steps backwards
11. Next long side: quarter in, at the end straigten up the horse
12. Next long side: shoulder in, at the end straigten up the horse
13. Next long side: few steps shoulder in, then travers to the center line, half pirouette, travers back, renvers through the corner
14. Short side: halt, change bending, few steps backwards
15. Step 3 – 9 and 11,12,13 in trot
16. Circle in trot, at X transition to canter, at X transition to trot
17. Change through the circle
18. Circle in trot, at X transition to canter, at X transition to trot
19. At X to the center line, halt, greating the Judge
1. Halt on the centre line, greating the Judge
2. Forward in walk on the center line, at the end to the right
3. Diagonal: forward down, bending to the right, at X change the bending
4. Short side: collection in left bending
5. Next diagonal: forward down, bending to the left, at X change the bending
6. Short side: collection in right bending
7. Next long side: quarter in, at the end straigten up the horse
8. Next long side: shoulder in, at the end straigten up the horse
9. Next long side: few steps shoulder in, then travers to the center line, half pirouette, travers back, renvers through the corner
10. Short side: halt, change bending, few steps backwards
11. Next long side: quarter in, at the end straigten up the horse
12. Next long side: shoulder in, at the end straigten up the horse
13. Next long side: few steps shoulder in, then travers to the center line, half pirouette, travers back, renvers through the corner
14. Short side: halt, change bending, few steps backwards
15. Step 3 – 9 and 11,12,13 in trot
16. Circle in trot, at X transition to canter, at X transition to trot
17. Change through the circle
18. Circle in trot, at X transition to canter, at X transition to trot
19. At X to the center line, halt, greating the Judge
To become a knight, squires have to do a longeing test and a groundwork / handwork test.
Longeing test
Basic Examination, presenting the horse with the cavesson in ground/in-hand work and on the longe line, according to the principles of the Academic Art of Riding.
- With the horse standing show that the whole horse is bent and that the hip comes to the inside with the positioning of the horse’s head.
- Understride in walk
- Transitions on the circle; walk – halt, halt – walk, walk – trot, trot – walk, trot – halt, halt – trot, a few canter strides, change the lead through the circle.
Everything shown both to the left and to the right.
If the squire succeeded the longe test this will be showed on this website.
Groundwork/handwork test
This test can be done with a cavesson, with a longe (groundwork) or with reins (work in hand) and a wooden hand wip. In work in hand also a bit can be used.
The groundwork/handwork test consists the walk exercises of the squiretest.
Choreography groundwork-test:
(with cavesson and lunge, rider is always on the hollow side of the horse)
1. Forward down
2. Stelling / bending to the left and to the right
3. Circle to the left and to the right
4. Quarter in
5. Shoulder in
6. Halfpass
7. Renvers
8. Rebend
9. Step 4 – 8 on the other lead
2. Stelling / bending to the left and to the right
3. Circle to the left and to the right
4. Quarter in
5. Shoulder in
6. Halfpass
7. Renvers
8. Rebend
9. Step 4 – 8 on the other lead
Choreography handwork test:
(with cavesson (and if preferred a bit) and reins, rider is on hollow and curved side of the horse, depending on the exercise)
1. Forward down
2. Stelling / bending to the left and to the right
3. Circle to the left and to the right
4. Quarter in
5. Shoulder in
6. Renvers
7. Halfpass
8. Rebend
9. Next side the same
10. Rebend
2. Stelling / bending to the left and to the right
3. Circle to the left and to the right
4. Quarter in
5. Shoulder in
6. Renvers
7. Halfpass
8. Rebend
9. Next side the same
10. Rebend
All new knights must do the longetest and groundwork/work in hand test.
Order of the tests
A rider can do the following tests:
1. The squiretest (basic test to enter the knighthood)
2. The longetest
3. The groundwork/handwork test
2. The longetest
3. The groundwork/handwork test
After these three steps/tests, the squire can do the following:
- He/she can do the knighttest to become a knight.
- He/she can educate a new squire to become an ‘advanced squire’
Advanced Squire
- The advanced squire is allowed to bring his/her new squire to the round table.
- The advanced squire is allowed to speak at the round table.
- The advanced squire is not allowed to vote at the round table.
- Advanced squires will be named on the website with their squire(s).
Active squire
A squire has to show the basic level of squire again within 3 years OR educate a new squire.
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