Empowered Equestrians

Positive Challenges

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Empowered Equestrians Positive Reinforcement Challenges
Train with purpose. Progress with confidence. Celebrate every step.

Our Positive Reinforcement Challenges are a fun, rewarding way to develop your skills and deepen your partnership with your horse—using ethical, science-based training.

🎬 Record your training sessions
📩 Submit your videos for professional feedback and a grade
🏆 Earn Digital Ribbons and add them to your Scoreboard
 🎁 Win REAL Show Rosettes
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🔹 Start with the Foundation Challenge
Build a solid base and make sure you're on the right path.

🔹 Pass 3 Basic Challenges
Show your consistency and progress to unlock access to our Advanced Tests, including:
• Agility
• Riding
• Fitness
• Cooperative Care
• Tricks

Whether you're just starting out or ready for the big leagues, there's a challenge for you.
Train. Submit. Get feedback. Earn rewards. Grow together.

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Foundation Challenge

You must complete the foundation challenge before progressing to any other challenges. This is our pre-requisite to ensure you have a safe and solid practice and understanding of positive reinforcement training.

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Starter Challenges

You must complete 3 Starter Challenges to participate in any other type of challenge. You may participate in the rest in any order that works for you and your equine. You may enter as many starter challenges as you like. These are all stationary or at the walk. They can be done in protected or full contact, with or without a target (unless they specifically require a target).

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Fitness Challenges

These challenges are focused on the horse’s physical fitness, balance, proprioception, and coordination. These include Reverse Round Pen exercises, body targets, and stretches.

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Agility Challenges

These include physical and mental challenges, as they go over, under, around, and through a variety of obstacles that are easy to build or get for any farm.

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Cooperative Care Challenges

Is your horse prepared for the vet and farrier? Test yourself and your horse’s ability to handle any potential health care needs they may need.

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Tricks and Brain Challenges

Put your training to the test with these fun mental challenges! From fun party tricks, cue discrimination, and mental gymnastics, you and your horse will never run out of new things to train!

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Riding Challenges

Are you and your horse ready to take your skills to the saddle? These challenges are designed for you to build your first positive steps under saddle up to some basic riding goals. As these get completed we’ll build more advanced tests.