She has successfully advanced through various stages of her equestrian quest as leadline, hunter, trot, hunter jumper and high hurdles. Designed for very young children, an adult or an older child under leadline and trot ruling actually leads the horse in-hand while the child sits on the horse and holds the reins.
The child is judged by proper seating, leg and arm positions, and poise.
In the hunter jumper classification, the rider is not only judged on clearing jumps, but additionally on the rider’s form, the horse’s form, the pace of the horse and the striding rhythm between each jump.
This master rider becoming will soon be in training for graduated height hurdle jumping.
“Riding takes discipline, confidence and focus as well as determination,” as noted in the published account. “Sumayyah has developed greatly in her confidence just from riding in such a short time.”