What level horse rider am I?

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So, from what I've seen, I reckon I'm novice, maybe nearly intermediate depending on who you ask, so here it is:
I can:
- walk
- sitting trot
- rising trot
- canter (but not leads confidently)
- small jumps 1ft maybe
- serpentines
- circles
- leg yielding
- diagonals
- use aids when necessary
- tack up
- muck out
- put blankets, rugs on etc
- general stable/ horse management
- groom

If you assumed I could do all this well, what level would I be? Not for any particular reason, just cos I want to challenge myself to overcome the my post fall nerves this coming month and I get motivated by having something to aim fir, even if it turns out I cant do it because x y and/or z happens- cant just force an animal, of course

Snezzy · Answer

Why worry about it? You are what you are, and while riding you are the Very Best rider on your horse at that moment.

To improve you might investigate the methods used at the Spanish Riding School, where new cadets are put to ride on the longe, no reins, no irons, for the first two years. Or so I am told. Be ever alert to finding out what makes us into good riders. Never accept defeat.

Anonymous · Answer

Novice? You can't just leap from novice to intermediate...

Novice means never ridden before or still extremely new at it. In competition terms it means you've never competed before.

The next level is beginners, then you progress through to intermediate...

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What level horse rider am I?

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