BHS Stage 4 exam preparation
The senior level: running a yard and its team, improving and producing horses, and riding dressage and show jumping to a high standard.
Is Stage 4 right for you?
Yard managers, head grooms, senior riders and coaches aiming for the top of the BHS pathway.
- 30 live 60-minute lectures with recordings
- Video lessons, notes, quizzes and a question bank for every part
- Your choice of schedule: intensive, standard, part-time or light
$1,549
All parts: Senior Care, Dressage, Show Jumping, Lunge, Teach, Senior Management.
Book Stage 4The parts of Stage 4
Only need one part? Buy it on its own.
Senior Care
Senior horse care and management: health, fitness and feeding programmes for horses in hard work, competition care, travelling, and managing a yard's welfare standards.
$385
Book Stage 4 Senior Care →Dressage
Riding and improving horses on the flat at a senior level, assessing each horse and producing an effective training plan.
$349
Book Stage 4 Dressage →Show Jumping
Riding a course of show jumps, improving the horse's technique and rhythm, and assessing its way of going.
$349
Book Stage 4 Show Jumping →Lunge
Lungeing horses to develop their balance, strength and way of going, and evaluating each horse's progress.
$299
Book Stage 4 Lunge →Teach
Coaching riders and horses at senior level, planning progressive programmes and developing the people you coach.
$395
Book Stage 4 Teach →Senior Management
Running an equestrian business: staff and team leadership, health and safety, business planning and finance, customer care and yard systems.
$429
Book Stage 4 Senior Management →How you take Stage 4
The complete Stage 4 includes 30 live lectures. Choose how often you take them.
| Schedule | Per week | Per month | Per quarter | Stage 4 finished in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intensive | 3 lectures | 12 lectures | 36 lectures | 10 weeks |
| Standard | 2 lectures | 8 lectures | 24 lectures | 4 months |
| Part-time | 1 lecture | 4 lectures | 12 lectures | 7–8 months |
| Light | 1 every 2 weeks | 2 lectures | 6 lectures | 15 months |
- Pick your schedule when you book. You can switch to another schedule once.
- Lectures are 60 minutes, booked on fixed days and times in your time zone.
- Every lecture is recorded, so you can catch up on one you miss.
- A lecture can be moved once with 24 hours' notice.
More help for Stage 4
Not needed with the complete Stage, but here if you want extra practice.
Please note: Stage to Saddle is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by The British Horse Society. Our courses prepare you for BHS assessments; practical skills are signed off by the BHS in person.
Start Stage 4
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