Basic fundamentals

• Go Timing ━ Start moving on “go,” keeping your view slightly ahead of the rider in front on your screen.

• Wall Spacing ━ Maintain about one horse-width of space between you and the arena wall at all times.

Metre system

• Location of Arena Centre (X) ━ The exact middle of the arena where the A/C midline and E/B midline intersect.

• Cut Line ━ Cross the arena along the specified line that is called (for example, cutting along the quarter line).

• Arena Quadrants ━ The arena is divided into 8 sections running lengthwise from A to C, each roughly equal in width to a 20m circle.

Circle points

• 5m Circle ━ A small circle covering about a quarter of the arena, or 2 quadrants wide. Each point of the circle sits 1 quadrant (dot) from the centre.

• 10m Circle ━ A medium circle covering about half the arena, or 4 quadrants wide. Each point sits 2 quadrants (dots) from the centre.

• 15m Circle ━ A large circle covering about three-quarters of the arena, or 6 quadrants wide. Each point sits 3 quadrants (dots) from the centre.

• 20m Circle ━ A full-width circle covering the entire arena, or 8 quadrants wide. Each point sits 4 quadrants (dots) from the centre.

Metre system basic shapes

• Big Bear ━ Start with a half moon from E/B, then ride a straight diagonal line back to the corner letter on your original side, ending in the opposite direction.

• Diagonal Half Eight ━ A half eight where, after reaching the point before mid on your circle, you cut diagonally through mid between the wide rein lines.

• Eclipse ━ A flowing sequence of a quarter moon, followed by a half moon in the opposite direction, then another quarter moon reversing again, covering the full arena width.

• Full Moon ━ Half of a 20m circle followed by a straight line forward, creating a wide arc across the arena.

• Full Eight ━ A large figure-eight pattern spanning the entire arena, made of two connected half eights.

• Half Eight ━ Two linked half moons in opposite directions, usually starting and finishing at E/B.

• Half Moon ━ Half of a 10m circle followed by a straight line forward, covering half the arena.

• Hourglass ━ Split lines angle inward at corner letters toward the 5m line, travel straight along it, then angle outward again at the next point toward the opposite wall letter.

• Quarter Moon ━ Half of a 5m circle followed by a straight line forward, covering a quarter of the arena.

Flats & exits

• Arrow ━ Leader halts, and all other riders drift left or right to line up so their front hooves align with the back hooves of the rider ahead, with boots brushing.

• Domino ━ Leader halts, and riders drift in the called direction to halt beside the rider in front, with back hooves aligned to front hooves.

• Flock ━ Leader halts, and all riders drift left or right to form a tight halt with back hooves aligned to the front hooves of the horse ahead, with boots brushing.

• NTT Flat ━ Leader halts and all riders drift left or right to form a straight nose-to-tail line with front hooves aligned and minimal spacing.

• Slant Flat ━ Leader halts at a 45-degree angle, and all following riders match the same slanted halt with brushing boots, forming a diagonal NTT line.

• Jagged Flat ━ Riders alternate alignment in small groups: the 2nd and 3rd riders match the leader’s arrow halt, while the 4th and 5th align with the leader, repeating the pattern down the line.

Halt & exit moves

• Action ━ From a halted formation, all riders trot on “go” while keeping their current formation, such as turning an arrow into a moving arrow.

• Braid ━ From a halted line with at least HH spacing, the last rider weaves through the line to the front one rider at a time, with the pattern repeating if multiple “go’s” are called.

• Drop Off ━ From a comb formation, odd-numbered riders hard stop on the first “go,” and even-numbered riders hard stop on the second.

• Erose ━ From a side-by-side halted waterfall, on “go” the back line curl walks in the called direction to align behind the front line, while the front line pivots in the opposite direction.

• Lollypop ━ From split waterfall lines facing each other, odds trot forward on the first “go,” then evens curl around their partner on the second, forming paired couples that continue trotting.

• Pass Exit ━ The leader rides forward past the halted formation, and all riders automatically fall in behind them in the original order.

• Steel ━ From a halted line with HH spacing, the last rider weaves through the line to the front while everyone shifts into OT spacing, reversing the line order.

• Trot Set SO (Same Order) ━ Riders leave a halted formation by trotting out one at a time, rebuilding the line in the same original order.

Circle moves

• Bloom ━ Curl outward away from the center of the circle, widening the formation.

• Cave ━ Curl inward toward the center of the circle, tightening the formation.

• Expand ━ On the first “go,” comb outward away from the circle’s center; on the second “go,” cut back toward your lead to reform a circle.

• Shrink ━ While in an expanded circle, riders first comb directly toward center, then on the second “go” cut back toward their lead to tighten into a smaller circle.

• Curve ━ Dodge outward away from the circle’s center to enlarge the circle.

• Boom ━ On the first “go,” riders keyhole inward; on the second “go,” they cut back into the circle toward their lead, resulting in an expanded shape.

• Pop ━ While in an expanded circle, riders keyhole outward toward center on the first “go,” then cut toward their lead on the second “go” to form a smaller circle.

• Explode ━ On the first “go,” riders comb straight through center; on the second “go,” they cut back in the opposite direction to reform a circle.

• Firework ━ Twist inward or outward while maintaining a circular formation.

• Spark ━ Move through the circle in a threading pattern; on the first “go” odds bloom outward, and on the second “go” evens bloom outward.

• Frog ━ Odds curl outward to the outside of the circle, creating a rotary-style formation.

• Prim Rose ━ In a circle, on “go” odds walk and cave inward while evens canter and bloom outward.

• Tulip ━ In a circle, odds bee curl outward while evens I-curl inward.

Combo moves

• Collapse ━ On the first “go,” riders shrink toward the center of the circle; on the second “go,” they curl over right and move outward away from center; on the third “go,” they merge back into the circle toward their lead.

• Spike ━ While in a circle, on the first “go” riders comb outward away from center; on the second “go” they curl toward center in the called direction and pass through center; on the third “go” they curl again toward center in the same direction; on the fourth “go” they cut back toward their lead to reform a circle.

• Sunflower ━ On the first “go,” riders expand outward from the circle; on the second “go,” they curl right toward the center; on the third “go,” they merge back into the circle toward their lead.

In rotary

• Rotary ━ A small circle inside a larger circle, each moving in opposite directions.

• Crown ━ In a rotary, the inner line spreads outward while the outer line pulls inward at the same time.

• Drain ━ In a rotary, the inner circle expands to meet the outer circle on the first pass. On the second pass, the outer circle shrinks inward to become the new inner circle.

Circle shapes

• Gear Shift ━ Two lead riders guide their halves of the circle in an S shape, passing left-to-left at the center, then reform the circle going the opposite direction.

• Pass Cut ━ On go, two riders opposite each other lead their halves straight through the center, then turn and reform the circle in the opposite direction.

• Venn ━ Two lead riders guide their halves into a smaller circle (about half the size), pass left-to-left at the center, then reform the circle in the same direction

Follow moves

Split-line follow moves with go's

• Bottleneck ━ From a rein, angle inward on the first go, then straighten on the second go to create a tighter rein.

• Circle Split ━ From one line, riders split into two circles going opposite directions, then merge back into one line when they meet.

• Diamond ━ While traveling on mid, leads angle outward on the first go, then angle back in on the second go to meet and merge.

• Fairy Tail ━ From split lines, leads move toward the center and pass left-to-left. On go, they circle away from each other, complete the circle, and continue down the arena away from the other line.

• Heart ━ From a rein or single line, leads gradually curve away from each other, then curve back inward to form a heart shape before merging back into a rein or one line.

• Horseshoe ━ From a rein or single line, riders split on go, form a circle around each other passing left-to-left, then return to a rein or merge.

• Rein ━ On go, split lines heading toward each other on the same wall cut in and ride side-by-side about one horse length apart.

• Revolver ━ Split lines move toward each other from opposite walls with wide spacing. On go, leads circle halfway around each other, then continue in their original directions.

• Tie ━ From a rein, leads curve widely away from each other and cross through the opposite line on the first go. On the second go, they circle back toward each other and reform a rein.

• Tier ━ Both leads turn in the called direction with their lines following, forming a rein.

• Triangle ━ Leads start from the same short wall and move toward each other. On go, they angle back to form a rein and travel toward the short wall they started from.

• Tight Rein ━ A rein called later, creating a tighter formation with riders about one horse width apart.

• Wide Rein ━ A rein called earlier, creating a wider formation with riders two or more horse lengths apart.

Split-line follow moves without go's

• Cod ━ The line waterfalls at the wall. Leads then aim toward the last rider in line until reaching the end, then turn and head toward the corners.

• DNA ━ After a wide waterfall, lines weave in and out of each other using the mid and quarter lines, forming a DNA-like pattern.

• Trade ━ Split lines on opposite walls half-circle off the E/B letters toward the center, pass left-to-left at mid, then half-circle again back to the opposite wall.

• Figure 8 ━ Same as Trade, but both lines travel in the same direction, creating a figure-8 shape instead of an S.

• Dye Split ━ On mid, riders split toward opposite corners on the same wall.

• Mid Split ━ From a single line, odd riders turn left and even riders turn right at the next mid line or centerline.

• Peel ━ At mid, odd riders turn in the called direction while even riders continue straight.

• Puzzle ━ At a mid letter, even riders cut inward while odd riders stay on the outside track. At the next mid, evens cut back to merge with odds.

• Pyramid ━ From split lines, both lines angle toward each other on the same side, pass left-to-left, then sharply turn to follow the other line’s path, forming a triangle shape.

• Slay ━ From the centerline, riders split at the wall (A/C) and angle toward the long wall mid letters (E/B).

• Slice ━ From the centerline, riders split at the wall (A/C) and angle toward the nearest corner letters (F/K or H/M).

• Waterfall ━ At the wall, leads turn in opposite directions and the lines follow.

• Zipper ━ Riders waterfall, then immediately angle inward after passing the last rider to merge back into one line.

Single-line follow moves with go's

• Circle ━ On go, the lead makes a full, even circle, then rejoins at the end of the line.

• Follow Curl ━ On go, the lead curls in the called direction. Each rider curls at the same spot when they reach it.

• Half Circle ━ On go, the lead turns off the wall, curves into a half circle, then rejoins at the end of the line.

• Slither ━ On go, the lead turns in the called direction and the line follows. On each next go, the lead switches direction, creating a back-and-forth pattern until told to go straight.

Single-line follow moves without go's

• Circle Mid ━ While on a mid line heading toward center, on go the lead turns 90° in the called direction, makes a full circle around mid, then rejoins at the end of the line.

• Double Hill / Peak ━ From a corner letter, ride two hills or peaks, each between the corner and mid letters along the long wall.

• Hill ━ From a corner, curve up to mid, then curve back down to the next corner on the same wall (like a half circle off the wall).

• Peak ━ From a corner, ride straight to mid, make a sharp turn, then ride straight to the next corner on the same wall.

• Short Dye ━ Ride straight between corner and mid letter (E/B). All riders follow the leader.

Beginner moves

• Curl ━ On go, hold your turn key and make a full circle at your current speed.

• Fate ━ Curl in the called direction, then curl in the opposite direction.

• Destiny ━ Curl twice in the called direction, then curl once in the opposite direction.

• Back Curl ━ From a halt, make a full circle while backing up, then halt again.

• Strike ━ Canter in a curl, then rear when you reach your starting point.

• Keyhole ━ Make about ¾ of a circle, ending in a straight line (comb).

• Coil ━ Do a keyhole, then halt as soon as you are straight.

• I Curl ━ Do a curl at a walk, then a curl at a trot.

• Bee Curl ━ Start with a trot curl, then transition into a canter curl just before finishing the first circle.

Curl types

• Delayed Curl ━ A curl with transitions called on separate go’s. Riders keep their current gait after each transition until the next go is called.

Combs

• Comb ━ On go, all riders cut across the arena. You appear one horse ahead of others on your screen (comb alignment).

• Curl Comb ━ Perform a curl, then immediately transition into a comb.

• Couple ━ On go, odd riders comb and lead. Even riders follow behind them, forming pairs (“couples”).

• Ladder ━ Curl comb in the first called direction, then curl comb the opposite direction on the second go to rejoin the line.

• Switch ━ From a waterfall, on the first go riders comb through the gaps. On the second go, riders cut back toward their leads.

Combo moves

• Dodge ━ Curl over in the called direction, then curl over in the opposite direction.

• Buckle ━ Curl over in the same direction on the first go, then repeat the curl over in the same direction on the second go.

• Key Curl ━ Curl in the called direction, then keyhole in the same direction, resulting in a comb going the opposite direction.

• Bristle ━ Comb on the first go, then curl over away from the lead on the second go. Then cut toward the lead at the wall.

• Retreat Curl ━ Curl, then curl over in the same direction.

Odds & Evens

• Wave ━ Odds curl in the called direction, evens curl in the opposite direction. “Wave” can be added to other moves to split odds and evens in opposite directions.

• Twist ━ Odds “fate” in the called direction, evens “fate” in the opposite direction.

• Thread ━ Odds curl on the first go, then evens curl on the second go.

• Feather ━ While on mid, odds comb in the called direction and evens comb in the opposite direction.

Slants

• Slant ━ On go, all riders turn in the called direction and align with the diagonal ground lines, ending side-by-side with the rider in front (slant alignment).

• Back Slant ━ A 135° turn onto the diagonal lines behind you.

• Bear ━ Curl over, then return to your original line using the slant lines.

• Curl Slant ━ A curl that flows directly into a slant without releasing the turn key.

• Bear Belt ━ The lead turns (bears) on go or at the wall, and all riders follow the leader.

Misc

• Wolf ━ From a halt, rear and quarter-pivot at the same time.

Intermediate moves

• Orbit ━ Walk curl into a canter curl.

• Triple Curl ━ Walk curl, then trot curl, then canter curl.

• Star Curl ━ Walk curl, then canter curl, then trot curl.

Curl types

• Halfway Curl ━ You do one curl pattern in one gait, then switch to a different gait halfway through the same pattern while keeping the same direction.

• Reverse Curl ━ You do the same curl pattern, but you ride the gaits in the opposite order than normal.

Combs

• Ash ━ While riding in a comb formation, on the cue “go,” riders curl out of the comb in the direction called, creating a merged line.

• Box Curl ━ Four cuts are called in the same direction, each rider performs them individually, with evenly timed “go” calls to form a box shape.

Combo moves

• Mist ━ Curl in the direction called, then curl over in the opposite direction.

• Deflect ━ Curl in the direction called, then curl over in the opposite direction.

• Resist ━ Retreat curl in the direction called, then curl over in the opposite direction.

• Over Comb ━ Curl over in the direction called, then comb in the opposite direction.

• Fortune ━ Curl in the direction called, then keyhole in the opposite direction.

• Lock ━ On “go,” keyhole in the direction called, then when your back hooves reach your original line, keyhole the opposite direction.

• Lush ━ Keep keyholing in the direction called each time “go” is given until told to go straight.

• Back Cast ━ On the first “go,” curl in the direction called, then on the second “go,” back slant in the opposite direction.

• Cub ━ On the first “go,” slant in the direction called, then on the second “go,” curl over in the opposite direction.

• Shield ━ On the first “go,” slant in the direction called, then on the second “go,” keyhole in the same direction, cutting back at the wall or on “go.”

Odds & Evens

• Jupiter ━ Odds do a trot curl and evens do a canter curl in the direction called.

• Pluto ━ Odds do a walk curl and evens do a canter curl in the direction called.

• Venus ━ Odds do a walk curl and evens do a trot curl in the direction called.

• Screw ━ Odds do a double curl and evens do a fate, all in the same direction; the first curl matches direction, the second forms a wave.

• Bee Thread ━ A bee curl done like a thread: odds bee curl on the first “go,” evens bee curl on the second “go.”

• Storm ━ A mist performed in a wave pattern, creating a waterfall effect.

• Split U-Turn ━ On “go,” odds curl over in the direction called and evens curl over the opposite direction; on “merge,” everyone curls inward to combine the line.

• Fish Hook ━ On the first “go,” odds curl comb; on the second “go,” evens curl comb, with quick timing so evens follow the odds track.

Slants

• Fish ━ Ride 225° of a curl, ending in a back slant moving away from the original line in the opposite direction of the curl (a curl over combined with a forward slant the same way).

• Ribbon ━ Ride 315° of a curl, ending in a forward slant moving in the opposite direction of the curl (a keyhole combined with a forward slant the same way).

• Case ━ Perform a canter ribbon, then halt as soon as you reach the slant position.

Revolve/partner moves

• Join ━ From split lines facing each other (waterfall alignment), both lines comb inward; evens curl over toward their partner and move in behind them, forming pairs/couples.

• Half Revolve ━ From split lines facing each other, both lines comb inward; on “go,” each rider curls over around the partner on their left, then turns and travels back the direction they came from.

• Full Revolve ━ From split lines facing each other, both lines comb inward; on “go,” each rider curls around the partner on their left, then continues forward in the original direction they were heading.

Tier/waterfall moves

• Numbered Tier ━ Riders split into groups based on the number called; the first group goes on “go,” and the rest follow behind in order, repeating the same pattern in tiers.

• Key Switch ━ While in a waterfall, on “go” riders keyhole outward and move through the gaps; on the second “go,” they keyhole away from their line leaders and return back into a waterfall formation.

• Slant Switch ━ From a waterfall, on the first “go” riders slant inward; on the second “go,” they cut back straight into line.

Misc

• Fly ━ From split lines starting at the same short wall aimed toward mid, all riders straighten on “go” before crossing mid, forming an arrow shape in motion.

• Snake ━ A sequence of moves done over multiple “go” calls; on the first “go” riders curl over in the direction called, and on each following “go” they reverse direction, alternating curls back and forth like a snake pattern.

Advanced moves

Curl types

• Alternate ━ A fate made using transition curls, where the rider switches direction each step (for example: an alternate bee curl left is trot curl left, then canter curl right).

Combo moves

• Combo ━ Curl in the direction called, then curl the opposite direction, then curl back over the original direction to rejoin into one line.

• Bounce ━ Dodge, then curl, both in the same direction.

• Squiggle ━ Three curl-overs done in alternating/opposing directions.

• Obi ━ Twist and wave in a repeating pattern (twist, wave, twist, wave), all following the direction called on each “go.”

• Clover ━ Four keyholes in a set pattern: right, left, left, right (or the reverse), forming a clover shape.

• Paddle ━ Curl in the direction called, then ribbon in the opposite direction.

• Pin ━ Curl in the direction called, then fish in the opposite direction.

• Scale ━ First “go” is a fish in the direction called; second “go” is a fish in the opposite direction.

• Ruffle ━ First “go” is a ribbon in the direction called; second “go” is a ribbon in the opposite direction.

• Shark ━ First “go” is a fish in the direction called; second “go” is a ribbon in the opposite direction.

• Sword ━ First “go” is a slant in the direction called; second “go” is a ribbon in the same direction.

• Tackle ━ A pin wave: a twist where riders curl one direction, then fish the opposite direction.

• Twist Tie ━ A paddle wave: a twist where riders curl one direction, then ribbon the opposite direction.

• Horizon ━ First “go” is a comb; second “go” is a slant toward the lead; third “go” is an adjustment back into the lead line.

Odds & Evens

• Rumble ━ On “go,” odds perform a normal triple curl while evens perform a reversed triple curl; if timed correctly, the trot curl lines up evenly across all riders.

• Button ━ First “go” odds comb; second “go” evens keyhole in the opposite direction, bringing riders together into couples.

• 4Leaf ━ A clover done in split directions; odds move in the direction called while evens move in the opposite direction, with the final “go” called sharply like a snap to finish the shape.

Slants

• Chevron ━ A canter ribbon performed in a wave pattern, creating a sharp V-shaped movement as the line flows through the curl and ribbon action.

Revolve/partner moves

• Key Revolve ━ In a waterfall, riders comb inward, then keyhole toward their partner on the left, splitting into two merged lines that move away from each other.

• Salsa ━ A revolve where odds cut while evens keyhole toward their partner, forming couples.

• Tango ━ A revolve where odds keyhole and evens curl-comb toward their partner, forming couples.

• Waltz ━ A revolve where odds curl and evens retreat curl toward their partner, forming couples.

• Snap ━ From split lines facing each other in waterfall alignment, both lines comb inward; as noses are about to meet, “go” is called and everyone keyholes away from their lead into a single merged line, while line leads keyhole toward their own line.

Tier/waterfall moves

• Part ━ From a rein, the first two riders in each line belt inward to form a couple; the next two belt outward, and this alternating pattern continues down the line.

• Atomic ━ From waterfall lines, riders first curl away from each other, then curl back over toward each other to merge together.

• Swirl ━ From a wide rein, on the first “go” riders switch positions; on the second “go” they perform a half revolve; on the third “go” they slide toward the lead and reform back into a rein.

Follow moves

• Double Cut ━ Riders number themselves 1 to 4 in each line; on “go,” riders 1 and 3 comb while riders 2 and 4 follow behind them as couples. This pattern repeats down the line, with 1 and 3 continuing the same path set by the riders ahead.

Elite moves

• Butterfly — Trot fate flowing into a canter fate in the called direction, creating a smooth, expanding wing-like motion

• Tidal — 1s walk curl in the called direction, then 2s trot curl opposite, then 3s canter curl in the called direction, moving like a wave through the line

• Triple Triple — Walk curl, trot curl, canter curl, trot curl, walk curl in the called direction, building up and then settling back down smoothly

Curl types

• Unwind — Ride a transition curl in the called direction, then smoothly reverse the same curl in the opposite direction, mirroring the first movement back out

Combo moves

• Boomerang — First dodge wave sets the direction, then comb in brings riders together, then a final dodge in the opposite direction (same as the comb) sends the line back out like a rebound

• Dragonfly — Feather creates a light spreading motion, mist towards the lead draws riders forward and inward, then snap finishes with a sharp, clean closing movement

• Snowman — Canter curl over one way, trot curl back the opposite, then a centered walk curl, followed by another trot curl opposite, finishing with a canter curl, forming a stacked, rounded pattern like three sections

• Roar — Ribbon wave flows through the line, fish out expands and finishes into a comb in, then half revolve turns riders toward partners, ending with a keyhole away from the leader to open the formation outward

Odds & Evens

• Doodle — Odds dodge while evens squiggle in the called direction, creating two contrasting weaving patterns moving together

• Dribble — Odds bounce as evens curl then dodge in the same direction, combining vertical energy with curved movement flowing forward

• Mickey — A thread where odds fate first, then evens curl through on the second go, finishing with evens moving ahead of odds

• Minnie — A thread where odds fate first, then evens mist on the second go, splitting the formation into two lines moving in opposite directions

• Mixer — Odds orbit fate in the called direction first, then evens reverse orbit fate in the same direction, interweaving paths between groups

• Orion — Odds perform star curl fate in the called direction while evens do triple curl fate opposite, with all riders switching direction at each curl

• Mel — Odds curl into a comb while evens do a regular comb, then evens curl away from their lead to merge both lines into one comb

• Wind — Odds retreat curl while evens mist in the same direction, blending backward-curving motion with forward-flowing movement

Revolve/partner moves

• Shoelace — Fortune wave flows through the line first, then riders half revolve with their partner, creating a tied-together, crossing motion

• Crescent — In a tight rein, inside riders walk curl while outside riders make a wide canter curl around them, forming a curved crescent shape without cutting in

• Stir — From a tight rein, the inside rider pivots fully in place while the outside rider trots a curl around them in the same direction, like stirring around a center point

Tier/waterfall moves

• Rail Shift — From a rein or waterfall, riders curve inward to pass partners left to left, then straighten out on the opposite line’s track in reversed order

Misc

• Roll Over — Odds curl over in the called direction at one gait faster, repositioning to finish comb aligned beside the rider who was originally behind them

• Pinwheel — Riders stay comb aligned while moving in a circle, with the inside rider walking and outer riders adjusting speed to maintain alignment around the center

• Bubble — Each rider creates their own small circle at the same time, spreading the formation into evenly spaced individual loops