Colorado 4-H Horse Levels Testing
Note: Written tests are not available online and must be taken at your county Extension office.
Guidelines & Resources
- Colorado Horse Advancement Levels Guidelines (updated October 2024) | 4-H Horse Advancement Levels Transition Chart
- Levels Rater List (edited frequently)
- Rater Training Calendar
- Shadowing Completion Letter
Written Test Study Guide (Updated February 2021)
- Study Guide Level I Written Tests A and B
- Study Guide Level II Written Tests A and B
- Study Guide Level III Written Test
- Study Guide Level IV Written Test
Safety Handling and Riding Test
English Riding Tests – New for 2025
Western Riding Tests – New for 2025
Riding Competency Tests (per Horse and Rider Combination)
Coming Soon
- Intro/Beginning Ranch Horse (Prerequisite required- Level 1 Western)
- Limited Ranch/Cow Horse (Prerequisite required- Level 2 Western)
- Advanced Ranch/ Cow Horse (Prerequisite required- Level 2 Western)
- Intro/Beginning Over Fences (Prerequisite required- Level 1 English)
- Limited Over Fences/Jumping (Prerequisite required- Level 2 English)
- Advanced Over Fences/Jumping (Prerequisite required- Level 2 English)
4‑H reaches nearly six million young people through Cooperative Extension – a community of more than 100 public universities and 3,000 local offices. Programs are delivered by more than 3,500 4‑H professionals and more than 500,000 volunteers.
4‑H’s hands-on approach is proven to grow life skills like confidence, independence, resilience and compassion through stages and developed through experiences, not instruction.
The result? Kids who are empowered with the skills to lead for a lifetime.
4‑H empowers young people to be true leaders. True leaders are young people who have confidence; know how to work well with others; can endure through challenges; and will stick with a job until it gets done. In 4‑H, we believe true leaders aren’t born – they’re grown.
