Practicing Your Riding Skills

You can improve your skills by practicing at a slow speed in a large, flat, snow-covered field with no obstructions.

• An experienced adult should be with you as you practice the following skills.
  • Start and stop at various speeds, and try a few quick stops.
  • Use hand signals as you turn in different directions.
  • Try all four riding positions.
  • Complete an oval and a figure eight. Also make tight, low-speed turns.
  • Slalom through traffic cones.
• After you master the basics, go to a hilly area and practice riding uphill and downhill, as well as traversing the hill.
• Watch experienced riders and learn from them.