Join the Swelling Ranks of Centered Riding® Instructors
The demand for Centered Riding® Instructors
is growing steadily with requests for
instructors coming into the website from
around the world. Learn how to use Centered Riding® techniques to help your students
become effective riders more quickly –
and the horses really love it!
Pre-requisites:
- Minimum of 18 years of age is recommended
- Have taught riding for a minimum
of one year (for pay or not)
- Have ridden in a minimum of one Centered Riding® Open Clinic (recommended) or
as a student rider in a Centered Riding®
Instructors’ Course (or Update
Clinic) provided endorsement is obtained
from the Level IV Instructor of that
Course or have
a recommendation from a Level III or
IV Centered Riding® Instructor
after taking a minimum of six lessons .
- Use our Clinic Search Form to find
a suitable clinic
- Must be able to ride independently
in good balance at the walk, trot, canter
or lope, trot serpentines, and work
over ground poles
- Accommodations for disabled instructors
will be made on a case by case
basis
- Must have read the Policies and Procedures
(they are on our website and available
from our office office@centeredriding.org)
- Must be able to demonstrate safe
teaching practices
Centered Riding® Instructors’
Course
Only Level IV Centered Riding® Instructors
(often with an assistant) teach the Instructors’
program and the course size is limited
to a maximum of 12 student instructors.
The program is taught worldwide.
The course format is two clinics with
Part 1 being 3 days and Part 2 is 4 days
with about 4-8 weeks between the two parts.
To complete the program, Candidates may
only be absent for one-half day of the
7 days. Candidates must be able to demonstrate
that they both understand and can apply
the principles of Centered Riding® through
their riding and teaching for successful
completion of the program.
- Part 1 (3 days) covers Centered Riding®
Inc.’s Policies and Procedures,
how to teach Centered Riding® techniques,
un-mounted and mounted awareness exercises,
mounted lessons and discussion time.
- Part 2 (4 days) includes a review
of Part 1, practice teaching, new un-mounted
and mounted awareness exercises, mounted
lessons and discussion time.
On successful completion of the
Course
- You will receive a certificate stating
that you have completed the program
- You are entitled to advertise yourself
as a Level I Centered Riding® Instructor
and that you teach using Centered Riding®
techniques
- You will be listed in both our Annual
Directory and on our Website
- To remain current you must pay your
dues annually and participate in a Centered Riding® Instructor Update Clinic at least
every two years
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