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If you love to teach riding, consider
enrolling in the Certified Horsemanship
Association instructor
certification program.
CHA revolves
around a public
safety and awareness
platform.
“We want to help
the public identify
teachers who have
a validated skill set,”
says Landwehr.
Certification demonstrates
to both
potential employers
and customers
that the instructor
has been tested and
proven against a
respected standard,
under independent
evaluation.
CHA Clinics
The Certified Horsemanship
Association offers two- to five-day
certification clinics open to riders/instructors
18 years old and older.
“During the program, you’ll be evaluated
by a written test, by a riding test to ascertain
your skill level, and by teaching at least
four lessons, one of which is a ground lesson,
with CHA-certified clinicians evaluating
you for your teaching ability,” explains CHA
Program Director Polly Haselton Barger.
At the end of the clinic, you’ll be assigned
to a certification level based on your evalu-
if you like working with active learners, have teaching skills in your
background, and have time and energy to start your own business,
consider becoming a riding instructor through the Certified horsemanship
association.
HorseLink Magazine25
May 2010
ations by the two CHA clinicians. “Levels
range from one to four in both Western and
English riding,” Barger explains.
Instructors may recertify at the end of the
three-year certification period by providing
documentation of at least 25 hours of
continuing education and work within the
industry. However, if you’re interested in
raising your certification level, you must attend
another CHA certification clinic and be
reevaluated.
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