BHS Manual for Coaching and Teaching Riding
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The official handbook for those studying the BHS teaching qualifications has now been fully updated and revised. Written for the BHS by a chief examiner, this handbook provides clear guidelines on how the skills of riding should be taught and how riding school lessons should be conducted.
- Aimed at less experienced and trainee riding instructors, especially those involved with weekly riders and covers.
- How to develop communication skills and effective body language.
- Advice on teaching adult novices and children, whether in groups or one-to-one.
- Valuable multi-option lesson plans.
- Choosing school horses and keeping them happy in their work.
- Safety and insurance, and how to cope with mishaps and accidents.
- Dealing with rider problems, such as nervousness, stiffness, poor co-ordination, etc.
Islay Auty, is a Fellow of The British Horse Society, a chief examiner and former Chairman of BHS Training and Education. She is also a coach, dressage judge and competitor. A freelance instructor, she has over twenty years' experience of training career students and competition partnerships, and teaches both in the UK and overseas. Margaret Linington-Payne is Director of Standards (the department responsible for training, education and exams) at the BHS; a chief examiner and former 'Where to Train' centre proprietor.