Instruction Certification Program

The Instruction Certification Program is designed to recognize individuals who are capable teaching the Tennessee Walking Horse utilizing methods and techniques established within our program. While individual style will be encouraged, program goals are to:

Level 1: Mechanical Stage

Forms for Liability and information pertaining to the student and your teaching program
How your program will be shaped (private, group, etc)
What type of horses you will utilize
Equipment you will use
Ground handling for you and your students
Safety Measures
Basic teaching format for building the fundamentals within the student
Understanding basic horse movement and collection
Pairing horses to riders
First Aid

CERTIFICATION COSTS:

LEVEL 1: $2200

Level 2: Automatic Stage

Showmanship from the ground
Exercises to build position, strength and balance
Assessing rein handling and overall body position for improvement
Introduction of pattern work
Developing a better understanding of Collection
Recognizing the development of “Feel” within the rider and activities which promote it
Mental Development for the rider toward understanding the horse’s way of thinking and reacting
Using competition as a tool for building skill

CERTIFICATION COSTS:

LEVEL 2: $2200

Level 3: Instinctive Stage

Advanced Exercises to build greater strength, balance, feel
Advanced pattern riding
Intensive work toward building the form necessary to extract performance from the horse with barely noticeable signals
Building the bond between horse and rider to make a TEAM
Show ring attire and how it makes or breaks the presentation
Maintaining the lesson horse for advanced work
Equipment necessary for upper level riding
Saddle fit for the show horse

CERTIFICATION COSTS:

Saddles

Academy

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Instruction Certification Program

Level 1: Mechanical Stage

LEVEL 1: $2200

Level 2: Automatic Stage

LEVEL 2: $2200

Level 3: Instinctive Stage

LEVEL 3: $2500

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