If you were one of the people who took our recent survey, THANK YOU! In particular, if you were one of the people who asked for some tips for teaching children then this series of tips for teaching children’s horse riding lessons has been written for you! 1. Keep Children Active And Moving Children like active riding lessons with maximum participation. Once they have learnt their A, B & C’s (attitude, balance and control) they generally love to canter and jump. They like to keep moving, but rather than having the ride go in single file behind one leader for the whole lesson try these suggestions - change leaders - go into and out of open order - leading files in succession to perform a specific arena movement - two rides in single file going in opposite … [Read more...]
First 5 Tips For Teaching Children’s Horse Riding Lessons
The Two Sides of Motivation
We often associate motivation with physical energy. A motivated rider is one who is up early and always rides, usually a number of horses. A motivated instructor creates engaging lessons and continues to learn and improve their teaching skills To balance this physical energy there must be thought and a period of quiet reflection and planning A motivated rider/ instructor trainer will use this time to reflect on what worked well and how to incorporate this in their plans for the future Remember to plan well and stay motivated! Happy Riding, Glenys :-) … [Read more...]
Final Step to Achieve Your Horse Related Goals
This final video in this series brings together the final step to achieve your horse riding, equestrian teaching and equine career study goals. In the video we discuss the 'Get Ready, Get Set and Go' of this step to make your horse related goals into a reality! Remember to view the three videos in this series Video One - What Are Your Horse Riding, Teaching and Study Goals? Video Two - Plan Your Horse Riding, Teaching and Study Goals! Video Three - Achieve Your Horse Riding, Teaching and Study Goals! Happy Riding, Glenys :-) (Ms) Glenys Cox Director - Online Horse College P.S. Just in case you missed the previous videos :-) … [Read more...]
Teaching Canter Video
If you were one of the people who used the techniques I suggested for teaching trot, thanks for your positive feedback! When you teach some-one how to perform a skill it makes you analyze the whole process in a lot more depth. So when I am training some-one how to teach a skill I analyze both the skill development and the teaching process in a lot more depth. People have been asking me about teaching canter to beginners, so I have made this video with some tips on both the skill development of the learner and the teaching process for the horse riding instructor. Click Here For A Video With Tips On Teaching Canter Students enrolled in our new updated courses will have access to these videos and many more as part of their Student Resources. If you enroll now, you can save … [Read more...]
Teaching Confidence
I have some potentially bad news for you below. But first... Thanks again for those who have sent me the positive feedback on the tips for teaching trot and canter to complete beginners. Now for those horse riding instructors who would like to have some tips on teaching confidence. How often do you talk to someone who has lost their confidence on a horse? Sure you have. We ALL have! Why? There are many reasons why people lose their confidence! They may have only been on a horse once, or they could have ridden when they were younger or have a bad memory with a horse. Click Here For The Free Video On Teaching Horse Riding Confidence Watch this short video I've prepared for you because I reveal some tips for teaching your riders to be confident in any situations! Now, for the bad news... It … [Read more...]
World Famous Equestrian Coach – Jen Hamilton
I love giving you practical info to about horses, horse riding and teaching and of course I love getting your valuable feedback and encouragement! So to continue to give you the info you need, please take 2 minutes to answer a few simple questions. https://www.onlinehorsecollege.com/wp/survey/ Then as my way of saying 'Thank you' for taking the short survey you will receive a free copy of a candid interview I did with one of the worlds highest qualified equestrian coach and coach educator/ trainer - Jen Hamilton In this interview, Jen gives some practical answers to some burning questions many horse riding instructors and aspiring horse riding instructors ask. Questions like: What qualities are needed to become a horse riding instructor? How can a good horse riding … [Read more...]