Instructor workshops begin
Are you looking to strengthen your therapeutic riding teaching skills? Join our Instructor Education Workshop Series starting in January and running once a month through May. Our experienced team will work with instructors in the classroom as well as offer hands on opportunities with our horses in a comfortable, climate controlled facility.
The first workshop will be on Jan. 26. For a full list of workshop topics, see below. Fieldstone Farm Workshops are not a mandatory requirement to become a PATH certified instructor. For registration information please click here.
January 26th
- Barn Tour- Intro to Certification Process
- What a Good Instructor Looks Like
- Lesson Structure/ Lesson Plans
- Physical and Sensory Disabilities
- Teaching Observation/Real Simulation
February 23rd
- Mounting and Dismounting
- Anatomy & Kinesiology
- Skill Progression/Task Analysis/Goals & Objectives
- Teaching a Quality Lesson/Common Mistakes in Teaching
- Role Play/Teach Real Simulation
March 23rd
- Cognitive Disabilities
- Precautions and Contraindications
- Teaching Techniques for Cognitive Disabilities
- Create Lesson Plan for Mild Cognitive Disabilities
- Role Play/Teach Real Simulation
April 27th
- Therapy Horse/ Tack and Equipment
- Bridle and Helmet Fitting
- How Tack Affects Rider
- Role Play/Teach Real Simulation
- Create a Lesson Plan for Physical Disabilities
May 18th
- Games and Activities/Role of the Instructor
- Volunteer Recruitment/Management
- Role of the Instructor
- Role Play/Teach Real Simulation
- Multiple Choice PATH Instructor Review Test
- Review for PATH Registered Instructor Certification