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6 Tips To Help Slow Down Students Who Tend To Rush Discover effective strategies to manage enthusiastic and 'rushy' students in therapeutic horseback riding lessons. We share six actionable tips to help slow down students who may struggle to control their excitement and speed, ensuring safe and enjoyable sessions for both the students and the horses. Learn how to use countdowns, physical m...

This recording of a live instructor chat discusses the use of bareback pads in adaptive/therapeutic riding lessons. It outlines key considerations for their use, including the impact on the rider and horse, as well as the equipment and support required for safe incorporation. The speaker emphasizes thoughtful decision-making and highlights that bareback pads can be used as a progression tool to bu...

In this live chat replay for adaptive/therapeutic riding instructors I'll share my whats/hows/whys for how I introduce the trot and progress riders through the different types of trot. I'll be discussing sitting, posting, and 2 point trot and also give examples of past struggles and roadblocks I encountered while teaching trot that has led me do a 180 on how I introduce and progress riders as it r...

This replay of a live instructor chat focuses on setting healthy boundaries in therapeutic riding barns to prevent instructor burnout and program sustainability. Saebra shares tips on proactive policy setting, such as the "2/3, 1/3 rule" relating to lesson cancelation as well as discusses thoughts on how to handle payments, make up lessons, credits, etc. Saebra shares personal experiences relating...

This podcast is a replay of a live instructor chat from Hoof Falls & Footfall's Facebook page where I give seven strategies commonly use in adaptive/therapeutic riding lessons when teaching students that have Oppositional Defiance Disorder. What is your favorite strategy? Do you use any of these in your lessons? P.S......this video could meet CEU needs for certified instructors as the format m...

TEACHING TIP: "Chat Laps" Do you have chatty riders? Do you have chatty volunteers? Then "Chat Laps" may be the solution for you! This quick Instructor Chat goes over the whats, hows, and whys of implementing Chat Laps during your Adaptive/Therapeutic Riding Lessons. More adaptive/therapeutic riding instructor blogs, tips, resources and education available at HoofFallsandFootfalls.com   to ac...

 Live Adaptive/Therapeutic Riding Instructor chat on: Why, when, and how we practice emergency dismounts in lessons BEFORE a real emergency happens! Discussion points: Why should we practice emergency dismounts with our students and volunteers? When should we practice emergency dismounts? What are different ways we can practice emergency dismounts with supported riders? What are different way...

This replay of a live instructor chat that discusses: Does your lesson horse seem to track or behave better going one direction? Does your student struggle to keep the horse on the rail or stay centered during class? Does your horse seem stiff or uncomfortable during lessons or schooling sessions...particularly to one direction? Find out what might be a factor in the things you are seeing in your...

A live instructor chat discussing the pros and cons of different teaching positions in the arena for Adaptive/Therapeutic Riding Instructors. Standing in the middle, Standing on the centerline, Standing on the midline, Standing in the corner   Want more free educational content and resources made specifically for Adaptive/Therapeutic Riding Instructors?   Visit HoofFallsandFootfalls.com...

Replay of the Live Instructor Chat on an "Equipment and Mechanics" themed topic: How rein size, shape, and texture can impact your adaptive/therapeutic riding student Chat covers: Discussion about how rein size, shape, and texture can impact riders of different abilities. Reins can impact rider position and their ability to be successful at rein management, reining, and more! Take a closer look at...

Ask an Adaptive Riding Instructor is a mini-series answering questions submitted from instructors all over the globe! In this episode I answer the question: "Can a horse wear a fly mask during an adaptive riding lesson?"  While answering the question I'll talk about: Safety considerations when an equine wears a fly mask during a lesson.  My preferred "layering" of the fly mask with other...

Ask an Adaptive Riding Instructor is a mini-series answering questions submitted from instructors all over the globe! In this episode I answer the frequently asked question: "How many students should you have in an adaptive/therapeutic riding lesson? Can you have too many? Can you have too few?" For more EAAT Instructor resources and education visit www. HoofFallsandFootfalls.com or IntuitiveInstr...

Ask an Adaptive Riding Instructor is a mini-series answering questions submitted from instructors all over the globe! In this episode I answer the frequently asked question that is often tied to a myth: "Is it required or mandatory for instructors to stand in the center of the arena during a lesson?" For more EAAT Instructor resources and education visit www. HoofFallsandFootfalls.com Want your qu...

Ask an Adaptive Riding Instructor is a mini-series answering questions submitted from instructors all over the globe!  In this episode I answer the frequently asked question: "How do I correct a volunteer during class without hurting their feelings?" For more EAAT Instructor resources and education visit www. HoofFallsandFootfalls.com Want your question featured on this series? Email them to...

Instructors and centers in the Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies (EAAT) industry often ask if there is a "list" of suggested requirements when they are looking for and screening a new equine. This Instructor Chat will cover this topic and talk about the various factors that may go into an instructor or center's "List" when searching for a new equine coworker. Instructor Chat Presented by Sa...

This interview introduces you to a book that will change you as an instructor....The Language of Coaching. Don't let the runner on the front of the book fool you! This book is filled with information that instructors in the Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies industry can use in every single lesson and interaction with not only their students (of all abilities!) but also volunteers, fellow st...

In this interview, Saebra Pipoly of Hoof Falls & Footfalls talks with Dr. Rebecca Wara-Goss about her new dissertation: "Horses Healing The Wounded Warrior: A Qualitative Inquiry of Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy in Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder for Female Veterans" Request a copy of her dissertation: rrwaragoss.lmft@gmail.com  https://eudaemoniaconnections.com Dissertation Abs...

Mentors...join in for some tips on how to mentor adaptive (therapeutic) riding Instructors with less stress and more success! Learn more at HoofFallsandFootfalls.com or IntuitiveInstructorClub.com

Link to blog with free template download! https://bit.ly/3bE0aG9  In this Instructor Chat Replay: Why should you have (and use!) an Equine Training Checklist?  How can an Equine Training Checklist help strengthen your program in more areas than just "documentation"?  How can you use an Equine Training Checklist to help develop and change a schooling or training program for your less...

Saebra Pipoly of Hoof Falls & Footfalls interviews Frankie Lovato, Jr. of Equicizer. Frankie shares ups and downs from his long career as an award winning jockey and how a big "down" led to the invention of his first "wood horse"....now dubbed the Equicizer. The Equicizer has been revolutionary in how and what can be taught in both the traditional equine and Equine Assisted Activities and Ther...

This Instructor Chat shares some tips on teaching and instructor mindset when working with a student who is nonverbal or has limited communication. Tips and techniques are geared for instructors that teach Adaptive Riding and/or Adaptive Horsemanship lessons.  Key Points: What mindset do I have when working with this type of student? What ways to I adapt my teaching? What are some top 'tips'...

Saebra Pipoly of Hoof Falls & Footfalls interviews Erin Bevington of HETRA and Equi-Force. Erin is a PATH Intl. CTRI Therapeutic Riding Instructor and shares the story of how she became an instructor, the beginning of HETRA, and highs and lows during her time in the Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies Industry. Erin also shares about Equi-Force (equi-force.com), a database that is up...

Saebra Pipoly of Hoof Falls & Footfalls interviews Stefani Viktora Zabala of EAAT Virtual Education Co-Op  Stefani is a PATH Intl. Certified Advanced Therapeutic Riding Instructor, Interactive Vaulting Instructor, and Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning.  Stefani shares the story of how she became an instructor, highs and lows during her time in the Equine Assisted Activi...

TOPIC: How do we start offering Equine Assisted Activities, such as Adaptive Horseback Riding, after this unplanned break? Although I've been a little hesitant to a chat on this topic because I feel like I don't have black and white answers....it's time to start talking about how to start back up when, not if, we start serving our participants again. Heck....no one has all the answers right now so...