Become a
Therapeutic Riding Instructor
NARHA offers three levels of certification for therapeutic riding instructors: Registered, Advanced and Master. Specialty Discipline Certification is also available for driving and interactive vaulting. Therapeutic riding instructors that teach at NARHA Centers are required to achieve (one level of) NARHA Instructor Certification status. Instructors may apply for any level of certification that they feel they are qualified to achieve, as long as the application criteria for that level are met. The criteria at each level details the skills and knowledge an instructor of that level must posses regarding Equine Management, Horsemanship, Instruction, Teaching Methodology and Disabilities.
The first step to becoming an instructor is to obtain experience working with individuals with disabilities at a NARHA Center. Many instructors get their start by volunteering at centers as side-walkers or leaders. Becoming involved with a NARHA Center is a great way to learn about therapeutic riding and whether or not to pursue certification.
For specific information on the levels of certification please visit NARAH at
www.narha.org.
CTRC does offer
Instructor Training / Shadowing, to qualified
candidates and NARAH Registered Instructor On-Site
Workshop and Certification Exam twice a year.
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