Hoof Falls & Footfalls

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 equine coworker and some tips to remedy these problems.

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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 and Find Hoof Falls & Footfalls on YouTube and Facebook!  

Want to learn from more professional adaptive/therapeutic riding instructors with over 100+ years combined experience in the EAS industry?  Check out The Intuitive Instructor Club at IntuitiveInstructorClub.com which includes a library of 60+ hours of educational videos and 2+ hours of new content released each month (and YES....this is a great way to get continuing education for multiple certifying organizations!).

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 equipment. 
• Important actions and thoughts to take before deciding if a horse wears a fly mask during class 
• Is a fly mask a good fit for every horse? 
• Are there any standards that say horses can/can’t wear fly masks during lessons?  

For more EAAT Instructor resources and education visit HoofFallsandFootfalls.com OR IntuitiveInstructorClub.com 

Want your question featured on this series? Email them to saebra.p@hooffallsandfootfalls.com

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 IntuitiveInstructorClub.com

Want your question featured on this series? Email them to saebra.p@hooffallsandfootfalls.com

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 question featured on this series? Email them to saebra.p@hooffallsandfootfalls.com

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 saebra.p@hooffallsandfootfalls.com

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 Saebra Pipoly (PATH Intl. Advanced Therapeutic Riding Instructor, Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning, Instructor Mentor, and Associate Faculty/Evaluator for the Registered TRI Workshop & Certification)  Learn more about Hoof Falls & Footfalls by visiting our website! www.hooffallsandfootfalls.com    and IntuitiveInstructorClub.com

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 staff, and instructors in training. Learn more about The Language of Coaching and how "The HOW" of instructing is passed on to YOU in this book that I believe will dramatically impact instructors across the globe.

Learn more at TheLanguageofCoaching.com     Order the book here (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/2C17fon

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Interview by Saebra Pipoly of HoofFallsandFootfalls.com (IntuitiveInstructorClub.com)

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 lesson horses?  What does an Equine Training Checklist look like?  For more educational resources for professionals in the EAAT industry, check out HoofFallsandFootfalls.com and IntuitiveInstructorClub.com

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 Therapies industries. Frankie also shares some words of wisdom for professionals and instructors in the EAAT industry.  

Learn more about the Equicizer on their website (equicizer.com), facebook page (facebook.com/equicizer), and facebook group (facebook.com/equicizertherapy)

Find more professional and affordable mentoring, development, and education for instructors in the EAAT Industry at HoofFallsandFootfalls.com and IntuitiveInstructorClub.com

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' I give to other instructors?  Instructor Chat Presented by Saebra Pipoly (PATH Intl. Advanced Therapeutic Riding Instructor, Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning, Instructor Mentor, and Associate Faculty/Evaluator for the Registered TRI Workshop & Certification)  Learn more about Hoof Falls & Footfalls by visiting our website! www.hooffallsandfootfalls.com

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 upping the game for documentation and record keeping of fellow instructors and centers. Find more free and low cost education for instructors in the EAAT Industry at HoofFallsandFootfalls.com and IntuitiveInstructorClub.com

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 Activities and Therapies Industry, and talks about her new project: The EAAT Virtual Education Co-Op (virtualeducationco-op.com).  Find more free and low cost education for instructors in the EAAT Industry at HoofFallsandFootfalls.com and IntuitiveInstructorClub.com

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 let's dig into this current hot topic even if it's a sensitive one that has a lot of gray areas.

This chat will offer discussion points and thought exercises to help instructors and centers navigate through how they can start serving participants again in a way that works for their specific program and location.

Talking points will include:
1. Preparing our equine co-workers
2. Preparing our participants
3. Preparing our volunteers
4. Preparing our staff

Want to learn more? Check out:

Hoof Falls & Footfalls (www.HoofFallsandFootfalls.com)

The Intuitive Instructor Club (www.IntuitiveInstructorClub.com)

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: "What kind of stirrups do you use for your students? Do you have a preference?"

For more EAAT Instructor resources and education visit www.HoofFallsandFootfalls.com

Want your question featured on this series? Email them to saebra.p@hooffallsandfootfalls.com

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: "What do you do with horses nibbling at volunteers? I told one of the volunteers about space and boundaries and that she could put her elbow up or could take the flat part of her hand and just push the face away gently. Any other thoughts? "

For more EAAT Instructor resources and education visit www.HoofFallsandFootfalls.com

Want your question featured on this series? Email them to saebra.p@hooffallsandfootfalls.com

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: "How do you get the horses to walk on if the student is nonverbal without a horse leader? "

For more EAAT Instructor resources and education visit www.HoofFallsandFootfalls.com

Want your question featured on this series? Email them to saebra.p@hooffallsandfootfalls.com

Can you guess what policy change saved a center OVER $6,000 in one program year?

Join in during the chat to hear:
- What the "old" policy was and why it was not working any longer
- The research and thought process that took place to develop a new policy
- How the new policy was implemented
- Results of the new policy that was implemented

For more EAAT Instructor resources and education visit www.HoofFallsandFootfalls.com

Want your question featured on this series? Email them to saebra.p@hooffallsandfootfalls.com

Are YOU testing for the PATH Intl. Registered Therapeutic Riding Instructor Certification soon?  

Are you a MENTOR to someone going through this process and want to set them up for success?  

Then this Instructor Chat is for you!!!!  

I will be giving you some of my tried and true top tips to prepare yourself (or your mentee) for certification and set yourself up for success.   These tips come from years of experience with the CURRENT (not the new pilot for the credential) Registered Therapeutic Riding Instructor Certification process and experiencing it from multiple aspects: 

• As a registered level candidate 
• As host site representative and seeing hundreds of people go through the process.  
• As a mentor and guiding over two dozen instructors through the certification process.  
• As an Evaluator for the Registered process.  

If you missed the capital letters up there that were a hint... we will be talking about the current PATH Intl. Registered Level certification process. I will not be broaching the topic of the new CTRI process....if you have questions about that ask the PATH Office.  Original recording date: February 2019  

This video does not necessarily reflect the views of the PATH Intl. main office. I was not paid, endorsed, or asked by the organization to produce this video.    This video was done independently on my own time as a way to share information with those looking to pursue certification   

Helpful Links: HoofFallsandFootfalls.com  

PATH Intl. Registered Therapeutic Riding Certification Information:  https://www.pathintl.org/40-resources/certification/931-tri-certification

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: " I have a girl who is in a wheelchair and she can wiggle her feet. To get the horse to go I have seen another instructor have the volunteer sidewalkers help her squeeze the horse. My line of thinking is can she [independently] kick the horse physically to move on? It's not something she would naturally do ans she can only wiggle her feet. If I teach this student, would I want to have them do something that they probably won't be doing for themselves? " 

For more EAAT Instructor resources and education visit www.HoofFallsandFootfalls.com

Want your question featured on this series? Email them to saebra.p@hooffallsandfootfalls.com

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: "I have a rider who doesn't bend her knee so that her foot is under her knee so to speak. It's more by the shoulder of the horse. I tell her to "bend your knee" and it works. Another instructor thought it might be due to longer stirrups. I'll check it out next week but it's [the straight knee] a consistent thing. Any thoughts?"  

For more EAAT Instructor resources and education visit www.HoofFallsandFootfalls.com

Want your question featured on this series? Email them to saebra.p@hooffallsandfootfalls.com