Comments on: Interested in Becoming a Therapeutic Riding Instructor?

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 19:51:15 +0000

I really want to be a therapeutic riding instructor full time as a job. One place said I have to have a Bachelor of Phycology before even coming back. They did not even have a stable hand opening. I would rather not be a stable hand, but could as one or a horse trainer before becoming certified. I want to be certified. I want to work hard. I have a big caring heart for animals and people. Someone else I talked to says for sure I can be a hand walker/side walker without a college degree, but could I conduct lessons with just the certification and not the college degree? I am a little confused, but very willing. Anybody have suggestions, please let me know. Thank you lots. This is a great post.

By: sigr

sigr — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:27:03 +0000

HEY YALL I LOVE HORSES

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:46:13 +0000

I volunteer at Eagle Mount Horse Therapy of GF, Mt. I am not an instructor but help with the duties that surround taking care of 18 horses, 2 donkeys, 1 minni poney and 1 minni donkey. It is definately work but I get so much more out of it than I put in. It is amazing to see how much the children and adults get out of it. I highly recommend volunteering.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:49:22 +0000

I used to volunteer at a therapudic barn, it was very rewarding. The happiness the kids got out of it, and how they learned to better control themselves, and figure out their issues..and they LOVE THE HORSES. They just see it as a BFF, and they seem more willing to explain things to the horses than to people. I definitly recommend people that love horses and want to help others get involved with this kind of stuff.

By: amy

amy — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 12:20:01 +0000

hey cindy im thrilled you live in rockford! just curious where in rockforddo you live?

By: amy

amy — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 12:17:49 +0000

My sister in law therapeutic riding teacher!!! i am not interested but it is fun to have a sister in law that does something diferent then just jumping and dressage!!!!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 07:28:27 +0000

This looks like an interesting career field.

By: cheryl

cheryl — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:03:20 +0000

Would like help placing ad for certified narha instructor for our barn in northern California.
Have a retired individual who might be interested in becoming certified; please email me.

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:31:50 +0000

I volunteer at Miracles in Motions (a therapeutic riding center near where I live) and just wanted to say that a lot of these places need more volunteers than just instuctors, you can help out in other ways too!

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 14:28:38 +0000

Sounds wonderful.