Description
An Instructors Guide to Teaching Children to Ride
Melissa Troup. Provides new and trainee instructors with inspiration and advice on teaching children to ride, from the very first lesson. Experienced author and instructor, Melissa Troup, discusses all the basics: introducing the pony; mounting; how to sit in the saddle; holding the reins; stopping; starting and steering; and how to teach rising and sitting trot and canter. She then moves on to develop young riders’ interest through dressage, jumping, cross-country and competitions. Throughout, the emphasis is on safety and making the lessons fun. Includes how to plan group and private lessons, coaching techniques for different learning styles, safety and risk assessment, child protection issues, and on-the-job problem solving. Numerous example lesson plans are included, and reproducible handouts on stable management, with illustrations and quiz-style questions, specially designed for wet-weather days and off-horse learning. Paperback, 178 pages.
