Instructor Certification Training Manual
- Introduction
- Module 1: Why riders need sport-specific fitness training
- Supplemental reading: “Rider Fitness: Body and Brain” chapter 1 – The Rider Warmup pgs 6-14
- Module 2: Balance training for riders
- Supplemental reading: “Rider and Horse Back to Back” Chapters 1.1-1.2
- Module 3: Coordination training for riders
- Supplemental reading: “Rider and Horse Back to Back” Chapter 1.3
- Module 4: Stability Training for riders
- Supplemental reading:
- Module 5: Mobility Training for riders
- Module 6: The Rider’s back
- Supplemental reading: “Rider and Horse Back to Back” Chapters 1.4-1.5
- Module 7: Rider fitness assessment
- Supplemental reading: “Rider and Horse Back to Back” Chapter 1.2
- Module 8: Breaking down the exercises – Balance Exercises
- Supplemental Reading: Sensorimotor System Part 1
- Module 9: Breaking down the exercises – Coordination Exercises
- Supplemental Reading: Sensoritmotor System Part 2
- Module 10: Breaking down the exercises – Stability Exercises
- Module 11: Breaking down the exercises – Mobility Exercises
- Module 12: Developing fitness programs for riders