Level Up: Instructor Skills Workshop
Friday, January 31st 9am-3pm
Friday, February 28th 9am-3pm
Friday, March 28th 9am-3pm
This is 3, monthly, full day workshop is designed to strengthen your instructor goals to further progress your students.
Hands on mentorship in the arena with horses and students.
Make a long term plan to continue to advance your teaching skills.
Workshop Objectives
1. Improvement in the instructor’s ability to implement procedures, routines, arena patterns and methods within a lesson, to create better timing, flow, safety and rider skill progression.
2. Develop advanced level lesson planning skills using all moments of the lesson from arrival to finish, to progress the student’s skills and depth of understanding.
3. Instructors will demonstrate improved ability to observe, assess and respond to their riders during a lesson by demonstrating progression of the student’s position, riding skill, depth of understanding and confidence.
4. Instructors will identify personal instructional strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The participants will develop a SWOT plan to meet their individual goals both during the course of the workshop and long term.
5. Develop skills to accurately assess different equines for their suitability in a riding lesson for various rider ability levels or needs. (training, confirmation, movement and disposition)
6. Instructors will develop equine training skills, use strategies to increase the equine’s suitability for various lesson levels and strategies to improve the herd of lesson horses; their performance, endurance, quality of life, and soundness.
Who should attend?
Instructors with several years’ experience teaching both private and group lessons, who are looking to advance their skills and effectively teach group lessons or riders of varying abilities. Instructors looking to create more independence in their riders and to find new adaptations to create more inclusive lessons. PATH Intl. CTRI’s preparing for the advanced certification.
The workshop emphasizes hands-on experience and offers a flexible time line to allow participants more time to focus on areas of growth.
Agenda for Each Day
Day 1- Lesson Planning, Lesson Observation & Practice
Day 2- Teaching Practice, Reflection and SWOT Plan
Day 3- Equine Assessment and Training Plans
Workshop Host and Mentor Sarah Potts
I have over 25 years of experience teaching riders, training horses and developing programming. Many of these years are in the Equine Assisted Activities field. I have been blessed to work with many different Centers and equestrian professionals over the years. My passion is in seeing my clients grow, develop and enjoy meaningful relationships and activities that create joy and fulfillment in their life.
I am a graduate of Lake Erie College with a Bachelors in Equine Science and Foreign Language. I am also a PATH Advanced Level Instructor, CTRI and Mentor.
I have been blessed with a very broad education in horsemanship, learning from some very talented trainers (Hunter/Jumper trainer Eileen Roberts, Classical Dressage Trainer Gael Bourquin, Dressage Trainer Janet Harms, and Dressage Trainer & Judge Jane Kelly). I was blessed to mentor under PATH Intl. Master Level Instructor Sandy Webster for several months as I pursued my advanced certification and gained valuable programming skills. I am so excited to share this knowledge during the workshop.