Upcoming Events
March 2010
Clinic with Britta Johnston
March 17th-19th. Riding slots are available! Auditors are welcome!
Please call (631) 727-7388
"Dancing With Horses"
Dancing with Horses is a dressage exhibition and open house held here at Blue Ribbon Farms. Approximately 1/2 hour long, with refreshments to follow. Learn about classicial riding, and what we do at Blue Ribbon Farms.
Saturday, March 27th at 4:00pm
(631) 727-7388
361 Deep Hole Road
Calverton, New York 11933
April 2010
USDF Instructor Certification Advanced Teaching Workshop Training
Second Level
April 17th and 18th
With Melanine Tenney as Workshop Instructor
The Instructor Education program is designed to educate dressage riders, instructors and aspiring instructors. It is also a wonderful learning opportunity for all students of dressage to improve their practical skills and for more advanced students to integrate classical theory and its correct application with solid practical skills.
Participants are in a learning environment which includes lectures, hands on sessions, discussion, and feedback. In this Workshop the “Participating Instructors” (PIs) will teach lessons. They work on their theory, methodology and techniques of classical dressage. There is a lot of interaction between the PIs and the faculty during each session. The faculty will want to know the PI's reasons behind a certain approach or method. There will be discussion regarding evaluating the horses and the riders in a particular way. The other PIs, auditors, and volunteers listen and if appropriate join in the discussion as well. The workshop atmosphere is supportive of discussion and inquiry. All this adds to the educational qualities of the program.
Advanced Teaching Workshop Training - Second Level
The purpose of this workshop series is to develop effective teaching and communication skills to enable the participant to be a competent instructor. The series offers an opportunity for the Participants to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to learn to teach, to improve their ability to assess a student, expand their knowledge of how to relate the concepts of the training scale to the development of the horse and rider. They will be able to strengthen their skill in their presentation of a private lessons as well as group lessons.
USDF Advanced Instructor/ Trainer Teaching Workshop Training - Second Level
• One or two days covering the following:
• Assessing horse and rider and applied teaching at basic levels
• Education Theory
• Learning Styles
• Sports Psychology
We also need Demo Riders to teach! This will be a free lesson! Workshops are a great learning opportunity for the demo riders as well as the participating instructors.
Demo riders should be fit to ride for 45 min, schooling well at first level or above, feel comfortable in a lesson situation, open to new ideas, be on time, and be comfortable having their riding discussed by a group. Demo horses must be sound, fit, schooling well at first level or above, must not have any difficult training issues, and must not have bad vices (like kicking, rearing, etc).
DOWNLOAD DEMO RIDER APPLICATION HERE (.pdf)
The deadline for Participating Instructor Applications is March 13th
The deadline for Demo Rider Applications is March 20th
Send all applications to Marie Banks at 64 Eastport Dr, Sound Beach, NY 11789
For questions please contact Marie at 631-742-8884 or email at bnks19@optonline.net
The USDF Certified Instructor Workshops are designed to educate dressage students at many levels. Workshops provide a wonderful learning opportunity for students at all levels to learn classical theory of riding, training, lungeing and teaching. The workshops are also designed to provide an intensive training experience for instructors and aspiring instructors to assess and further their practical skill level. Through participation in USDF Workshops, individuals can gain more theoretical knowledge, improve their skills and determine whether or not their current level of experience and expertise approaches the standard needed to become a USDF Certified Instructor.
There are three workshops offered: a Riding/Training Workshop, a Teaching Workshop, and a Lungeing Workshop. Workshops are taught by USDF Faculty and Examiners, all of whom are highly respected trainers and instructors in the United States.
INTRODUCTORY LEVEL WORKSHOPS: to develop the foundation techniques for the more difficult USDF Instructor/Trainer workshops. The Introductory Level Workshops will focus on the practical skills involved with each topic area. Introductory Level Workshops are open to everyone at any level of expertise.
LUNGEING: to teach correct lungeing principles and techniques for training the horse and rider.
RIDING WORKSHOP: to review and apply the classical methods of schooling the dressage horse, and to provide an opportunity for the Participating Instructor to improve his/her practical riding skills, his/her ability to assess the horse's training, and the instructor's knowledge of how to relate the concepts of the training scale to the development of the horse.
TEACHING WORKSHOP: to develop effective teaching and communication skills that will enable the participant to become a competent instructor. The workshop is an opportunity for the Participant to improve his/her ability to assess a student, and expand his/her knowledge of how to relate the concepts of the training scale to the development of the horse and rider. The Participants will also be evaluated on their presentations of a private lesson as well as a group lesson.
