Is your instructor Qualified?

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I teach the odd lesson here and there but I want to do more, I need to get insured but to make it worth doing I will have to take on quite a few more lessons. The thing is I am only qualified to BHS stage 1. I have quite allot of experence in teaching and a good rep around my local area but don't have the qualifcations. I don't want to pay for the insurance to find that people don't want me but also don't want to take on anyone new without insurance! Are quals important to you? Or does experiance and reputation count for more? Of course I am cheaper than a fully qualified instrustor.....what do you think?
 
well, my day to day instructor (who is my YO and i get lessons in return for helping her do her horses) is a BHSII, but my "trainer/instructor" is a proffessional eventer who has ridden at 4****
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so i have both, non-qualified and very well qualified
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i like both as it gives me 2 opinions to work with - and i nearly always end up with YO opinion
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if you have a good rep and have plenty of work then i wouldnt worry, people will choose who they "work" with most
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tbh, i would like the instructor to have experience in my chosen field such as eventing - i would rather go for "dressage for eventing" lessons than pure dressage so tend to head that way with instructors
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that has probably been no help what so ever
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My instructor I had all summer bred Bear, she has no papers but 30 odd years experience!
She has taught a lot of people, her daughter is 16 and has won a lot of county showing as a child and now does BIG BSJA, and its all from her Mum teaching her.

I started my AI exams last week, Im doing them through a local riding school, but m doing the ABRS exams.

Good luck
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, Its lots of fun!
 
I have a friend who is not qualified (other than as a nurse - often useful
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), but she is a good rider who takes a keen interest in reading up all things horsey, and she is good at getting things across. She's taught my daughter to jump, and even has the odd go at me (currently a lost cause lol). I have used qualified and non-qualified, and so far I've found the non-qual better at getting the info over.
 
If you could get to Chesterfield to teach my daughter I'd love it. I'm finding it a real struggle at the mo to find an instructor in this area.

Good luck with whatever you choose to do (and if you ever decide to work in this area Pm me just in case!)
 
Experience far outweighs little bits of paper IMO...

I always go for someone who suits me and my horse..regardless of letters after their name ......
 
Being able to teach well is far more valuable than BHS exams IMO. Both my instructors are BHS qualified, but one in particular has a fantastic way of teaching and would be worth her weight in gold with or without her BHS certificates.
 
Well said JM, I know of a girl about my age that qualified as an AI but she had only be around horses for about 2 years, I know Im only young to be training as an AI but Ive been around horses for about 15 years
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Small thread highjack,do you have any experiances of Brimington Equestrian Centre?


To OP,well,both really from a new clients POV.
The letters give an idear of what level you are at and able to teach to,but does not always mean you are any good.
Reputation and experiance is always worth more,but the qualifications are usefull.
 
I've not heard anything about Brimington Equestrian Centre. Have dealt with Poplars (Duckmanton) and Alton Riding School and both were good for lessons (sometimes classes a little bit to large for the hour tho)
 
The instructor we use is as far as we know un qualified and only teaches my daughter. She did dressage up to medium and my daughter is only just now in a position to try and muddle through novice stuff so it works well.

she is only a 15 min hack up the road and allows us free use of her school as she no longer has horses(excluding a couple of minatures for her grandkids).

even better is she always broke her own horses so is looking forward to the challenge of training our newest youngster(4yo ISH).
 
i dont think it matters about the qualifications atall, its wether the person has the experience to help you to improve. Half the people with bhs qualifications round our way cant ride for toffee. i would never choose an instructor on wether they have qualifications. thats not to say i'd never use an instructor with bhs qualifications it just wouldnt have any bearing on my decision. i'd go on wether i like someones style of riding and after having a few lessons with them wether i think they are helping me and my horse, if i dont think they are i'd look else where.
 
I think the qualifications are a 'warranty' that an instructor knows their stuff and has put the work in.

Non qualified instructors may be good and have experience, but they could also be total fraudsters - I do know of people who bamboozle innocent new horse owners with flashy terms and show off style teaching, but it won't last long. I also know of some amazing non qualified instructors who have ridden at top level

However the main thing is they really must have insurance. Well done you for not taking on anyone without it. Sensible and I would definitely use you!
 
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