What qualifications does your instructor/trainer have?

Yes I would and do
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My YM has no formal qualifications , but has worked with event horses for years and competed at a decent level ... and I have to say he knows how my horse works better than some 'qualified' instructors i've come across

Have also looked / planning lessons with Matt Broome and to my knowledge he's not 'qualified' ( may well be though) but his experience speaks for itself
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Our instructor is BE accredited trainer, list 3 dressage judge and FBHS, but actually didn't know any of that when first started with her, just really liked her teaching style/approach.
 
BHSAI with years of experience and she keeps herself up to date by doing the Instructors of tomorrow stuff.

I would take lessons from people without qualifications if they were recommended and had a real talent in one particular field. But I am also very critical of teaching ability so if they were rubbish at teaching, despite their own achievements, I wouldnt return.
 
Yep..... im unsure of wether he had them or just hated the whole process, but an extremely well known dressage judge/rider really doesnt advocate the BHS training!!
 
Mine instructor is also my YO. She's a BHSAI and competes up to Advanced Medium. Having said that though, I wouldn't care what qualifications she had so long as her teaching was good. She is actually the best instructor I've ever found and I have made a lot of progress in the 10 months that she's been teaching me.
 
I've had lessons from lots of people, but the most recent was a FBHS, who obviously also had competed at eventing.
I would have lessons from an unqualified instructor, but you can be damn sure I'd be checking up on their competition history first. I know so many people who failed their BHS Stages (because their riding was so appalling) who now call themselves 'eventers' etc and teach without insurance. It worries me to death, because I see them shouting children over grids with wrong distances, dangerous jumps - all accidents waiting to happen.
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No idea. What I find more important is that she has trained at the Spanish Riding School and competed to Grand Prix level.
 
One is BHSII and the other has BHSPTC.

Both have good track records training and at competition.

I should add that when we started using each of them we went for the way they were helping my daughter and the horse, after recommendations from others and only found out their qualifications later.
 
It wouldn't really worry me what qualifications my instructor had, as long as they were able to communicate with me and help me communicate with my horse.
 
Best instructor I ever had possessed no qualifications whatsoever (although having won at Olympia, HOYS and ridden on Nations Cup teams was enough 'qualification' for me!
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My dressage instructor is a BHSI and an ex-listed judge.
My jumping instructor is a BHSAI and a BSJA accredited trainer.
Both are excellent.
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My inst is a list 2 bd judge and a BHSII * i think*.

Shes flippin fabby and i have really improved since ive had her.

She also has a wicked scence of humor which helps with my horse hehe.
 
My trainer competes at Grand Prix level without any qualifications what so ever. I ride at Advanced level and teach full time freelance without any qualifications. We have a very good equestrian centre near us that is owned by a BHSII and I wouldn't let her ride my shetland! In my opinion its how the trainer puts it across to the pupil that is one of the most important things and when the trainer is riding is the horse truely going correctly, to me this is far more important than paper. I have 2 students on my livery yard that have just qualified with a degree in Equine Science which includes a teaching certificate, both of them are nervous, novices and copied the majority of their course work from previous students which apparently goes on all the time, I was horrified to learn this from the girls. They had fictitious work experience forms made by a guy in the village that breeds Arabs and now they are able to go out there and use their papered certificates to do what they like. I have been teaching them on my Advanced horse for the last 3 months to try to improve their seat but I still haven't let them off the lunge yet.
 
I don't know to be honest, but I know she competes at novice level eventing, as well as judging affiliated dressage. What is important to me is that I like her and she gives me confidence, she is sympathetic about my confidence wobbles and doesn't push me too hard but does push me out of my comfort zone a little bit each time - works for me.
 
Interesting thread. Qualifications are all very well I guess but it is how well the trainer gets the point across and can adapt their teaching to each pupil. I had a BD registered trainer in the past and she was very good (and reasonably priced too). I also know a qualified (BHSAI I think) instructor who rides to advanced level who I now is really rough with her horses and I would never let her near mine!

I pay 60/hour for my current trainer and I really have no idea what qualifications she has, but I am paying for her experience and the fact she is very thorough, good at explaining things and really encourages me to ask her questions.
 
Shilasdair, would you not check someone who was qualified then? I know of 3 AI's close to me who would struggle to ride a prelim test, granted most of them got their qualifications many years ago,when it was easier to get, but i do find watching them teach more than a little scarey!!! One of my instructors is an accredited trainer, the other has no qualifications but a wealth of experience.
 
My instructor is a BHSAI but I think it's the experience that is most important. She competes at Advanced Medium level and has been placed at the national dressage championships for the last 7 years
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Most importantly she sorted my boy out when we became stuck and knows how he works and how to get the best out of him. She has not tried to rush anything with him either
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Wish she's lay off the sitting trot though
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