Synopses & Reviews
The definitive text on teaching the rider, this book covers all aspects of teaching technique including beginner riders, examination candidates and professionals competing up to international level. Areas covered include a history of riding instruction, teaching and coaching as a career, designing lesson plans, communication and people skills, goal setting and achieving that goal, psychology of teaching and how people learn, the horse/rider relationship, teaching the disabled, children and beginner adults, coaching for competition and overcoming nerves and rider limitations. The book starts with the theory and psychology of teaching and learning and moves on to teaching the beginner and pony and riding club work, followed by training the individual to improve riding skills for examinations or competitions.
Table of Contents
Preface;
Part I Effective Teaching:; 1. Training and coaching; 2. Trainers and their roles; 3. Pupils and their goals; 4. The learning environment; 5. Lesson planning; 6. The plan in action;
Part II Specialist Teaching and Coaching:; 7.Teaching children; 8. Teaching riders with disability; 9. Teach ing the novice adcult; 10. Coaching for competition; 11. Preparation for teaching examinations;
Part III Devling Deeper:; 12. Teaching and coaching as a career; 13. How people learn; 14. Giving a lecturer;
Appendix 1: Exercises to Include in Lesson Plans;
Appendix 2: The International Code of Conduct; Index