A field trip to Lexington during the Rolex 3-Day Event includes visiting a leading breeding facility and an equine veterinary hospital. Each session is devoted to a special topic, for which specific skills must be mastered. This course is designed for the student intending to teach riding and provides an in-depth study of the pupil, school horse, teaching techniques, business procedures, ethics and responsibilities, preventive medicine and farrier care. Students will observe and assist in the instruction of an equitation class. Riding test may be required.
Students continue to observe the instructor in a scheduled equitation class.
Students will take full responsibility and prepare lessons for supervised instruction of a small group of students for 8 weeks. I except that students will teach riders who are at a more advanced level. Emphasis is on the internal anatomy of the foot, as well as proper tools and shoe types. Lecture, demonstration, and laboratory experience related to the correction of conformation and motion through corrective trimming. The student obtains both theoretical and practical experience for a comprehensive study of lameness and methods of correcting pathological conditions that arise from poor conformation.