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The North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) offers three levels of certification for therapeutic riding instructors: Registered, Advanced and Master. Specialty Discipline Certification is also available for driving and interactive vaulting. Therapeutic riding instructors that teach at NARHA Centers are required to achieve (one level of) NARHA Instructor Certification status. Instructors may apply for any level of certification that they feel they are qualified to achieve, as long as the application criteria for that level are met. The criteria at each level details the skills and knowledge an instructor of that level must posses regarding Equine Management, Horsemanship, Instruction, Teaching Methodology and Disabilities.

The first step to becoming an instructor is to obtain experience working with individuals with disabilities at a NARHA Center. Many instructors get their start by volunteering at centers as side-walkers or leaders. Becoming involved with a NARHA Center is a great way to learn about therapeutic riding and whether or not to pursue certification.
 

Program Updates

 NARHA Master Level Certification Information

NARHA Interactive Vaulting Instructor Certification Information

 
 

New on www.narha.org:  Updated NARHA Master Level Certification Information
NARHA has recently updated our website information on the Master Level Certification program.  The new information includes a definition of what is expected of a NARHA Master Level Instructor with important application deadlines and links to NARHA’s new Master Level Instructor Booklet and also to the application form for a Bliss Brown Memorial scholarship.  Find all this new information on the Master Level Instructor page of the NARHA website.  The deadline for the scholarship application and letter of intent to apply for NARHA Master Level Certification is May 30th.

 

New Interactive Vaulting Instructor Certification Booklet on the NARHA Website
For the first time, NARHA has published an Instructor Certification Booklet for its new Interactive Vaulting Program.  And the new booklet is already on the NARHA website. The booklet, in the form of a PDF file is found on the Interactive Vaulting Certification page of NARHA’s website.  This is a great way for instructors to get involved early in an exciting new program!  What a wonderful new service to offer at your equestrian center. 

rev 12/16/2009