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ARIA supports wearing of a properly fitted ASTM/SEI certified equestrian
helmet with the harness secured during equestrian activities.
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Mark your Calendar!
ARIA's 25th Anniversary Convention
George H. Morris, Chef d'Equipe of the Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. Show Jumping team, along with Denny Emerson,
Jane Savoie, Susan Harris and Sgt. Jerry Mayo of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, will be among the featured
speakers at ARIA's 25th Anniversary Convention, to be held on November 18-21, 2009 at the Naples Grande Resort in
Naples, Florida.
[Download 2009 Convention flyer (PDF)]
The 2009 ARIA awards will be presented at the Convention. For information on nominations,
download the ARIA Award Nominations flyer (PDF).
More about the 2009 National Riding Instructors Convention
ARIA 2009 Convention Sponsors
ARIA and Charles Owen have teamed up to offer all ARIA Certified Instructors who attend the 25th
Anniversary edition of the National Riding Instructors Convention
(even those who earn their certification there at the Test Center!) a FREE Charles Owen helmet!
Their representative will be on hand to professionally measure each person for a perfect fit.
ARIA thanks them for their generosity.
A SmartPak contains your horse's supplements and medications in custom-made, daily-dose paks,
labeled with your horse's name and delivered automatically every month. It's Supplements Simplified.
Summer 2009 Riding Instructor
Features
- Teaching Children Kindness and Empathy Towards Animals ....... by Didi Arias
- Building Essential Cross-Country Jumps. You can do it! ....... by Emily Wigley
- Sally Swift’s Lasting Legacy ....... by Susan Harris
- A Horse’s Tribute to Sally Swift ....... by Peggy Brown
- Surviving Sticky Situations ....... by Allison Thurston
- Writing about Riding ....... by Jennifer Brooks Hippensteel
- Setting your Students up for Success Building a Lesson Plan ....... by Judy Whipple
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Departments
- Editor’s Message
- Bulletin Board
- Peer Profile: Julie Thomas, Jean Morrison
- Legal Focus: Can injured trainers sue horse owners? ....... by Julie I. Fershtman
- Cameo’s Cauldron: What Sally taught us ....... by Cameo Miller
Download Summer 2009 Riding Instructor (PDF, 7MB)
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ARIA celebrates 25 years of Innovation!
ARIA offers:
Association Membership, open to all.
Benefits of membership include:
- A subscription to Riding Instructor magazine, a full color, glossy, quarterly publication
- Insurance discounts with such top-rated companies as Equisure and Markel
- FREE classified ads on the ARIA website
- Membership card and color decal for your automobile.
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Instructor Certification.
Candidates for nationally-recognized ARIA certification attend an ARIA Test Center
in order to be tested and evaluated. (ARIA does not offer, nor has it ever offered, online testing.)
Test Center Dates and Locations
Test Center Registration
In order to maintain ARIA's credibility and high standards, each facet of ARIA's originally-designed
evaluation program is protected by copyright, and may not be copied or used in any way without prior
written permission.
ARIA Certification
In a Class of its Own
Over thirty ARIA Test Centers will be held throughout the US during 2008, with more added regularly. For the most up-to-date list, see Test Center Schedule and Locations.
ARIA has been certifying riding instructors and stable managers since 1984, and offers certification at three different levels and in 15 disciplines: Hunt Seat over Fences, Hunt Seat on the Flat, Dressage, Show Jumping, Driving, Eventing, Western Pleasure & Equitation, Reining, Mounted Patrol Training Officer, Stable Management, Recreational Riding, Saddle Seat, Distance Riding, Riding to Hounds, and Side-Saddle.
Nationally recognized and meaningful, the ARIA Certification Program uses a carefully designed and thought-out system of checks and balances to determine the earning of certification. A team of evaluators, located in various parts of the country, assess all aspects of each candidate's demonstrated knowledge of the discipline he/she wishes to teach, attention to professionalism and safety, and business and personal integrity. Even at Level 1, ARIA certification is hard-earned, which makes it respected and important. Major insurance companies recognize ARIA Certification, and offer those instructors a substantial discount on their insurance needs.
ARIA partners with Colleges and Equine Affaire
The American Riding Instructors Association (ARIA) has announced that Instructor Certification Test Centers will be held at eight leading educational institutions in upcoming months.
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A Magazine for Riding Instructors
Published by The American Riding Instructors Association (ARIA), Riding Instructor magazine was developed to support and encourage instructors of all disciplines. No-nonsense articles go straight to the heart of an instructor's business and teaching concerns.
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