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Focus on Safety
ARIA supports wearing of a properly fitted ASTM/SEI certified equestrian helmet with the harness secured during equestrian activities. [Learn more...]

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, (next year) at the Naples Grande Resort in Naples, Florida. [Download 2009 Convention flyer (PDF)]

Fall 2008 Riding Instructor

The Fall issue of Riding Instructor is now available online for download as a PDF file. Download Riding Instructor (6.5MB). Here's what's inside:

Features

First Impressions: What does your barn say about you? ...... by Kelly Mahloch
The Creation of Barn and Safety Rules ...... by Didi Arias
Knowing When to Quit: When is one too old to ride? ...... by Judi Whipple
Saying Goodbye to Old Friends ...... by Didi Arias
Let There be Light: Helping children to understand your teaching ...... by Jennifer Brooks Hippensteel
The Importance of Mentoring ...... by Jo Santay

Departments

Editor's Message
Bulletin Board
Horse-Sense for Instructors: "By the way, my horse is gaited" ...... by Jessica Jahiel
Teaching - Learning - Teaching: My students are getting old ...... by Jessica Jahiel
Peer Profile ...... Kim Cox
Legal Focus: How not to sell a horse ...... by Julie L. Fershtman
You have a corporation - Can you be personally liable? ...... by Julie L. Fershtman
Cameo's Cauldron: Are you sabotaging yourself? ...... by Cameo Miller

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. [More...]

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. [More...]

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