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National Riding Instructors Convention

November 18-21 * Naples, Florida

Featuring:
George Morris, Denny Emerson, Jane Savoie, Susan Harris,
Peggy Brown, Sgt. Jerry Mayo of the RCMP, and many others.

Winter 2009/2010 Riding Instructor

Features

• Instructor of the Year: Laura M. Backus ...... by Leslie Terry
• Legendary Teaching – The Cavalry Rides on ...... by Judi Whipple
• Types of Horse Schools Available ...... by Angelia Almos
• Teaching for Understanding ...... by Nancy Hull
• The Teacher as Learner: Professional development for riding instructors ...... by Jennifer Brooks Hippensteel
• Intimate Talk ...... by Didi Arias
• Master Instructor. A dedicated dressage teacher is honored by ARIA ...... by Paula Rodenas

• Editor's Message
• Teaching * Learning * Teaching: "I want my students to like me!" ...... by Dr. Jessica Jahiel
• Legal Focus. In tough financial times – Can you repossess a horse when the buyer fails to pay? ...... by Julie I. Fershtman
• Horse-Sense for Instructors: Teaching the importance of position ...... by Dr. Jessica Jahiel
• Show us your student
• Teaching Confidence: Solving the instant gratification problem ...... by Gincy Self Bucklin
• Cameo's Cauldron: Just do it ...... by Cameo Miller

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ARIA celebrates 25 years of Innovation!

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.

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.)
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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

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.

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