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The Certified Horsemanship Association is
a not-for-profit membership based organization, founded in
1967. CHA certifies riding instructors and trail guides, accredits
riding facilities and provides resources to programs and instructors
in the form of published industry standards for group riding
programs, student horsemanship manuals and instructor manuals.
Additionally, program materials are offered by CHA including
helmets, student awards and certificates, posters and other
educational resources. The mission statement for CHA is to
promote excellence in horsemanship safety and education internationally,
for the benefit of individuals and group riding programs.
Clinic Request Form
Material Order Form
offers certification for
both English and Western instructors at four horsemanship
levels; also addresses short trail rides.
offers certification for trail
guides at four levels from hourly guide to wilderness packer.
offers both trail guide and instructor
certification at the first two levels of both the Standard
and Trail program.
offers certification
for instructors who deal with riders with disabilities; six
levels of certification available from Side Walker to Level
3 Instructor (see description on back); prerequisite of CHA
Standard Instructor certification.
a non-renewable seasonal
certification available only to equestrian staff of CHA Program
Member facilities that work under a CHA Level 2 or higher
certified instructor or guide.
CHA Certification Clinics are offered at approved host sites
across the US and Canada. Clinics are organized by the hosting
facility and conducted by two CHA Certified Clinicians (Seasonal
clinics may have only one clinician). Host sites are responsible
for collecting fees from participants, sending registration
information and course materials to participants, contracting
the services of clinic staff and paying applicable certification
fees to CHA.
Host sites may conduct private certification clinics for the
sole benefit of their own riding staff, or may open clinics
to outside participants to offset the cost of the clinic.
CHA suggests a minimum fee of $450 charged to participants,
to help ensure the financial success of the clinic and to
prevent unfair competition. Seasonal Equestrian Staff certification
has certain limitations and minimum fee does not apply.
Download the CHA Clinic Staff Contract, click here!
Visit our other relevent pages: CHA Clinics listed by location or CHA Clinics listed by date
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