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Therapeutic Riding Certification Clinic

Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor Skills Clinic

Join us at the PATH Intl. CTRI® Skills Clinic and take the next step in your therapeutic riding certification journey!

The PATH Intl. Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor (CTRI) Skills Clinic is an optional three-day event that provides specialized training for therapeutic riding instructors interested in certification through PATH Intl. This clinic was developed to allow PATH Intl. CTRI® applicants to have the opportunity to strengthen their hands-on knowledge of therapeutic riding instruction.

PATH Intl. assembled a team of subject matter experts to design this clinic geared towards aspiring instructors, taking them beyond the basics and helping to develop a strong PATH Intl. riding instructor mindset. This clinic allows those preparing for certification the opportunity to practice and spend hands-on time with equines and other participants to grow their knowledge and skills. There are no prerequisites to this clinic, but basic equine, riding instruction and criteria knowledge as it relates to a PATH Intl. CTRI® will be helpful.

This clinic will be taught by some of the most experienced instructors in the field of equine-assisted services and will give participants an opportunity to see what is current in the field. Each event will be taught by two PATH Intl. Faculty members and will provide each participant with the chance to work with several equines in different scenarios.

This educational event is not required to be completed in order to pursue PATH Intl. CTRI® certification but is highly recommended to ensure that incoming certification applicants have consistent baseline knowledge for instructing therapeutic riding lessons.

Participants must attend all three days to receive credit for attending the clinic. After the event has taken place and attendance has been reported to PATH Intl., attendees will receive an emailed certificate of completion documenting their attendance. 

Who is this event for?

*Course participants must be 18 years or older to register for this event.

  • Equine professionals
  • Instructors-in-training considering pursuit of the PATH Intl. CTRI® certification
  • Special education providers or other professionals who work with people with disabilities and have basic equine knowledge
  • Applicants looking to collaborate with other certification applicants in hands-on instructing skill practice, along with addressing the basics of lesson planning, disability knowledge, adaptive teaching, and setting goals and tracking participant progress
  • Current PATH Intl. CTRI®s looking to complete CEU hours or to strengthen their education in mentoring/supervising instructors-in-training
  • PATH Intl. Mentors and Supervising Instructors are highly encouraged to attend as auditors as a first step to guiding applicants through the foundations of becoming an instructor
    • Auditing seats must be requested through the PATH Intl. office and are based on attendance numbers for an event. The auditor will receive an invoice that must be paid in order to attend the event. Auditors can claim CEU credits from attending an event; these will be provided after the event has concluded

Full Clinic Attendee Pricing

PATH Intl. Member: $800
Non-Members: $1,000

Auditing Attendee Pricing

PATH Intl. Member: $400
Non-Members: $500

How To Register?

Events are added to the PATH Intl. calendar, and can be found on the Events page. Keep an eye on the calendar as events are added on a regular basis.
Events Calendar
Additional Learning Resources

To utilize experience from this training towards certification, applicants must submit the certificate of completion with their certification application. The PATH Intl. Credentialing Council has reviewed the content of this clinic and has approved participants to utilize the clinic towards the following CTRI application requirements:

  • Part II: Individuals will demonstrate competence of the PATH Intl. Standards section and may check relevant boxes.
  • Part IV: Individuals will be able to document two hours of experience interacting with individuals with disabilities in a therapeutic riding setting.
  • Part V: Individuals will be able to document two and a half hours of experience teaching mounted therapeutic riding lessons to groups.

Focus of the PATH Intl. CTRI® Skills Clinic

  • To allow PATH Intl. CTRI® applicants the opportunity to strengthen some of the hands-on aspects of therapeutic riding instruction
  • To provide a space for applicants to network and connect with others through the CTRI certification process under the guidance of experienced faculty
  • Apply practical skills of instructing
    • Specific skill practice to prepare for the PATH Intl. CTRI® application teaching video
    • Conduct a mock therapeutic riding lesson
  • Understand best practices for setting rider goals and tracking progress
  • Assess the uses of tack and the need for adaptations
  • Ability to mount and dismount riders safely at the expected level of the PATH Intl. CTRI®
  • Demonstrate practical lesson planning and implementation

Areas of knowledge presented

  • Disabilities
  • Tack and adaptations
  • Mounting and dismounting
  • Lesson planning & rider progress
  • Practical skill application
  • Teaching mock lessons

I belong to PATH Intl. because PATH Intl. Centers offer tremendous benefits for many special needs, and it's an excellent educational resource.

Judi Nelson
Member

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