Advanced Riding Instructor
Advance your CTRI certification.
Therapeutic/Adaptive Riding is an activity in which the student performs mounted and unmounted work on or around the horse. Help build participants’ skills in and out of the arena by becoming a PATH Intl. Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor. Certifications for the PATH Intl. Therapeutic Riding Instructors at the CTRI, Advanced and Master levels are for equine-assisted services professionals providing riding instruction of therapeutic value to riders with disabilities. This includes mounted or unmounted work ethically partnering with an equine.
Advanced Therapeutic Riding Instructor
A PATH Intl. Certified Advanced Therapeutic Riding Instructor must demonstrate riding and teaching ability, knowledge, and, above all, safety while teaching equine centered lessons to all abilities. A PATH Intl. Advanced Therapeutic Riding Instructor is able to conduct an effective, safe equestrian lesson and demonstrate instruction that shows progression of riding skills for riders of all physical, cognitive and riding abilities.
Steps to Certification
- You must be 21 years of age or older
- Read the PATH Intl. Advanced Therapeutic Riding Instructor Certification Program Handbook in its entirety to be sure you understand the purpose, all the requirements, and all the fees before purchasing the application or registering for an event
- Create a portal and purchase a PATH Intl. Professional Level Membership
- Purchase PATH Intl. Advanced Therapeutic Riding Instructor (TRI) Application
- Submit completed PATH Intl. Advanced TRI Application
- Proof of current adult and child CPR and first aid certifications (100% online courses are acceptable)
- Complete online PATH Intl. Standards Course and Exam (valid for 1 year)
- Complete 120 hours instructing riders with disabilities in mounted activities at a current PATH Intl. Member Center – these hours can come from any point in your career
- Attend a PATH Intl. Advanced TRI preparation workshop (valid for 2 years) or attend several events/clinics to fulfill the minimum education requirements outlined in the PATH Intl. Advanced TRI Certification Candidate Handbook
- Attend an on-site Advanced TRI certification event or events. The horsemanship and teaching components may be completed at separate events, but all segments within a single component must be completed at the same event
- Complete the online, timed and proctored exam AFTER completing the in-person certification testing
Advanced Therapeutic Riding Instructor Certification Candidate Handbook
Advanced Riding Instructor Criteria
PATH Intl. Code of Ethics
Accommodations
Advanced Riding Instructor Certification
A PATH Intl. Certified Advanced Therapeutic Riding Instructor must demonstrate riding and teaching ability, knowledge, and, above all, safety while teaching equine centered lessons to all abilities. A PATH Intl. Advanced Therapeutic Riding Instructor is able to conduct an effective, safe equestrian lesson and demonstrate instruction that shows progression of riding skills for riders of all physical, cognitive and riding abilities.