The dressage instructors webinar will be hosted by local equestrians, Jodi Lees, USEF “R” dressage judge (waiting for upgrade to “S”), Randi Thompson, founder of the Horse and Rider Awareness Educational Programs (including the dressage instructors and jumping instructors) and moderated by Laura Kelland-May of Canada.

According to Thompson, “We know what dressage instructors need to do to succeed in the horse business and are sharing the steps to success that will make a difference for them. To be successful as a dressage instructor is much more than coaching riders or training horses. You need to know how to operate as a business both professionally and legally. As a legal horse expert witness and consultant for the horse world, I have tips to share that every riding instructor needs to know.”

Jodi Lees states, “The dressage instructors webinars are designed to enhance the effectiveness of instructors in your teaching skills and in the management of your businesses. We want to be an asset for instructors – a place where you can find answers and have discussions about training, teaching and business concepts specifically pertaining to the equine industry. In this next webinar, we will continue our discussion from the judge’s box on riding figures accurately and correctly. We will also discuss teaching techniques for creating better communication with your students especially regarding confidence in the control of their horses and of their own balance in the saddle. We will finish off this webinar with a discussion about the necessity of effective record keeping in your horse business.”

Kelland-May says, “There is a lot of information out there for instructors.We’ve developed a series of webinars for dressage instructors that focus on from the judges box, teaching techniques and horse business #101 business tools.”

Topics include:

• From the budges box: Learn easy solutions to improve what riders are doing for better test scores.

• Teaching techniques: Discover how asking and answering questions will create a “thinking rider.”

• Horse business 101: Discuss some of the basics that are important to business.

Register for the free dressage instructors webinar at bit.ly/2iudYc4.

Those who would like to invest more in their success can join the live dressage instructor bootcamp in spring 2017 in the Tryon area.

For more information contact Randi Thompson at randithompsonlive.com or call her at 828-697-4274.

– article submitted by Randi Thompson