Course Introduction

In early 2008, Daniel Stewart, former US Team coach and author of Ride-Right launched a certification program to train highly-qualified equestrians to teach his workshops, seminars and clinics. The program’s objective is to select a team of US riders to introduce the American riding community to a series of new training and teaching techniques. By combining his experience as a US Coach with his education in exercise physiology and sport psychology, and by introducing new ideas such as equestrian balance boards, psychology based mounted clinics, and frame-by-frame DVD analysis he was able to develop several workshops, seminars and mounted clinics that solve a rider’s imperfections by helping them to identify and understand them.

Ride Right graduates are able to charge a fee for teaching RR classes and their names and contact information will appear on the Ride-Right online directory so that they can receive class requests from riders and barns in their area. Applicants will be experienced riding instructors or highly qualified riders, at least 17 years old and must submit a an application form with a detailed history of their riding and/or teaching experiences. Not all applicants will be accepted.

There are four different levels of RR Graduates.

RR Apprentice: Riders earning money teaching RR Balance and Symmetry workshops.
RR Specialist: Riders earning money teaching RR Sport Psychology seminars.
RR Instructor: Riders earning money teaching RR Mounted clinics.
RR Coach: Riders earning money teaching RR Video-Analysis clinics.

All first time applicants are trained as RR Apprentices and upon graduation are certified to teach the RR Balance & Symmetry workshops, RR Fitness & Conditioning workshops, RR Circuit Training sessions and private RR fitness classes using the “Stable Board” and techniques developed by Daniel Stewart. RR Apprentices can advance through the remaining three certification levels according to a set schedule allowing them to perfect their skill at the current level while preparing for the demands of the following one.

Tuition for the three-day RR Apprentice class is $990 however three payment plans exist so that it can be paid over a long period of time. Members of a federally recognized NPO are eligible for tuition assistance scholarships in the amounts of between $100 and $500.

Most certification classes take place in Santa Barbara California however special classes throughout the year will be held in select US, Canadian and European cities such as Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Calgary and London.

For more information click here: Detailed Information (pdf)

To fill out an application click here: Student Application (pdf)

To apply for a scholarship click here: Scholarship Application (pdf)

To make a payment online click here: RRCC Program

The following are the remaining classes for 2008:

• Santa Barbara, CA: July 15-17, July 29-31, Aug 12-14, Aug 26-28, Oct 24-26, Nov 28-30, Dec 12-14
• Boston, MA: Aug: 5-7