I recently saw reference to the Certified Horsemanship Association and thought I’d better check it out. Based in Lexington, Kentucky this horse association is promoted for the benefit of horse riding instructors, horse riders, horse enthusiasts and equine managers.
For those who are already members, there are educational grants on offer. It states on their site that the CHA mission statement is:
“To promote excellence in safety and education for the benefit of the entire horse industry. This is accomplished by certifying instructors, accrediting equine facilities, producing educational conferences and publishing educational resources such as horsemanship manuals, DVDs, safety video shorts, webinars, a monthly radio show, weekly blog, posters and much more.”
As a non-profit organisation, anyone can provide tax deductible donations. This may be of appeal to those already investing in the equine industry.
Check out this CHA short video:
Perhaps you’re interested in getting accredited. Then you can take a look at the certifications on offer. There are certifications for instructors, trail guides, a combination of the two and also college level certifications. And if you want to combine working with horses and with people who have disabilities, certification is possible for this, too.
For those who are managers of equine facilities or who focus on the area of driving horses, they can gain CHA certification, too. There’s a variety of different certifications on offer to equine enthusiasts.
There’s an outline of what minimum requirements need to be met and what you can anticipate in a certification process. I love to see when any industry is promoting continued education and best practices. It looks like the Certified Horsemanship Association is one such setup that promotes this.
“Fascination with horses predated every other single thing I knew. Before I was a mother, before I was a writer, before I knew the facts of life, before I was a schoolgirl, before I learned to read, I wanted a horse.” ― Jane Smiley
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