Winslow Therapeutic Center offers Instructor Training Courses several times each year, as well as College Accredited Internships

Instructor Training Courses

The course will prepare the candidate for national certification as a North American Riding for the Handicapped (NARHA) Registered Instructor.

The educational portion of the course runs for 8 weeks, meeting once a week for three hours of instruction, both in the classroom and in the riding arena.
Coursework will cover a full range of topics required for certification: Cognitive and physical disabilities, work with youth at risk, sensory integration, autism, the therapy horse, safe handling of horses and riders, how to teach an effective lesson, ethics and professional standards, adaptive equipment and lesson planning.

The second part of the course is the Practical Teaching Experience. Candidates will work with a certified instructor to set goals and create lesson plans for a group of Winslow riders. As your skills grow and develop, you will take on more and more responsibility for teaching the group, working with volunteers, and handling the horses.

Each candidate is required to volunteer for 25 hours and perform supervised teaching for 25 hours. Additional teaching time can be offered if the candidate or Winslow staff deems it necessary for Certification.

On-site NARHA Certification is offered at Winslow several times each year. (See below and on the Seminars page)

Beginning in September - Internship Program: runs for 8 weeks- every Tuesday from 9am-12pm. This course will prepare the candidate for national certification as a North American Riding for the Handicapped (NARHA) Registered Instructor. The educational portion of the course runs for 8 weeks, meeting once a week for three hours of instruction, both in the classroom and in the riding arena.
Coursework will cover a full range of topics required for certification. Maximum participants:12  Cost: $500

College Accredited Internships

Winslow offers Internships to college students with a wide range of majors.

College Affiliates
St. Andrew's College
Cazenovia College
Seton Hall University

For more information contact Winslow at (845) 986-6686.