DEVELOP A THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROGRAM (EFT 1):  Students will design a therapeutic riding program utilizing industry standards.

Outcomes:   The student’s ability to develop a therapeutic riding program will be evidenced by:

• Utilizing state and national standards of practice
• Writing job descriptions
• Writing training manuals for staff and volunteers
• Training staff and volunteers
• Develop a record-keeping system
• Perform a program self-study

THE THERAPEUTIC RIDER (EFT 2):  Students will identify disability characteristics, precautions, contraindications, and therapeutic goals for individuals with disabilities within the therapeutic riding setting.

Outcomes:   Understanding the therapeutic rider is evidenced by:

• Defining characteristics of a disability that can be affected by therapeutic riding
• Writing long-term and short-term goals for the individual
• Defining and assessing progression for the therapeutic rider

UTILIZING THE HORSE (EFT 3):  Students will train the horse, analyze its movement, and control the horse, in the therapeutic setting.

Outcomes:   Skills related to utilizing the horse in the therapeutic setting are evidenced by the student’s ability to:

• Progress a horse’s ground training to the therapeutic level
• Define, analyze, and interpret the horse’s movement
• Identify appropriate mounts for specific individuals
• Perform the duties of a leader in a therapeutic riding lesson

TEACHING THE THERAPEUTIC RIDER (EFT 4):  Students will develop and teach a therapeutic riding plan for riders with disabilities..

Outcomes:   Teaching the therapeutic rider is demonstrated by the student’s ability to:

• Perform an intake evaluation
• Assign appropriate horse, adaptive equipment and level of assistance for a therapeutic rider
• Write lesson plans for therapeutic riding lessons
• Self-evaluation of performance
• Assess and progress riders utilizing industry standards
• Evaluate peers
• Oversee the teaching team
• Perform student teaching hours