Youth Instructor Training Program
Our training programs offer two specialized tracks designed to strengthen the equestrian industry. The Youth Instructor Program equips instructors to teach true classical basics to beginner riders, with child-specific educational strategies and ready-to-use monthly and weekly lesson plans. The Stable Owner/Manager Program focuses on barn management, business structure, marketing, and the operational skills needed to run a successful dressage lesson barn.
Both tracks run concurrently or independently based on client needs and are delivered in a hybrid format, combining online modules, video submissions, and required internships for hands-on experience and skill verification. All instruction is led by highly qualified experts to ensure practical, professional-level training
Beginner Instructors
Most trainers find it very difficult to teach dressage to children. The common belief is that children do not have the mental or physical maturity to learn the intricacies of dressage. Our proof of concept stable, King's View Acres, uses King's Gift Fund's program that is designed to teach classical dressage through fun exercises and unmounted lessons that help children connect the "feel" of riding - a major concept in dressage. Our program will teach instructors how to approach children at their level and guide them through the lower levels of dressage while having fun - and creating a scalable, sustainable business.
Curriculum Development
Many horseback riding instructors are great with horses, but few are taught how to create a cumulative plan for their lessons. We believe that riding lessons should run a bit like a classroom course - start with simple tasks that build in an organized fashion until goals are met. Very few riding instructors have a plan for each lesson, and even fewer know how to develop lessons that build on each other. King's Gift Fund classes will teach instructors how to create step by step lessons that build to a final goal - and how to keep students interested as the plan unfolds. We even have curriculum prepared to share with instructors so they do not have to recreate the wheel each time they teach a class.
Business Management
It is common that riding instructors love being in the barn working with the horses and their clients, but they HATE the business end of the industry. King's Gift Fund will teach instructors not only how to organize their classes, but we will also show them how to market their programs, attract students, manage finances, and acquire lesson horses and teaching materials. We will even mentor instructors in establishing their own stables or working out of a community stable. We want to make sure our instructors have ALL the tools they need to be successful in our industry, the economy, and the needs of the community change.
