2022 Continuing Education Opportunities

Registered Coach Status will disappear by end of 2024!

English Disciplines: If you have Registered Coach Status (or no Coach Status) and plan to continue coaching, we recommend that you start taking steps NOW to become EC Certified. An EC Certified Coach's training plan includes being evaluated for Level 6 (Instructor) or Level 8 (Competition Coach and Competition Coach Specialist) Rider Levels.

Individual Rider Level evaluations and challenges for English and Western Levels for those working towards Instructor or Competition Coach may be held throughout the year without waiting for an MHC-organized event. A private arena must meet MHC's size standard for a jumping or dressage course; evaluators and paperwork are managed through the MHC office for an administration fee. Please email [email protected] for details.

Registration details for all courses coming shortly

Wednesday, July 6 - 6:30 pm by Zoom:  FREE English Rider Level  Information Session - Chris Dolinski, English Instructor Evaluator
Sign up at this link
If we could make this mandatory for Rider Level challengers, we would! This session will provide participants with an overview of 

• how the EC Rider level program works
• the expectations of each of the levels (English 1-8)
• how to be successful at the final Examination for your rider testing

and will offer an opportunity for participants to ask questions about the EC English Program. 
You should attend if you plan on doing your Rider level exams in the near future, or are interested in finding out more about how the rider level testing works. Here's the registration link again.

Wednesday, August 31: Candidates for the November 28-29, 2022 MHC-run Fall Coaching Evaluation should have completed their Rider Levels by this date

Friday, September 16: Camp Registration deadline

Camp is an integral part of preparing for a Coach Evaluation. It covers a range of valuable sessions covering the theory skills which are essential for Coach Candidates. For instance, Emergency Action Plan, Writing a Lesson Plan, Yearly Training Plan, etc. Multi-level sessions for Instructor, Competition Coach, and Competition Coach Specialist. Includes in-person lunging opportunities. Provincial grants may be available to registrants

Monday September 19: English Coaching & License Information Session - Tristan Caswell, English Competition Coach Evaluator
**Mandatory for English Camp participants** but open to all

Monday September 26: Western Rider Level & Coaching Information Session - Betty-Ann McPhedran, Master Coach Developer
**Mandatory for Western Camp participants** but open to all 

October 1-2: In person Coaching Camp, Eastman area
A slate of valuable sessions covering the theory skills which are essential for those going forward for Coach Evaluation. For instance, Emergency Action Plan, Writing a Lesson Plan, Yearly Training Plan, etc. Multi-level sessions for Instructor, Competition Coach, and Competition Coach Specialist. Includes in-person lunging opportunities. Provincial grants may be available to registrants

Starting Sunday October 9 and running almost weekly through till February 5, Zoom sessions covering the following topics, many of which are essential learning for Coach Evaluation (check MHC's website for registration details):
Managing your Equine Coaching Business, English Lunging, English Tack & Boots, Safe Sport, Bandaging, Conformation, General Unsoundness, Unsoundness of the hoof, Equine Ulcers, Teeth & Dentistry, Nutrition, Western Tack & Boots, Western Lunging, Trailering Safety.

More information coming shortly on registration. PD points available for EC Certified Coaches.

Friday, October 21: Coaching Evaluation Deadline

Saturday/Sunday, November 28-29: English Coaching Evaluation at Westwind Stable

Monday, December 5: Coach Appreciation event, Sport Manitoba, 145 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg

Saturday, December 10: Tentative English Coach Update. 

For all coaches who teach/evaluate EC English Rider Levels, this is your three-yearly update on course content, forms and evaluation procedures. A full day of theory and in-arena rider critique, also open to riders/non-certified coaches working towards gaining their own Rider Levels prior to EC Certification. 

Saturday, February 4, 2022: Tentative Western Coach Update

For all coaches who teach/evaluate EC Western Rider Levels, this is your three-yearly update on course content, forms and evaluation procedures. A full day of theory and in-arena rider critique, also open to riders/non-certified coaches working towards gaining their own Rider Levels prior to EC Certification. 

Saturday/Sunday, February 26-27, 2023: Western Coach Evaluation 
Here's the information link again: MHC's website

Online Multi-Sport courses available

Remember, as a Certified Equestrian Canada coach your PD points should come 50% from clinics, volunteering and other professional activities; the other 50% should come from NCCP courses. Coaches who have Coach Status without EC Certification are not required to maintain PD points.

Sport Manitoba: Go to http://www.sportmanitoba.ca/coaching for current programs.

Sport Development Grants from Sport Manitoba

Useful documents for coaches

• Understand your Locker - for Equestrians 
• How to renew Respect In Sport and have it record automatically in your Locker
• Professional Development Update Form
• Professional Development categories
• Equestrian Canada PD and Maintenance of Certification.

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