Enlightened Equitation Teacher Training Programme
with Heather Moffett at East Leigh Farm, near Totnes, South Devon
with Heather Moffett at East Leigh Farm, near Totnes, South Devon
"I’ve had an incredible week of teaching and schooling, and it hasn’t finished yet. Heather Moffett, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for sharing your methods and letting me teach them. I never fail to be amazed by the difference your methods can make but this week has been the best yet."
Hannah Cowdry
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The Teacher Training Workshops will cover a wide range of associated topics, the first being Saddle Fitting and Construction. Few realise just how much the saddle, it’s design and construction, affects the rider’s position, and the horse’s ability to function correctly. Other topics will cover basic biomechanics, discussion of the various modern methods of teaching, and also the variance between the Classical Schools of thought. In this way, the Enlightened Equitation Teacher (EETT) will be armed with the necessary knowledge to advise and evaluate all types of riding.
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The Teacher Training will cover four levels, the first tackling the all-important ‘basics’ of riding.
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Additionally, EETT’s may undertake our saddle fitting training and also sell a range of our products to clients.
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Please download our EET booking form for Level I.
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Dates are arranged individually for Levels II, III and IV, so in the first instance please contact Heather on hm@heather-moffett.com or text/call 0791 9358 244.
Level I
The Online Teacher Training Level 1 course will start officially in January 2022, running for 12 months. The course will cover the same content as before via video, and also Zoom lectures and discussion twice monthly. These will be recorded for students to refer back to.
Online Teacher Trainees will be given free membership of the Online Classical Riding Academy, as the library of videos on the site will cover all of the topics and will be used as course material. It is hoped that Heather can still have volunteer horses and riders each month to video for discussion and assessment.
In November 2021, it is planned to hold two Zoom discussion sessions to answer any questions you may wish to put forward, and get to 'meet' everyone, if only virtually!These will be from 6.45pm on Wednesdays for an hour or so, as will the Zoom sessions starting in January.
Level II
Will concentrate on teaching the pupil to become an effective but stylish rider, able to influence the horse with the minimum of effort and movement. In Level 1, we will have concentrated on producing the rider to be a ‘pretty passenger’, in other words able to sit easily and correctly at all paces, but not yet capable of influencing the horse to improve it’s way of going. In Level 2, the Teacher Training will look at producing the rider to be able to school the horse at the lower levels, working on the quality of the paces, and transitions especially. Teacher trainees will be taught to recognise the essential differences between incorrect and correct work, and to give the rider exercises to enable the progress to take place. Teaching lateral work to the rider will also be covered and some jumping exercises.
Level III
Will take teaching the rider to school the horse a step further, introducing teaching lateral work to the horse, half halts, transitions within the pace, always placing emphasis on the rider maintaining the correct seat, and for the horse, the quality of the paces and increasing self-carriage. At this level, we will also start to evaluate the difference between the Classical Schools, all of which have merit, but it is necessary to understand that there are fundamental differences in their approach, and ultimate goal, although proponents of one school would have it that there is no difference. I beg to differ, and feel that it is a necessary part of the teacher’s education to be clued up on the various schools of thought. Teaching students to ride advanced movements on schoolmaster horses will also be included.
Level IV
Level 4 will cover teaching the movements to an advanced level, including flying changes, pirouettes, and work towards piaffe and passage. It is also hoped eventually to include more advanced jumping as a specialist subject, for those who are interested in teaching not only dressage.