This guide describes the Preliminary Teaching Test, the first teaching assessment in the British Horse Society Stage Examinations. All sections of the syllabus - the Theory, the Group Lesson, the Lecturette, the Lunge and Lead Rein lessons, are explained comprehensively. This includes the preparation, study, practice and the format allowed on the Test Day, so that each candidate can enter the Test with confidence in their own ability.
The book also gives background information on the qualities and skills required by an instructor. From teaching group lessons, beginners to novices, flatwork and jumping, to teaching lunge lessons and children's classes. It explains in clear and consise language the points the instructor needs to assess in each rider and how to correct common faults and problems.
By explaining the essential qualities of observation, perception and the skill of communication, so vital to teaching, this guide creates confidence, so that readers can empower and teach their pupils with enthusiasm and enjoyment. Teaching is a skill; this book offers the foundations from which you can learn, understand and create this skill for yourself.
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