If you have been a Mentor for an extended period of time and would like to become a Trainer offering our Certification courses to parents, teachers or therapists, read below for requirements and details of our Train the Trainer program.
Becoming a Trainer for the Movement Method 1 & 2 Certification Course
Courses to taken:
- Movement Method (MM) 1, 2 & 3
- Completed Train the Trainer Program (all other courses must have been completed previously - see Apprenticeship section below)
General pre-requisites:
- Complete a background check and Horse Boy Application
- Active Independent Mentor for at least 2 years.
- Organize MM 1 workshop for HB staff at Mentor's center
- Gold member and in good standing with Horse Boy
- Assisted HB staff in at least 5 MM 1 & 2 workshops
- Background any of the following:
- Bachelor degree in education or psychology
- therapy degree
- equivalent experience e.g. 5 years in education field (can include homeschooling).
Homework/Course work to provide
- 3 detailed MM case studies (must include different subjects and different age groups). Case study to be planned and approved by Jenny.
- Kids logs, small animal logs (if applicable), volunteer logs – to be provided by Horse Boy and to be submitted to Horse Boy quarterly
- Monthly photos and videos blog of activities on Horse Boy World Blog
- Testimonials from at least 10 families that you have worked with for at least one 12 week set of sessions.
- Quarterly activity document. Format to be provided by Horse Boy
Apprenticeship: The Train The Trainer Program
- @New Trails 7 days to 2 weeks on the ground
- Host a fake training for our staff
- Create 3 games for NT families
- @home: 2 weeks on the ground
- At very end of requirements
- Final ok/tweak, final evaluation of horses
- Organize and host 3 consultation sessions with you and families
- Organize 3 learning sessions you and your families
Timeframe
- 420h of families served (e.g. OR 10h per week for one year)
- Provide HB w logs kids/volunteer
- Detailed session log and video/photo blog of selected children (3 minimum)
- HB will survey/ask for feedback of parents before and after each 12 sessions
- Parents in direct contact with HB
Structure of workshops if approved
- All registrations will always be handled through HB
- Trainers to receive up to 60% paid through HBLLC (that is if there are two of you – if it’s just one we need to send a second trainer in who will receive part of the 60% commission)
- Max # of trainees: 5 for first year, 8 for second year.
- Trainees to fill out feedback form provided by HB
- Required at least 2 HB approved riding instructors
Continuous education
- Quarterly report
- Survey /feedback of all trainees
- 4 days per year at NT or other approved HB training facility
- 4 days per year HB approved trainer at Practitioners Location for workshops, improvement of horses/environment etc.
Becoming a Trainer for the Movement Method 3 Certification Course
Courses to taken:
- Movement Method 1, 2 & 3
- Completed Train the Trainer Program for MM 1&2 (all other courses must have been completed previously - see Apprenticeship section below)
General pre-requisites:
- Complete a background check and Horse Boy Application
- Active Independent Practioner for at least 2 years.
- Organize MM 1, 2 & 3 workshop for HB staff at Mentor's center OR Organize HBM 1, 2 & 3 workshop for HB staff at Mentor's center
- Has to be gold member and in good standing with Horse Boy
- Has to have assisted HB staff in at least 3 HBM/MM 3 workshops
- Background any of the following:
- Bachelor degree in education or psychology
- therapy degree
- equivalent experience e.g. 5 years in education field (can include homeschooling).
- At least 15 years active riding experience. Must have a background in teaching riding lessons. Discipline doesn’t matter but the lessons must be at walk trot and canter mounted. Please provide at least 5 references with details of your students and what they have been working on as riders. Please also submit at least 5 references of horses you have trained for other people and what these horses have learned in the time they were with you.
Homework/Course work to provide
- Show your environment includes play equipment, educational materials, educational games
- Assessment of your environment: pros and cons; what bad sensory triggers are still in your environment and why have you not remediated them; best thing you implemented that surprised you with its effectiveness
- Show 3 environments that yoru MM1 & 2 or HBM 1 trainess have implemented
- Goal creation for families: 3 case studies that show goals and curriculum creation for children of different ages and in different subjects
- Records of playdate checklists, volunteer and parent packages
- Description of your volunteer orientation program
- Kids logs, small animal logs (if applicable), volunteer logs – to be provided by Horse Boy and to be submitted to Horse Boy quarterly
- Monthly photos and videos blog of activities on Horse Boy World Blog
- Testimonials from at least 10 families that you have worked with for at least one 12 week set of sessions.
- Quarterly activity document. Format to be provided by Horse Boy
Apprenticeship: The Train The Trainer Program
- @New Trails 10 days to 2 weeks on the ground
- Host a fake training for our staff
- Orient volunteers at New Trails
- Goal and curriculum creation for 1 family
- @home: 2 weeks on the ground
- At very end of requirements
- Final ok/tweak, final evaluation of horses
- Take HB staff through your volunteer orientation
- Take HB staff through 2 new children and the current status of goal and curriculum creation for that child
Timeframe
- 420h of families served (e.g. OR 10h per week for one year)
- Provide HB w logs kids/volunteer
- Detailed session log and video/photo blog of selected children (3 minimum)
- HB will survey/ask for feedback of parents before and after each 12 sessions
- Parents in direct contact with HB
Structure of workshops if approved
- All registrations will always be handled through HB
- Trainers to receive up to 60% paid through HBLLC (that is if there are two of you – if it’s just one we need to send a second trainer in who will receive part of the 60% commission)
- Max # of trainees: 5 for first year, 8 for second year.
- Trainees to fill out feedback form provided by HB
- Required at least 2 HB approved riding instructors
Continuous education
- Quarterly report
- Survey /feedback of all trainees
- 4 days per year at NT or other approved HB training facility
- 4 days per year HB approved trainer at Practitioners Location for workshops, improvement of horses/environment etc.