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    Category: Teaching Techniques

    Understanding the Difference Between Differentiated and Adaptive Teaching in the Arena

    As adaptive/therapeutic riding instructors, we are constantly adjusting and individualizing our instruction to meet the wide range of needs our students bring to the barn.…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) April 1, 2025
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    6 Steps to Making Unmounted Lessons a Powerful Asset for Your Riding Program

    When it comes to offering unmounted lessons in your program, it’s not always easy to get everyone on board. Whether it’s convincing your students, their…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) March 8, 2025
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    How to Maintain Your Instructor Certification and Track Continuing Education Hours

    Keeping your certification up to date as an adaptive/therapeutic riding instructor is essential—not just to meet industry standards, but to keep growing in your skills…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) March 8, 2025
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    6 Practical Tips for Managing Rushy or Speedy Students in Adaptive/Therapeutic Riding Lessons

    As Adaptive/therapeutic riding instructors, we often encounter students who speed through tasks and focus more on getting a task done rather than how well its…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) February 21, 2025
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    TEACHING TIP: The importance of POSITIVE INSTRUCTIONS vs. Negative Instructions……or DO vs. Don’t

    Let’s do a little exercise…read each phrase then see what image comes into your brain: Phrase #1: “Don’t drop the reins”! Phrase #2: “Hold the…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) November 18, 2024
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    TEACHING TIP: Talk to your volunteers THROUGH your student!

    What’s one of my top tips for working with non-verbal, limited verbal, or under responsive students: Don’t leave students out of the plan! Focus your…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) November 18, 2024
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    TEACHING TIP for Group Lessons: Get unstuck from your “glue trap” student(s)

    TEACHING TIP for adaptive/therapeutic riding GROUP LESSONS: Don’t get “glued” to your lead student/ student that needs the most support. Instead, spread out the feedback…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) July 26, 2024
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    True or False: A student who has extreme difficulties with sensory processing and cannot tolerate a helmet can still ride in an adaptive/therapeutic riding lesson as long as they have a full team

    Original prompt posted on the Hoof Falls & Footfalls Facebook page: Original prompt posted on the Hoof Falls & Footfalls Facebook page: True or False:…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) June 13, 2024
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    TEACHING TIP: Teach unbridling before bridling

    If you teach students to bridle as part of your lesson program, try introducing unbridling first. Get students solid on unbridling before progressing to bridling.…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) April 28, 2024
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