December 4–7, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM  Local Time| Desert Hills (Phoenix), AZ

Hosted & Organized by Hoof Falls & Footfalls (HF&F)

Local Airport: Sky Harbor (PHX) | Lodging Recommendations: CLICK HERE for travel & lodging information

This isn’t just another clinic and way to earn continuing education. It’s a transformational learning experience unlike anything you’ve attended as an adaptive/therapeutic riding instructor.

Over four full days you’ll be immersed in high-level instruction theory, evidence-based teaching methods, and hands-on application that will expand the way you see both horses and students… and challenge you to see how much further you can take them.

Expect to be pushed outside your comfort zone. You’ll be challenged to think differently, to refine your instructor eye, and to connect the dots between horsemanship, biomechanics, and teaching theory. You’ll not only deepen what you teach, but also strengthen your how and why behind everything you ask your students and horses to do.

• Newer instructors: This event will be an intense but incredible jumpstart to your journey…equipping you with a foundation that many instructors take years to build.
• Experienced instructors: You’ll be pushed beyond surface-level teaching and leave with advanced tools to sharpen and elevate your instruction.

What You’ll Learn

This 4-day experience covers far more than just teaching adaptive groundwork and riding. Expect a layered curriculum blending equestrian knowledge, biomechanics, instructional strategies, and professional development.

Horsemanship & Riding Instruction Foundations

• Horse/student matching: behavior, biomechanics, and suitability
• Disabilities and Diagnoses: Learn and apply information, precautions, and contraindications about common disabilities and diagnoses seen in adaptive/therapeutic riding
• Adapting lessons: Proven framework for adapting your teaching in the moment when teaching students with different disabilities and diagnoses
• Riding and groundwork: the hows/whats/whys of safe, effective horsemanship on the ground and in the saddle
• Tack and equipment: fit, adjustments, and welfare considerations that set horse and human up for success
• Teaching mounted and unmounted lessons: techniques and methods that accelerate student learning, progression, and independence
• Lesson design and planning: How to plan lessons that enhance safety, optimizes true learning, and are not a drain on your resources or energy
• Learning science: Learn how to apply proven, effective methods that boost true learning in students
• Cueing and Communication: Learn how to build effective cues and communication frameworks
• Intentional Instruction: Build your observation skills to help guide the when, how, and why of instructional decisions
• Creating thinking students of all abilities: fostering independence, progression, and generalization
• Unmounted activities: Fun activities that help fast-track progression of ground and mounted skills
• Mounting & Dismounting Independent, supported, and emergency mounts & dismounts

Beyond the Arena

• Safety & risk awareness: proactive decision-making and critical thinking
• Professional judgment: balancing evidence, ethics, and program realities
• Effective communication: Boost your ability to communicate with students, parents, and caregivers
• Business & lesson program sustainability: practices that protect you, your program, and your horses
• Instructor wellness: strategies for avoiding burnout and fostering longevity in the industry

Special Note for HF&F Academy + Certification Candidates

Academy + Certification candidates will have first right to all hands-on activities.
Curious about our instructor academy and certification process? CLICK HERE to attend a free, live informational session to learn more and apply for our Academy + Certification.

Who Should Attend?

• New Instructors or Instructors-in-Training
  Be prepared: the material will push you beyond “entry level,” but you’ll gain an accelerated jumpstart that will set you apart from other instructors early in your journey. This event will be an intense but incredible jumpstart to your journey—equipping you with a foundation that many instructors take years to build

• Experienced Instructors
  Get ready to refine, reframe, deepen, and challenge what you already know with strategies that will strengthen your teaching at every level. This clinic will push you beyond surface-level teaching and give you advanced tools to sharpen and elevate your instruction.

• HF&F Academy + Certification Candidates
  This clinic is required for A+C candidates and the cost is included in your A+C registration fees. A+C candidates get priority during the hands-on participation sections. This clinic is designed to fully integrate with your Academy learning path. [CLICK HERE to attend a free, live informational session to learn more and apply for our Academy + Certification.]

• Teach traditional lessons…but considering branching out into serving students with special needs? Come learn and grow with us! The content in this clinic not only applies to adaptive/therapeutic students but traditional students as well. Walk away more prepared with teaching strategies and information that will enable you to better serve your students and your horses and take your program to the next level.

Why You Should Attend

By the end of this clinic, you’ll walk away with:

• A sharper instructor eye for both horse and student biomechanics
• Confidence in adapting lessons for students with different disabilities and diagnoses
• Practical, proven tools and methods to adapt your lessons in real time
• Deeper understanding of teaching theory that transforms long-term learning
• A professional framework that keeps safety, welfare, and progression at the forefront
• Community connections with instructors who share your passion for growth

🎟️ Registration & Pricing

Affordable, High-Quality Education: Clinics of this caliber in the equestrian industries often range from $600–$1,000+ per participant. At Hoof Falls & Footfalls, keeping education accessible is a top priority. Thanks to the incredible support of our community, I’m able to offer this intensive clinic at a lower rate…without cutting corners on content or quality. The discounted pricing is not a reflection of lesser value, but rather my way of giving back and making professional development possible for more adaptive/therapeutic riding instructors.

When you apply what you learn beyond the dates of the event you will see a return on your investment as this clinic pays for itself—in your growth as an instructor, the retention and success of students and horses, and the long-term sustainability of your program.

Registration includes lunch during the days of the clinic. Breakfast and dinner on your own.

Intuitive Instructor Club Member Savings

Your Intuitive Instructor Club membership pays off in-person, too! Learn more about The Intuitive Instructor Club HERE and start saving on your most important investment….YOUR EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT!

• Premium IIC Members save 20% – up to $110 off regular registration.
• Basic IIC Members save 10% – up to $55 off regular registration.

👉 Visit your  to view your BASIC or PREMIUM IIC Member Benefits and make sure you’re taking advantage of everything included in your membership. (click your tier level to be directed to your specific benefit page)

CLINIC FILLED- REGISTRATION CLOSED

🛑 This clinic will be offered again in March 2026. CLICK HERE for more information.

Testimonials from Past HF&F Clinic Participants

The clinic with Saebra was one of the best and most informative I have attended. Whether a beginning instructor or a seasoned veteran, Saebra offers real world solutions backed with the reasoning and research. I highly recommend attending a clinic with Saebra. -Timothy K.

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I cannot say enough great things about Saebra and the instructor development clinic. Saebra has a way of teaching and explaining things that just makes sense. Her passion for teaching shows in everything she does. It has been so refreshing to learn that I can teach in a way that is practical, safe, and will enable my students to show real progress. I would attend another clinic in the future given the opportunity. No matter where you are in your journey or how long you have been teaching, this clinic has something for you. Thank you! – Pam S.

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I found this clinic to be the most valuable money and time I’ve EVER spent regarding every aspect of becoming a much better therapeutic riding instructor. In 2 days we covered an enormous amount of topics, in depth, in an organized, cogent, straight forward manner. Saebra is exceptional as an educator. Her comprehensive experience, knowledge, and compassion are truly excellent. I’ll continue to follow all of her offerings and look forward to another opportunity to work with her in person. – Stephanie

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I was personally refreshed and encouraged, as well as hopeful for our own industry. This instruction couldn’t be more needed. – Ryan E.

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So worth the money! I learned so much and I’m walking away with so many more “tools” in my toolbox and can’t wait to implement these things in my lessons. – Larissa F.

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Saebra was able to really drive home some items that I had never really thought about. Points that I had always done just because it was the way I was taught never thinking that there might be other ways that met my needs better. – Elizabeth L.

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I found this clinic to be so informative and engaging. It was an immersive experience that helped me use critical thinking and problem solving. I’m looking forward to continuing to learn and work towards the PATH instructor certification as I have a better understanding of the correct path forward. – Christy W.

Questions? Contact Saebra.P@HoofFallsandFootfalls.com