The tasks a Riding Instructor is expected to perform include:
Instructing and teaching the pupil all the techniques of horsemanship and equitation
Showing them how to mount a horse, how to post and how to control horses
Explaining actions related to walking, galloping, trotting, cantering and jumping
Taking the pupils to track so as to help them understand better
Providing horses as per the requirements of the pupils
Explaining the various riding equipment and their uses
Demonstrating the positions and postures of body and limbs for mounting horses
Explaining the positioning of saddle, controlling horse’s actions in walking, trotting and galloping, etc
Familiarizing the pupils with the fundamentals of horsemanship by undertaking regular practice until proficiency is acquired
Giving the required instructions in stable management such as grooming and feeding of horses, maintenance of cleanliness of stable and keeping riding kit in good condition
Providing coaching in tent pegging and playing polo
Giving instructions in horse-keeping on scientific lines