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Horseback Riding Instructor Certifications

The following organizations currently are approved by ACA to certify instructors for camp horseback riding programs (standard PH-2). Links, contact information, and course titles are provided for your convenience. If you have a question about an organization that is not on the list, please contact the standards department at the ACA National Office.

AAHS - American Association for Horsemanship Safety
Drawer 39
Fentress, TX 78622
512-488-2220
Fax- 512-488-2319
Web Site: www.horsemanshipsafety.com
E-mail: mail@horsemanshipsafety.com 
Certified Riding Instructor
American Riding Instructors Association (ARIA)
28801 Trenton Court
Bonita Springs, FL 34134-3337
Phone: 239-948-3232
Fax: 239-948-5053
E-mail: aria@riding-instructor.com
Web site: www.riding-instructor.com
Nationally Recognized Certification
BHS - British Horse Society
Stoneleigh Deer Park Kenilworth
Warwickshire CV8 2XZ England
011-44-1926-707700
Fax: 011-44-1926-707800
Web site: www.bhs.org.uk
CHA - Certified Horsemanship Association
4037 Iron Works Parkway Suite 180
Lexington, KY 40511
800-399-0138
fax 859-255-0726
E-mail: office@cha-ahse.org
Web site: www.cha-ahse.org
"Level 1" or higher instructor certification
CCHI - Christian Camping Horsemanship International
P.O. Box 364
Jewett, OH 43986
740-946-2244
Fax: 740-946-7661
Web site: www.instructors4christ.org
Equestrian Management Workshops
1479 Coffman Bend Dr
Climax Springs, MO 65324
573-345-8818
E-mail: eqmw@yahoo.com
Web: www.eqmw.com
HSA - Horsemanship Safety Association, Inc.
120 Ohio Avenue
Madison, WI 53704
800-798-8106
Meredith Manor Int'l Equestrian Centre
Rt. 1 Box E
Waverly, WV 26184
800-679-2603
Web site: www.meredithmanor.com
Instructor certification on 3 levels.
NARHA - North American Riding for the Handicapped Association
P.O. Box 33150
Denver, CO 80233
800-369-RIDE or 303-452-1212
Fax: 303-252-4610
Web site: www.narha.org
"Registered," "Advanced," or "Master Instructor"
USDF - United States Dressage Federation
P.O. Box 6669
Lincoln, NE 68506-0669
402-434-8550
Fax: 402-434-8570
E-mail: usdressage@navix.net
Web site: www.usdf.org
USPC - United States Pony Club
4041 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 40511
859-254-7669
Fax: 859-233-4652
Web site: www.ponyclub.org
Doesn't specifically certify instructors. However, ACA accepts accept a 'AH' level pony clubber.
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