We can help you to find lots of different training opportunities so you can choose the best path to success depending on how you like to learn.
The first step is to find a coach that can support your training towards the assessments. They will help you to cover all the points in the syllabus, ensuring that you are ready and confident to take your assessment, giving you the best chance of success.
We encourage you to visit a coach within a BHS Approved Riding Centre. This means you will have the chance to work with and handle lots of different types of horses and opportunities to support different coaching sessions. This is a great way to improve your confidence whilst having the opportunity to see and experience lots of the topics covered in the qualifications first hand. Many of our BHS Approved Riding Centres will also hold the assessment so you can train for the assessment and then take it at the centre you’re familiar with.
Some centres run courses over a set number of weeks, often with the assessment at the end. Find your nearest course.
You can also contact a BHS Approved Riding Centre directly if we don’t have a course listed on our website that is local to you, or if you want to find training that’s a bit more flexible or on a one-to-one basis. Find a BHS Approved Centre near you.
If you have your own horse or horses, you could also train with a BHS Accredited Professional Coach who could visit your yard. They will help to prepare you for your assessments and build up your knowledge and skills. Find an Accredited Professional Coach.
There are also options to top up your training with some home-learning. Our ‘Complete Horsemanship Volume 2’ is the essential guide for Stage 2. We also have our ‘Stage 2 Workbook’ and plenty of other books for you to read if you want to support your practical training. View our recommended reading for Stage 2.
We have a series of ‘How to…’ videos which covers some of the skills you will be learning about. View our video library.
We also have lots of helpful advice on horse care and welfare to top up your knowledge.