Professional Development for Coaches

If you're coaching riders it is important that you ensure that they understand the basic principles of riding, from their position to the basic aids. This could have been overlooked in the past or need reaffirming in order to make them a more effective rider.

When you're coaching a rider through the levels on mounting and dismounting not only must we stretch the rider, but we must ensure we reaffirm the basic principles and check their level of understanding of the correct procedure.

Welcome to this British Horseracing Authority eLearning course. This course was developed by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) to help coaches understand how to help improve a rider’s confidence. It demonstrates how to work through progressive confidence-giving processes and use positive, encouraging language and delivery techniques

This course was developed by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) to help coaches understand how to help improve a rider’s confidence. It demonstrates how to work through progressive confidence-giving processes and use positive, encouraging language and delivery techniques.

The British Horseracing Authority’s jockey coaching programme is a coaching and mentoring initiative, designed to further improve levels of horsemanship and professionalism in the sport.

The British Horseracing Authority’s initiative to launch a coaching programme aimed at professional racing grooms and stud staff is a great step forward for racing in general and horsemanship in particular.

Explore this resource to view demonstrations by BHA Jockey Coaches demonstrating a range of coaching techniques that improve fitness, balance, technical and tactical skills of riders and jockeys.

Jockey and Rider Coach Russell Kennemore looks at how the use of technology such as Coaches’ Eye can assist in reviewing the riders performance and provide visual feedback.