Outdoor activities instructor to horse riding instructor
An outdoor activities instructor already meets 39% of what the horse riding instructor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.3/ 100
1 How much of what a horse riding instructor is expected to do is already part of an outdoor activities instructor’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the horse riding instructor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A horse riding instructor role treats 6 of its required skills as things an outdoor activities instructor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply risk management in sports
- demonstrate when teaching
- give constructive feedback
- maintain customer service
- organise sporting environment
- plan sports instruction programme
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A horse riding instructor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an outdoor activities instructor background worth leading with.
- already held organise sporting environment management skills
- already held plan sports instruction programme management skills
- already held work with different target groups communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held motivate in sports management skills
- already held apply risk management in sports information skills
- already held teamwork principles generic programmes and qualifications
All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the horse riding instructor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 18 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn instruct in sport required
- still to learn adapt teaching to target group required
- still to learn demonstrate professional attitude to clients required
- still to learn ride horses required
- optional, not held assist clients with special needs optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- still to learn assess performance in sport events required
- still to learn develop sports programmes required
- optional, not held promote balance between rest and activity optional
- still to learn correct potentially harmful movements required
- still to learn horse riding equipment required
- still to learn horse riding required
- optional, not held care for horses optional
- optional, not held provide care for horses optional
- optional, not held provide first aid to animals optional
- optional, not held train horses optional
- optional, not held transport horses optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a horse riding instructor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 horse riding study this
- 02 horse riding equipment study this
- 03 assess performance in sport events practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held apply risk management in sports skill
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held organise sporting environment skill
- already held plan sports instruction programme skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held motivate in sports skill
- already held provide first aid skill
- already held teamwork principles knowledge
- already held work with different target groups skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held horse anatomy optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held care for horses optional
- optional, not held horse anatomy optional
- optional, not held promote balance between rest and activity optional
- optional, not held provide care for horses optional
- optional, not held provide first aid to animals optional
- optional, not held train horses optional
- optional, not held transport horses optional
- optional, not held assist clients with special needs optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
30 held skills the horse riding instructor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- not needed by the target role assess nature of injury in emergency skill
- not needed by the target role assess students skill
- not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
- not needed by the target role belay techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role climb trees skill
- not needed by the target role compass navigation knowledge
- not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- not needed by the target role facilitate teamwork between students skill
- not needed by the target role guarantee students' safety skill
- not needed by the target role inspire enthusiasm for nature skill
- not needed by the target role instruct in outdoor activities skill
- not needed by the target role lead hiking trips skill
- not needed by the target role lip reading knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
- not needed by the target role outdoor activities knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare lesson content skill
- not needed by the target role protection from natural elements knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide lesson materials skill
- not needed by the target role read maps skill
- not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
- not needed by the target role rope lashing knowledge
- not needed by the target role skateboard knowledge
- not needed by the target role teach windsurfing skill
- not needed by the target role team building knowledge
- not needed by the target role use geographic memory skill
- not needed by the target role use modern electronic navigational aids skill
- not needed by the target role use rigging tools skill
- not needed by the target role use rope access techniques skill
- not needed by the target role water skiing knowledge
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn horse riding required
- still to learn horse riding equipment required
- optional, not held horse anatomy optional
Other moves recorded from outdoor activities instructor
Common questions about this move
Can an outdoor activities instructor become a horse riding instructor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An outdoor activities instructor already covers 39% of what a horse riding instructor is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 6 of which the horse riding instructor role treats as required.
What skills does an outdoor activities instructor need to become a horse riding instructor?
9 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is horse riding.
How hard is the move from outdoor activities instructor to horse riding instructor?
Its learning distance is 61.3 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.