Horseback Guide Online Training
$199 | 119 lessons
Do you seek to give your guests a meaningful experience? Do you want to develop your own backcountry and horse skills? In this Wilderness Mentor Guide Training Program, you will learn what it takes to empower your guests by providing them with opportunities to face challenges, learn new skills and be a leader.
This horseback guide online training program teaches you the theory of key backcountry skills such as saddling, shoeing and packing horses, wilderness camping, safety and industry considerations. This horseback guide online training program is designed to be the first step before completing our hands-on 1 or 2-Week Horseback Guide School found on our Field Practice page. Check out the curriculum below:
- Introduction
- What is a Wilderness Mentor Guide?
- Benefits of the Wilderness Mentor Guide Training Program
- Time Frame
- Course Reflection Worksheet and Reflection Exercises Guidance
- Introduction
- Nature Meditation
- Nature Journal
- The Benefits of Nature
- Five Benefits of Nature
- Horses Bring you Closer to the Wilderness
- Practicing Gratitude for Nature
- Your Impact on Nature
- Excerpt: Last Child in the Woods
- Nature Connection Reflection Exercise
- Introduction
- Wilderness Safety and Survival
- Basic First Aid
- Bites, Stings and Allergic Reactions
- Frostbite and Hypothermia
- Thunderstorms and High Winds
- Calling for Help
- Safety Around Horses
- Bear Behaviour and Habitat
- Bear Identification
- Bear Safety Video
- Bear Defence
- Cougar Defence
- Mountain Bikers on the Trail
- Wasps
- Safety Reflection Exercise
- Bear Safety Reflection Exercise
- Course Reflection Worksheet
- Introduction
- Basic Horse Training
- Introducing New Horses to the Herd
- Packing New Horses
- Riding New Horses
- Basic Health and Preventative Vet Care
- Teeth Floating
- De-Worming Horses
- Common Illnesses and Injuries
- Horsemanship
- Horse Care Reflection Exercise
- Course Reflection Worksheet
- Introduction
- Grocery Pack Up
- Duffel Bags
- Time Management at Camp
- Horse Care at Camp
- Tent Set Up
- Safe Food Use
- Food Storage
- Cooking at Camp
- Wood Splitting
- How to Make a Fire
- Wild Harvest Philosophy
- Course Reflection Worksheet
- Cooking and Cleaning at Camp Reflection Exercise
- Introduction
- Graduation Reflection Exercise
- Your Interest Identifier
- Your Goal Identifier
- Your Purpose Identifier
- Your Mission Statement
- End of Training Program Self-Assessment
- Introduction
- Your Interest Identifier
- Your Goal Identifier
- Your Purpose Identifier
- Your Mission Statement
- Start of Training Program Self-Assessment
- Introduction
- Introduction to the Chilcotin Ark Institute
- Local Geography and Geology
- Local Ecology and Biodiversity
- Flora of the Chilcotin Ark
- Fauna of the Chilcotin Ark
- Data Administration
- Wildlife Tracking and Observation
- Wildlife Population Counts
- DNA Collection
- Invasive Species and Treatment
- Introduction
- Knots
- Riding Equipment
- Getting your Guest and their Horse Ready for the Ride
- Saddling and Bridling the Horse
- Saddling and Bridling Video
- Shoeing
- Shoeing Video
- Leading a Pack Horse
- Packing
- Packing Video
- Staking, Hobbling and Belling
- Transporting Horses
- Bareback Riding
- Riding Bareback Video
- Shoeing Reflection Exercise
- Packing Reflection Exercise
- Riding Reflection Exercise
- Course Reflection Worksheet
- Introduction
- What is a Wilderness Mentor Guide?
- What does it Mean to be a Leader as a Wilderness Mentor Guide?
- How to Choose a Horse for your Guest
- Map Orientation
- Riding Equipment Checklist
- Trail Care and Maintenance
- Meadow Condition Evaluation
- Guest Paperwork
- Leadership Reflection Exercise
- Course Reflection Worksheet
- Introduction
- Licences to Operate an Eco-Tour Business
- Regional and Provincial Associations and Organizations in the Eco-Tourism Industry
- Firearm Safety
- Firearm Safety Reflection Exercise
- Course Reflection Worksheet