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HORSE SPORT IRELAND
The
HSI Level 2 Coach qualifi cation is currently an
eight-day course and provides candidates with the
skills necessary to work competently as an independent
coach up to elementary level. Candidates must meet
the required standard at an offi
cial assessment in
dressage, show jumping and eventing.
Ten people achieved the required standard in the HSI
Level 2 Coach course in 2012:
Melanie Ashe
Nicky Colley
Sheila White
Steven Smith
James Kernan
Liam Buckley
Marie Burke
Mark Smith
Tom Holden
Tom Slattery
The
HSI Level 3 Coach course provides coaches
with the skills necessary to coach performance
riders competently up to the highest level in national
competition. The Level 3 course is discipline specifi c,
although there are some core elements which are
similar in all three disciplines.
Seventeen people received the HSI Level 3 Show
Jumping Coach certifi cates in 2012:
Erik Holstein
Ian Fearon
Clem McMahon
Comdt Tom Freyne
Heather Coyle
Denis Flannelly
Harry Marshall
Jack Doyle
Gary Marshall
Trevor Coyle
Dermott Lennon
Gerry Mullins
Gerry Flynn
Col Ned Campion
Eddie Macken
John Hall
Comdt John Ledingham
Six people received the HSI
Level 3 Dressage Coach certifi cates in 2012:
Denis Flannelly
Heike Holstein
Maureen Dwyer
Rosemary Gaff ney
Gisela Holstein
Anna Merveldt
The
HSI National Coaching Conference took place on
4th November 2012 at Citywest Hotel and Conference
Centre and Kill International Equestrian Centre, Co.
Kildare. The conference featured internationally-
renowned equestrian speakers including Olympic
Gold medallist in Eventing David O'Connor; offi
cial
veterinary surgeon to the British Three Day Event Team
1992-1997 John Killingbeck; and consultant farrier to
the British Equestrian Federation (BEF) Haydn Price,
among others. The conference was a huge success with
over 400 equestrian enthusiasts in attendance.
Coaching Pr
ogr
amme
Olympic gold medallist in Eventing
David O'Connor at the HSI National Coaching
Conference on 4th November 2012.
Annual Report 2012
HSI Level 3 Show Jumping Coaches receiving their certifi cates
in 2012. BACK: Comdt Tom Freyne, Denis Flannelly, Jack Doyle,
Erik Holstein and Ian Fearon. FRONT: Gary Marshall, Comdt
John Ledingham, Harry Marshall and Heather Coyle.
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