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The Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) Level 1 Apprentice Coach
course is a four-day course providing candidates with the
skills and techniques to work as a coach to novice level. It
is recommended that HSI Level 1 Apprentice Coaches work
under the guidance and supervision of a higher qualified
coach.
course and provides candidates with the skills necessary to
work competently as an independent coach up to elementary
level. Candidates must attend all course contact time and
achieve the required standard at an o cial assessment in
dressage, showjumping and cross-country. Two people
achieved the required standard in the HSI Level 2 Coach
course in 2015: Amy Fitzgerald and Mary Ellen Rice.
course began. Twenty-five coaches attended the initial course
days, which took place at Cavan Equestrian Centre and at the
National Sports Campus, Abbotstown.
the capacities to train performance riders to compete at
the highest level in regional and national competitions (up
to 1.45m showjumping, Prix St George dressage and 3-star
eventing). The HSI Level 3 Coach course is discipline-specific
are some core elements which will be similar in all three fields.
However, some coaches did choose to specialise in more
than one discipline. Six dressage candidates, 14 showjumping
candidates and eight eventing candidates attended each
day, which was a liated by top-class equestrian coaches,
tutors and professionals. Candidates travelled from all over
Ireland, as well as from Istanbul and America, to take part.
Heike Holstein delivered the dressage practical sessions,
Comdt John Ledingham and Denis Flannelly delivered
the showjumping sessions and Yogi Breisner delivered the
eventing sessions. Day two at the National Sports Campus
was delivered by Liam Moggan of Coaching Ireland, who
delivered a very insightful session on the role of the coach,
improving coach communication skills, coaching delivery
styles and refining the structure of the coaching session. Day
three began with Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
veterinary delegate, John Killingbeck, discussing veterinary
care of the competition horse. He was joined by rider
physiotherapist, Andy Thomas, to discuss physical fitness and
asymmetry of the rider. This made for a very interactive day
with practical and theory sessions throughout, concentrating
on both horse and rider.
and will continue throughout 2016, with the first batch of
final assessments expected to take place before the end of
next year.
Jo Breheny
Deirdre Brennan
Assumpta Byrne
Suzanne Byrne
Jenny Caldwell
Rosemary Caplice
Victoria Carpenter
Virginia Cassidy
Rebecca Chow
Victoria Clarke
Jonathan Cleary
Joanne Clery
Sara Danaher
Melanie Davidson
Declan Devine
Brigid Devine
Eilish Devine
Jayne Doherty
Sinead Donnellan
Martin Du y
Desmond Dully
Sarah Elebert
Gina Fennessy
Hannah Fielding
Liam Filan
Laoise Fitzsimons
Paula Maria Geiger
Edmond Gibney
Caitriona Gilmore
Robert Harrison
Richard Kyle Hayes
Jenny He ernan
Ashleigh Hughes
William Hughes
Nadine Johnson
Hilary Jones
Rebecca Kavanagh
Maria Kenny
Dr. Jane Kinsella
Cathal Lynch
Sharon Madine
Sharon McConnell
Rio McGonigle
Tiarnan McGrane
Aisling McGrath
Kevin McGuinness
Robert McHugh
Una McSorley
Emma Meagher
Pietro Moglia
Marie Moloney
Brian Morrison
Shane Murphy
Janet Murray
Elaine Neary
Claire O'Dwyer
Samantha O'Sullivan
Tara O'Sullivan
Ebba Pate
Margaret Jayne Patterson
Tara Patton
Birgit Pike
Lorraine Reid
Niamh Rothwell
Tomas Ryan
Clare Savage
Katy Scott
Donal Scully
Claire Sedgeman
Ruth Solan
Patricia Stewart Greer
Becky Tandy
Andrew Thompson
Terry Walsh
Pam Walshe
Jane Whitaker
Andrea Wiers