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Riding Instructor

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Riding instructors teach people to ride horses. They work with a wide variety of people, including children, people with learning support needs and people with disabilities.

The Work

You could be:

Pay

The figures below are only a guide. Actual pay rates may vary, depending on:

Salaries for riding instructors in the UK vary, but tend to be in the region of £12,000 to £18,000 as an assistant instructor rising to between £25,000 and £30,000 as a fully qualified and experienced instructor. Pay rates will vary according to which qualifications you hold, and whether accommodation and meals are included.

Some riding instructors are self-employed. Their income depends on how much business they attract.

Conditions

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Getting In

Workforce Education Levels (UK)

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Job Outlook Scotland

Employment

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Job Outlook Scotland and UK

  Scotland
2024
8306
6.3 %
RISE
2029
8828
  United Kingdom
2024
102123
4.6 %
RISE
2029
106857

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What Does it Take?

You need to be:

Training

Getting On

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Contacts

The following organisations may be able to provide further information.

Association of British Riding Schools (ABRS)
Tel: 01403 790294
E-mail: office@abrs-info.org
Website: http://www.abrs-info.org/
Twitter: @ABRS_1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Association-Of-British-Riding-Schools-341385065972241/?ref=hl

British Horse Society (BHS)
Tel: 02476 840500
E-mail: enquiry@bhs.org.uk
Website: http://www.bhs.org.uk/
Twitter: @BritishHorse
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBritishHorseSociety

College of Animal Welfare
Tel: 01480 422060
E-mail: admin@caw.ac.uk
Website: http://www.caw.ac.uk/
Twitter: @CAWInfo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CAWInfo

The College of Animal Welfare specialises in veterinary nursing and animal care training. It operates from seven UK training centres, including the Royal (Dick) Veterinary School of Edinburgh University.

Lantra Scotland
Tel: 024 7669 6996
E-mail: scotland@lantra.co.uk
Website: https://www.scotland.lantra.co.uk/
Twitter: @LantraScotland
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lantrascotland/

Lantra is the Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based sector.

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