Jennifer Diorio Earns Riding Instructor Certification

 

 

Jennifer Diorio freelance instructor throughout central NJ and in Staten Island, NY has been certified on April 24, 2004 by the American Riding Instructors Association (ARIA) as a Level I Instructor in Hunt Seat and Recreational Riding.

 

The American Riding Instructors Association was founded in 1984 and has headquarters in Bonita Springs, Florida.  ARIA is committed to safe teaching practices, knowledge, and integrity.  Miss Diorio was required to display a broad base of knowledge in general horse care, safety principles, ethics, and value judgments, horsemanship teaching techniques, and specific specialty knowledge for the styles of riding she has been certified to teach.

 

In order to become certified by ARIA, Miss Diorio attended an ARIA Test Center in Syracuse, NY where she was required to successfully pass extensive written exams, submit a video tape of her teaching techniques for evaluation by a panel of some of the nations top horseman and educators, and successfully complete a personal interview.

 

Jennifer Diorio got started teaching in 2003 at Sundown Stables in Wall,NJ. She has recently relocated from Wall and is now teaching freelance in the central NJ area.  Miss Diorio explains that she takes great pleasure in working with beginner riders to give them a good foundation to learn on, but she also enjoys teaching more advanced riders. Lessons are available for both children and adults.  

 

Miss Diorio's safe and effective riding program focuses on teaching her students to have confidence in themselves as they progress at their own pace.  Miss Diorio has been riding and working with horses for over 20 years and her philosophy is that ‘safe riding is correct riding’.

 

Miss Diorio can be reached at (917) 838-0755