ESCO 3423.3ISCO-08 3423
Horse riding instructor
Also known as: horseback riding instructor, riding coach, riding instructor, horse riding coach, riding teacher, horse riding teacher
About this occupation
Horse riding instructors advise and guide individuals and groups on riding horses. They conduct lessons and teach the techniques of horse riding including stopping, making turns, show-riding and jumping. They motivate their clients and help improve their performance.
Essential skills and knowledge
- organise sporting environment
- demonstrate professional attitude to clients
- ride horses
- horse riding
- plan sports instruction programme
- maintain customer service
- adapt teaching to target group
- give constructive feedback
- develop sports programmes
- instruct in sport
- apply risk management in sports
- horse riding equipment
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Teachers and Instructors, All Other (O*NET 25-3099.00). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
US median pay: US$66,140 a year (2025), 113,790 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.