CHA Region 4

26/03/2022

Announcement. Are you giving riding lessons? Have you considered becoming a certified riding instructor? Already certified but want to go higher?

If so, consider attending the English Western Instructor certification through the Certified Horsemanship Association (cha.horse).

Certification candidates are evaluated in safety, teaching ability, riding ability, professionalism, and group control.

Wears Valley Ranch in Sevierville (Wears Valley), TN will be hosting an English Western Instructor certification May 2-6.

You can register here:
https://members.cha.horse/site_event_detail.cfm?pk_association_event=23433&_ga=2.26416378.619584213.1648302318-76997901.1597192216&_gl=1*1syt863*_ga*NzY5OTc5MDEuMTU5NzE5MjIxNg..*_ga_79BVEQMQ3M*MTY0ODMwMjMxNy41LjEuMTY0ODMwMjM2My4w.

For more information, you can contact Ryan McCaffrey at Wears Valley Ranch at 865-202-9840 or [email protected].

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15/12/2021

Christy Landwehr, the Chief Executive Officer of the Certified Horsemanship Association joins us to discuss exactly what CHA is, how instructors are certified and why you should be looking for a CHA certified instructor in your area. Already an i...

09/12/2021

Our CHA 2021 Volunteer of the Year is Kristine Mika from Colchester, Connecticut.

Kristine is so responsive to emails and calls and really cares about CHA and wanting to see it grow. She created a newsletter that she sent out to all the CHA members in her state when she was a state representative and now that she is a Regional Director is doing a newsletter for her entire region. She has been a CHA certified member as an English/Western Instructor since 2015. She has been involved in the CHA Booth at the Equine Affaire in Springfield, Massachusetts for a while now and left straight from our CHA International Conference in Fort Worth to go volunteer there. That is dedication! To read more about her visit - https://cha.horse/cha-press-releases/

06/12/2021

Congratulations to Kathy Richardson from Washington state who is the CHA 2021 Instructor of the Year! Kathy is not only very involved with CHA, but also with our partners American Horse Council and its Time to Ride Program and Arabian Horse Association and its Discovery Farms program. You can read the full press release on Kathy here https://cha.horse/cha-press-releases/ and for all past winners visit https://cha.horse/international-conference/ -winners

01/12/2021

The CHA 2021 Certifier Award goes to Susanne Rathmell Ott from Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Sue was in our very first color brochure CHA made for promotional purposes many years ago. She has been a CHA member since 1990 and was recommended as an Assistant Certifier for CHA at her first clinic. She has conducted 29 certifications for us including 27 English/Western Instructor and two Seasonal Equestrian Staff. Congratulations Sue!

To see the full press release on Sue please visit - https://cha.horse/certified-horsemanship-association-certifier-of-the-year-award-sue-ott-from-pennsylvania/

29/11/2021

Stan Loewen is the CHA Distinguished Service Award Winner for 2021. Stan served on the CHA Board for several terms and worked with the committee developing the CHA Pack and Trail certification. He has been a CHA member since 1984 and his journey included being certified in Western in 1984, then in both English and Western in 1986. He became trail certified in 1987 and has been part of the CHA Certifier Team in English/Western Instructor and Trail since 1988. He has conducted over 64 CHA Certifications including: 21 Combined Arena and Trail, 19 English/Western Instructor, 19 Trail and 5 Seasonal Certifications. If you have ever been to a CHA International Conference that had a Trail Encampment, Stan was one of the leads putting up his wall tent for folks to come into, cooking over the Dutch Ovens, making the cowboy coffee and chatting with whomever stops by. He is also currently on the home page of our website and on the cover of our Trail Manual packing mules in the Bob Marshall wilderness. For the full press release please visit - https://cha.horse/certified-horsemanship-association-distinguished-service-award-winner-stan-loewen-from-kansas/

26/11/2021

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Specials on CHA Manuals - check them out! https://cha.horse/shop-educational-manuals/

24/11/2021

Congratulations to Oakie from Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council (Official) in Houston, Texas - our CHA 2021 School Horse of the Year! https://cha.horse/cha-press-releases/

The Top Five CHA School Horses around the country were -

Ghost - Rusty Bar Ranch in Washington
Oakie - Girl Scouts of San Jacinto in Texas
Radish - Star T Ranch in Texas
Sapphire – Warm Beach Camp in Washington
Zap – Potter’s Ranch in Kentucky

29/10/2021

Hello fellow CHA instructors and members. Announcing that sadly I am closing my non profit and lesson program located in SE KY.

I am selling or placing all horses but one and will be selling almost all of my equipment and tack.

If anyone is interested in expanding or starting a program and needs equipment please contact me. I have lots of English and Western tack, a library of books and everything to operate a full facility.

I would love to sell in bulk if someone wants a lot. Prefer pickup bc shipping has gone through the roof but willing to ship if you pay shipping.

I also have some electro braid fencing, various tools, wood, etc…

Send a message to learn more

04/10/2021

Horse Week is coming to a smart device near you. Here’s what we know:

29/09/2021

Early Bird Registration ends tomorrow!

Early Bird Registration for the CERTIFIED HORSEMANSHIP ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021 in November at the Fort Worth Stockyards is September 30th! Click here today to register to ride with great instructors! Horses are provided! All are welcome with the registration fee paid. https://cha.horse/international-conference/

03/09/2021

Nominate your horses and instructors today! Due 9/10.

✏️ NOMINATE YOUR CHA LESSON HORSE and/or CHA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR by 9/10/2021!!!

Find the nomination forms here ⤵️
https://cha.horse/international-conference/

📌 Scroll down the page to find the nomination forms.