What to Expect
Register well in Advance
- Complete our secure online registration
or
- Call 239-948-3232 for quick registration with your credit card
or
- Download our printable registration and mail or fax (239-948-5053)
to ARIA, 28801 Trenton Ct., Bonita Springs, FL 34134. Enclose
payment of $595. by check or money order, or write in your MC/Visa/Discover/AmEx
credit card number, expiration date and the name on the application. Be sure to circle
which level and specialties you want to challenge.
Be Prepared
Test Centers are usually held in
a hotel meeting room. You will be notified before the Test Center date of the
exact location. The day begins at 9:00 A.M.
Plan to arrive at approximately
8:45 A.M. Hand in the two essay tests which were enclosed with your acceptance
letter and which you completed at home. (Be sure your name is on the cover of
the tests!)
Also hand in your two required photographs (riding and passport-type)
and video (VHS or DVD) for each specialty you have applied for. (Level I candidates do
not need to submit a video.) Be sure your name is on your pictures and video
(on the the tape/DVD itself and on the box). Write the level and specialty
applied for (i.e., Level II Dressage) on your video's label, along with the
date and location of your Test Center.
9:00 A.M. - Welcome and Introductions
Testing begins. Each candidate for certification takes the Level I/II tests: The
Horse, General Horsemanship and Level I/II specialty tests for each specialty
applied for; i.e., Hunt Seat, Stock Seat, etc.
Each test has an allowed completion time of one hour.
Questions include true/false, multiple choice and
fill-in-the-blanks. Some require a brief written answer.
Candidates for
Level III first take the Level I/II tests, then the Level III tests. These are:
The Horse, General Horsemanship and a Level III specialty test for each specialty
you apply for.
For example, a candidate for Level II Recreational Riding
takes three tests, while a candidate for Level III in Dressage and Open Jumpers takes
eight tests.
Each candidate also is asked to give a brief presentation (no preparation
required). Once a candidate has completed testing and his/her Candidate Presentation
(CP), he/she may leave the Test Center.
Tips for Testing Success
- Arrive on time, rested and at your best.
- Don't rush through your tests. Have your mind calm and focused.
- Leave any questions that you aren't sure of until the end of the test; then go
back to them. Don't spend a lot of time on them the first time through.
- Leave your barn and home in capable hands and forget them. Distractions or emergency
calls will prevent you from doing your best.
- Take the time to do
your video properly. Do it over two or three times if you have to. Be proud
of it when you hand it in, as it should be an example of your best work. Keep
a copy for yourself.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happens if I can’t complete my video in time for the Test
Center?
- You may still take the tests for Level I certification, which
does not require a video. You may return to another Test Center at any time
at the reduced rate of $200 once you have paid the original fee to take the tests.
You never pay the original price again no matter how many times you return. In
addition, you do not have to retake any tests on which you scored a passing grade,
as long as you take them within one year from your original testing date.
- What happens if I can't attend the Test Center I have registered for?
-
Your fee may be applied to any other Test Center in any location at any time,
if you notify the ARICP at least 14 days before the date of the Test Center. Refunds
are not given under any circumstances.
- I've registered for Level III. What if I don't pass at that level, but I do pass at Level
I or Level II?
- You will receive certification at the level at which you do pass.
- Is there riding at a Test Center?
- No. It is your teaching ability and know-ledge which are being evaluated.
- What Should I Study?
- Call ARIA (#239-948-3232) or order online
the recommended reading book, Horses, 3rd Edition,
(Parts I and II are the basis for the General exams) by J. Warren Evans ($34.95
plus $4.00 shipping).
- Be familiar with the US Equestrian Federation
Rule Book chapters on your specialty. (To order, call USEF at 859-258-2472, or
review the most current
USEF Rule Book online.
- When do I receive results?
- It takes 6-8 weeks to carefully and
fully evaluate exams and videos. Please do not call us for results. They are mailed
to you as soon as we have them.
- What if I have questions about my results?
- A comprehensive and thorough evaluation is given to
each applicant’s tests and videos by members of the ARIA Panel. No
further review is given. Anyone not achieving the certification they desire may
try again at the reduced rate of $200.
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