The American Association for Horsemanship Safety is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) not for profit organization dedicated to promoting safe horsemanship skills through training and education. AAHS offers a unique defensible systematic approach to teaching horsemanship safety.
Is it a problem that most beginners are taught by the least experienced instructors? What is being taught to beginners? THE BASICS - and what do most advanced instructors make students do over? THE BASICS ... Suppose a beginner falls off? Stuff happens, beginners fall. It's part of the process. Suppose the beginner is seriously injured.? Suppose in deposition the beginner's - now plaintiff's - expert witness testifies that your instructor should have seen (name the balance problem of your choice) and taken such and such steps as any experienced instructor would have taken to avoid the injury-causing accident? Roughly 80% of horse related accidents result from falls from horses. Is it a problem that most beginners are taught by inexperienced, untrained instructors?
AAHS certifies instructors and assistant instructors who take a certification clinic and pass an examination. It also provides information to the general public about safe horsemanship practices through its companion web site at http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/dawson/, Caution:Horses, a quarterly newsletter sent to members and others, and information packets provided to the public upon request.
AAHS also offers these services and products:
Seminars and workshops on horsemanship safety
Secure Seat(sm) riding clinics
Workshops on equine legal liability
Expert witnesses for lawsuits involving horse accidents
Referrals to attorneys for horse accident cases
Approved equestrian safety helmets ordered online
Books and videos on horsemanship safety
AAHS is headquartered in Texas. You may contact AAHS by calling (512) 488-2220 (voice) or (512) 488-2319 (fax).
You may also write us at AAHS, P.O. Drawer 39, Fentress, TX 78622.
You may e-mail us directly by email if your browser supports the e-mail function. If it does not, you may email us from other software at: jzdawson@aol.com
| Jan Dawson President Fentress, Texas |
Darlene Rose Vice-President - Clinician Ramona, California |
Elizabeth Greene, Ph.D. Vice-President - Equine Extension Burlington, Vermont |
| Mary Nelson Vice-President - Clinician Wimberley, Texas |
Larry Shallcross Vice-President - Legal Services Bulverde, Texas |
William Day, Ph.D. Vice-President - Equine Education Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Brenda Hendrix Vice-President - Clinician Estes Park, Colorado |
Matthew Cunningham Vice-President - Youth Services Waco, Texas |
Robert Dawson Secretary/Treasurer Fentress, Texas |
| Jane Kellerman Vice-President - Clinician Waynesville, Ohio |
| Bob Ballantyne Grand Junction, Colorado |
Jim Fry Grove City, Ohio |
Tom Madeyski Julian, California |
| Harry Begaye Flagstaff, Arizona |
Melissa Hower-Moritz San Marcos, Texas |
Margo Shallcross Bulverde, Texas |
| Alex Frazier Deer Lodge, Montana |
Jim Leamon Marion, Texas |
Kristen Swenson Manhattan, Montana |
| Kayo Frazier Deer Lodge, Montana |
Dick London Smithtown, N.Y. |
Suz Welch Boone, Iowa |
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