INVITATION-ONLY
GRADUATE PATHWAY
Format:
Advanced development + supervised practice
Places:
Limited to 2–4 candidates
Location:
Smith Horsemanship, North West
HORSEMANSHIP · LEADERSHIP · TEACHING · CHARACTER · HORSEMANSHIP · LEADERSHIP · TEACHING · CHARACTER
THE NEXT STEP
You have learned the system.
Now learn to teach it.
This program is designed for graduates who have shown more than technical ability. It is for people with the discipline, judgement and character to help others grow while continuing to advance their own horsemanship.
You remain a developing horseman first. Teaching practice, instructor shadowing and leadership assignments are structured around your education, with direct feedback and clear supervision.
01
Advanced horsemanship
Work with more challenging horses, refine your timing and deepen the training principles behind the method.
02
Teaching under pressure
Learn to explain, demonstrate and adapt an exercise while keeping both horse and student safe.
03
Leadership & character
Build the judgement, consistency and Christian character required to represent Smith Horsemanship
04
Business development
Gain practical insight into client care, clinics, content creation, marketing and the realities of building a career in horsemanship.
WHAT YOU WILL DEVELOP
Develop the skills to lead and instruct.
WHAT YOU WILL DEVELOP
THE PATHWAY
01
03
04
02
Academy Student
Year 1 · Full-Year Academy
Instructor Candidate
Year 2 · Advanced development
Assistant Instructor
Year 3 · Paid appointment
Full Instructor
Future · Proven leadership
THE EARNING POINT
A successful candidate may be appointed as a paid Assistant Instructor at the start of Year 3. This allows the right person to begin earning while continuing to grow towards a Full Instructor role.
Progression is earned, never automatic. A Year 3 appointment depends on demonstrated horsemanship, teaching ability, leadership, character, reliability, available opportunities and the operational needs of Smith Horsemanship.
YOUR ROLE
Real responsibility.
Clear boundaries.
You will take part in supervised teaching and leadership practice while advancing your own training.
> Mentor and encourage first-year Academy students
> Demonstrate selected groundwork and ridden exercises
> Complete supervised teaching and coaching assignments
> Help prepare horses and training areas for structured sessions
> Assist during selected clinics, events and filming days
> Take responsibility for advanced horse-training assignments
> Participate in feedback, planning and leadership sessions
WHO MAY BE INVITED
Standards before status.
The program is deliberately small. An invitation recognises potential, but continued participation depends on performance, conduct and proven excellence.
01 Successfully completed the Smith Horsemanship Full-Year Academy
02 Demonstrated exceptional horsemanship and sound judgement
03 Reliable, teachable and able to take responsibility
04 Show leadership potential and communicates well with others
05 Represent Smith Horsemanship and its Christian values with integrity
06 Personally invited by Roan Smith
PROGRAM DETAILS
The practical side.
PROGRAM FEE
R17,500
per month
The reduced participation fee reflects the programme’s specialised graduate-development structure.
STRUCTURE
Year 2
advanced program
One focused development year before candidates may be considered for paid Assistant Instructor appointments in Year 3.
AVAILABILITY
2-4
candidates only
The reduced participation fee reflects the programme’s specialised graduate-development structure.
Year 2 remains a structured, fee-paying development program. If appointed in Year 3, the Assistant Instructor role becomes a separate paid employment position governed by its own written agreement and applicable South African employment legislation.
Training and employment
What this invitation does, and does not, mean.
Participation does not automatically qualify a candidate as a Smith Horsemanship instructor and does not guarantee certification, appointment or future employment.
Candidates receive ongoing feedback. Smith Horsemanship may change responsibilities, increase supervision or end participation where safety, conduct, performance or program standards require it.