Inclusive Coaching
Pony Club Australia webinar – Teaching Pony Club Riders with a Disability – with Mary Longden and Sally Francis.
PCANCAS coaches receive 2 CPD points for watching the webinar and completion of the post-webinar, five-minute quiz. Details below.
Sally Francis
Sally was acknowledged with an Order of Australia Medal in 2019 for services to horse sports and to people with a disability. Sally has been a team assistant at five Para-Olympic games, World Para-equestrian Championships and World Equestrian Games. Sally has coaching accreditations with EA, PCA and RDA. She is an RDA integration officer supporting people with disability. Sally is also on the PCV Sports CONNECT panel and reviews Pony Club member’s needs to ensure they can compete safely and fairly.
Mary Longden
Mary has a Masters’ degree in Special Education and coaching qualifications with the British Horse Society, EA and RDA. Mary has worked all over the world coaching eventing, para-equestrian and RDA riders. Mary has a specific interest in coach education and has run clinics in Australia, Canada, Dubai, England, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Taiwan, and the US. Mary now reaches coaches across the world via video training and several published books including “Teaching Riders with a Disability”.