This a fantastic article with a lot of great points! https://useventing.com/news-media/news/certification-an-important-and-impactful-choice-for-coaches-and-riders

Our coaching program in Canada is changing and evolving but there is still a lot of room for improvement, especially in the area of eventing. Currently there are no eventing or cross country requirements in the rider levels or coaching pathway until Eventing Competition Coach Specialist, which evaluates at the training/prelim levels. This has left a huge gap in the development of the lower levels of eventing.

The AHTA is among many supporting a pilot project that has been brought forward to the EC Eventing & Coaching committees which proposes to add optional cross country modules to the EC rider levels and coaching pathway. This would ensure that cross country skills have been demonstrated properly and safely throughout the rider levels and and create a systemic and progressive path for those who are pursuing their coaching certification specifically for eventing, as we all know that riding cross country is MUCH different than jumping stadium fences. These changes would greatly benefit our coaches, riders at the lower levels, help to improve safety, and benefit our sport of Eventing as a whole.

The EC coaching program is currently under review so we will hopefully see some changes coming soon!