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Frequently Asked Questions about Examiners for D1-C2 Ratings
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Can a Club still organize and hold its own ratings?
- Your Club can still hold your own ratings as long as you have kids to fill them. There is a rule that states you must have at least 2 kids for a rating that are within one rating of each other. Some clubs, I have heard, can't always get timely ratings for their kids because of that reason. Maybe a regional rating will help.
Who should we use as Examiners?
-Good question! Finding qualified examiners has always been a difficult task, and there have been kids throughout our Region advancing through the ratings without properly developing the Basic Balanced Position. This Spring there were two Standards and Ratings Clinics for examiners, and from the attendees, information was gathered and the following Recommended List of Qualified Examiners was prepared:
PIPs
North - Debora Brown
Middle - Stoney Yakovac
South - Diane Hunter
Float
Anna Carkin
George Slusher
Second to PIP
Helen Linnemann
Hailey Linnemann
Audrey McVay
Of course the Regional Examiner's list is a work in progress.
What's so special about these examiners that they get to be on The List ?
- The Examiners on The List have been tested and simultaneously calibrated, qualified, and approved to have the eye.
The recent redevelopment of The List began because kids everywhere, near and far, were passing through ratings without achieving basic balance position. Having an examiner with the eye on hand for a rating will ensure the candidates have achieved the BBP, and hopefully this eye condition, as it were, will infect others, and spread rampantly.
How do we use the Assistants/Trainees?
- They need to spend time working with a PIP, and then when approved, will be available to examine at whatever level they have been approved.
Can the Region require a club to use only examiners they approve?
- No, and we're not requiring it. It is a recommended list. It is solely the DC's responsibility to interview and select an examiner. We offer this list to you, the DC, to make your task easier.
How can so few examiners be expected to do all of our ratings?
- Bringing kids together for a larger rating could help prevent our examiners from being spread too thin. Maybe Ken, our faithful Regional Ratings Coordinator will organize some regional ratings.
Now wait a minute. It says in the USPC Examiners Handbook that a DC can do a rating. Why can't we just do that?
- It is appropriate for a DC to be an examiner, if no other examiner is readily available. It is not required that a DC be an instructor, but an examiner must be an instructor, as the D1 - C2 ratings are instructional ratings.
When is it appropriate to send an unrated member to a D1 rating?
- The D1 rating is a no-fail rating. That means everybody who shows up for their D1 rating must pass, or meet standard. The key is that nobody should be showing up for a D1 rating that is not totally prepared to meet standard, including being appropriately mounted on a horse or pony that will enable the child to demonstrate riding at the
D1 level. It is the DC's duty to ensure that the candidate meets standard prior to organizing a rating.
Can a DC do a D1 rating?
The DC is responsible for approving a candidate that meets standards and is ready to rate. It would be appropriate for another examiner to lead at the rating. An examiner who has the eye would be invaluable to assist should there be any discrepancy, at which point It could be a great instructing moment.
Do we really need a PIP examiner for a D rating?
- The upper level management folks have been urging clubs to use higher rated, more experienced examiners even at the D1 level. Since the examiner is not allowed to fail a D1 candidate, the examiner must be able, if necessary, to instruct the candidates into a position to meet standard. This will ensure that the candidates will have a successful rating and will have the correct skills to ride toward their next rating.
Do we have to have more than one examiner?
- It is required that there be a minimum of two examiners for every rating....It is also recommended to have a ratio of one examiner to every three candidates.
Can one of our C3s be an examiner at our ratings?
- Yes they can, but again, as it states in the USPC Examiners Handbook, it is preferable that the PIP for the rating be from outside the club. It also states in the Handbook, that it is an examiners responsibility to attend Standards and Ratings Clinics whenever possible.
What are the requirements for getting on the Regional Recommended Examiners List?
- The USPC Examiners Handbook offers a detailed description of what is expected of an examiner. A Pony Club rating is an instructional rating, therefore, the examiner must be able to competently instruct riders at that level. In addition to that, the examiner must understand the requirements for BBP at that level, and have the eye.
Our Club has examiners that we'd like to see added to The List. Can you do that?
- It could happen. Get information to me about the examiners and we can find a way to qualify them.
I'm a C1, what can I do to be added to The List of trainees?
- Become one with the USPC Examiners Handbook, then duct tape yourself to the arm of a PIP, following them around relentlessly, until they have no choice but to recommend adding you to the list.
Any more questions?
Ken Evers, OR Ratings Coordinator