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Becoming a PHCP Mentor

Requirements

Prospective Mentors must have a minimum of 5 years working as a professional hoof care provider and be a certified PHCP Practitioner.

Prospective mentors check list

1. A recommendation from a PHCP Mentor must be submitted online.
2. Once the recommendation is received and approved the Practitioner will be notified and may submit a Prospective mentor application.
3. Join a PHCP committee and participate for one year to learn more about the organization operations.
4. Participate in the online forum and/or the private Facebook group, answering questions posted by students and members.
5. Complete one of the following in person trainings. Please review the Mentor’s Training document before your hands on training.

• Attend a Mentors Training and Advancement Retreat and submit a one page report detailing your biggest takeaways.
• Complete two teacher training mentorships, one with a beginner and one with an advanced student, with two different PHCP Mentors. Each of these mentorships will be two days and will include shadowing the Mentor as they teach and practice teaching. Mentors will be paid by PHCP. A written report of what you learned will be submitted by the prospective mentor at the completion of each mentorship.

When steps 1 thru 5 have been completed and approved, prospective mentors may submit their videos for evaluation.

Video requirements

Video segments must be less than 20 minutes to be uploaded onto the SmugMug site. Upload instructions will be provided.

1.  Maintenance trim
   One or two, 10 to 15 minute segments demonstrating a maintenance trim while ‘teaching’ to the camera. We are the students, so share your thought process concerning the horse before you. What is his diet and lifestyle? Trim cycle? Watch him move to demonstrate soundness and discuss anything you see. Document a complete trim on one foot so we may observe your style and efficiency, as would a student working with you. Please include some close up views of the hoof pre and post trim using the same views required in the Final Media Presentation. These can be captured on video or as still photos if you prefer.
2.  Pathology
   One or two, 10 to 15 minute segments trimming a horse with hoof pathology and ‘teaching’ to the camera. We are the students so share your thought process concerning the horse before you. What is his diet and lifestyle? Possible causes of pathology? Your overall plan for rehab? Document a complete trim on one foot while discussing what you are doing and why. Please include some close up views of the hoof pre and post trim using the same views required in the Final Media Presentation. These can be captured on video or as still photos if you prefer.
3. Teaching
   One or two, 10 to 15 minute segments of the Prospective Mentor teaching a student. This can be created during the Evaluation Day or it may be created and submitted before or after that day.*The student should be the one doing the trimming in this video with the guidance of the prospective mentor* This must be a video submission unlike the other 2 which can be photos if preferred.

Video tips

• Choose a quiet place to shoot and be sure the volume is all the way up on the recording device.
• Speak slowly, loudly, and clearly.
• Review the video for content and quality. Sometimes takes more than one try to get a good video!
• Relax and have fun. Just speak to us and your student naturally. Share your thoughts as they come to you and don’t be afraid to say things in a couple different ways to clarify your points.

The Evaluation Committee will consider your application, the Mentors’ evaluations and recommendation, the video clips, and any other information gathered in your file at PHCP. There is a lot of information to review so please be patient with this process, and thank you for your time!