Continued discussion of need for Instructors Certification & Training.

Ongoing lack of structure and funding - Indio CA

Danny Scheraga and Tom Goodspeed

Creation of Polo Instructor manual Level 1 & 2 - Brushy Creek TX

PTF Board Member Kris Bowman, PTF Executive Director Danny Scheraga and members of PTF

Canada with 10 other instructors

Initial meeting to discuss the need for Instructor Certification - Retama, TX

Joel Baker, Corky Linfoot, Joe Barry, Tom Goodspeed

Formation of PTF “Training the Trainers” is born

- Brushy Creek TXWith the urging of David

Cummings, Danny Scheraga contacts Tom Goodspeed to

begin work on project

Kris Bowman attends United States Pony Club Annual meetings in 2010 & 2011 and focuses

on workshops for Instructor Certification. Later, continued meetings with

Renowned Equestrian Clinician, Richard Lamb to gain insight on USET process

Hurlingham Polo Association Polo Instructor Certification

Training – EnglandPTF Polo Instructor Robin

Sanchez participates in HPA polo instructor’s

certification program

Hurlingham Polo Association Polo Instructor Certification

Training - EnglandPTF Board Member Lynn Thompson

funds trip to England for PTF Instructor Cissie Jones-Snow to

evaluate and participate

Robin Sanchez requests for Kris Bowman to add CHA Instructor Presentation on

Safety to Instructor’s Forum Agenda after attending a national Certified Horseman’s

Association workshop.

Kris Bowman establishes a relationship with Executive Director of CHA, Polly Barger and organizes

4 day CHA Certification course in order to see if this organization could be the vehicle to certify USPA

Instructors. Erik Wright, Mark Prinsloo, Jolie Liston, Robin

Sanchez, Justin Powers, and Jimmy Wright

February: Establish Manual Guidelines in Dallas, TX

Liz Holson, Kris Bowman, Jolie Liston, Mark Prinsloo, Tom Goodspeed

June: Marketing for Certified Polo Instructor Program Begins

October: Honorary CPI, Aiken, SCCindy Halle, Max Secunda, Robert Lyn

Kee Chow, Megan Flynn, Liz Holson, John Gobin

May: Strategic Planning Meeting in Atlanta

Erik Wright, Jolie Liston, Kris Bowman, Jess Downey, Tom

Goodspeed

August: Certifier Meetings, Sheridan, WY

November: Honorary CPI, Houston, TX Mike McCleary, Barlee Flanders,

Carolyn Stimmel, Scott Lancaster, Ethan Galis, Henri du Toit

December: Initial Program Design Meeting in Dallas, TX.

Liz Holson, Kris Bowman, Jolie Liston, Erik Wright, Tom Goodspeed, Mark Prinsloo, Justin Powers

Spring 2013: Instructors participated in Certified Horsemanship Certification:

Josie Vidic, Megan Flynn, Tom Goodspeed, Jorge Vasquez, Kris Bowman, Ethan Galis,

Brandon Van Loon

February: Honorary CPI, Wellington, FL

Dan Keating, Bob Koehler, Bob Ceparano, Peter Poor, Josie Vidic,

Kim Warren

April: Honorary CPI, Owings Mills, MD

Russ Sheldon, Jorge Vasquez, Juan Salinas, Danny Scheraga, Scott Weir,

Trevor Wells, John Westley

June: Instructor Skilz Clinic

Launch, Austin, TX

July: Instructor Skilz Clinic,

East Palestine, OH

August: Instructor Skilz Clinic,

Potomac, MD

August: Certifier Meetings,

Sheridan, WY

September: CPI Manual Content

Finalized

September: Honorary CPI,

Aiken, SC Lou Lopez, David

Eldredge, Lezlie Hiner, Rege Ludwig, Elizabeth

Beer, Adam Snow, Ed Armstrong

September: Instructor Skilz Clinic,

Aiken SC

October: Completion of CPI Manual

December: Program Launch,

Wellington, FL

December: Honorary CPI, Indio, CA

Kathy Linfoot, Corky Linfoot, Kyle Farghey, Kimo Huddleston, Ernie

Darquea, Megan Judge