Top Ten Gift Ideas for Horse Riding Instructors

You may be a just a casual horse rider that takes one lesson a week or someone who spends everyday horse riding. In most cases you will have a riding instructor who has helped you progress, provided support and helped make your horse riding experience more enjoyable. So why not thank your riding instructor with a gift. Here you will discover the top ten gifts riding instructors.

1. Appointment Book
Your riding instructor's time is limited and they will have to keep track of various appointments and lesson schedules so why not give them a gift of an appointment book? This is a gift that comes is many styles and price ranges. You many want to get something more specialised like a leather bound horse themed book, check tack shops as they are most likely to have this kind of book. Or you could go for something simple which will probably be less expensive and easier to find. Appointment books are sold in most places that carry stationary supplies.

2. Food and Drink Cooler
Riding instructors spend a lot of time in the ring teaching and usually have little time for anything else during their day. Consider a food and drink cooler as a gift for your riding instructor. Here they can keep a couple of drinks and snacks that will keep them going throughout the day. When you are picking out a cooler look for something that is easy to carry, probably a soft cooler with a shoulder strap would work best.

3. Things to keep warm
If you live in a location where the winter is cold just imagine standing in an indoor riding ring all day during January without much chance to go inside and warm up. One of the top gifts to give your riding instructor are items that will keep them warm. Look for items made of fleece, as it is lightweight and flexible, something your riding instructor will need. Popular fleece items that you can find in most clothing stores are gloves, hats, ear warmers and neck warms. Avoid scarves, as they can be dangerous in a horse environment. This is another top gift for riding instructors that is reasonably priced.

4. Baseball Cap
As soon as winter is finished your riding instructor has the hot sun to deal with. A great gift for combating the sun is a baseball cap. This will help protect their head, skin and eyes from the sun as they spend the day in the ring teaching. Baseball caps can be found in many retails stores. They also come with horsey themes, these can be found in tack shops.

5. Hot Cold Thermos
A thermos for all conditions is a top gift for riding instructors. They can fill it up and take it out to the ring with them while they are teaching. It is perfect in the winter for keeping coffee, tea or hot chocolate warm or in the summer for keeping refreshing ice tea or other drinks cold.

6. Photograph
As a special thanks why not give your riding instructor a gift of a framed photograph of you and your horse. You could choose a photo from a horse show where you won a prize and want thank your riding instructor or you could choose a cute candid shot that expresses the personality of you and your horse. This is a unique and inexpensive gift for riding instructors.

7. DVD
Certainly fitting into the top ten gifts for riding instructors are DVDs. Specifically horse related DVDs. You can get DVDs covering the Olympics in disciplines such as show jumping, dressage and eventing. It will most certainly be a winner. There are many major horse-sporting events available on DVD. The best place to check for these would be your local tack shop.

8. Baker Gear
Many of those involved in the horse world will be familiar with the famous baker plaids and fabrics. If you aren't just ask your local tack shop. If you're riding instructor spends time travelling to horse shows or riding then a great gift for them for be some baker gear. There are duffle bags, riding hat bags, travel bags and garment bags, all made of the durable baker fabric and in the famous plaid. This gift would fall into the expensive category so it could be a great riding instructor gift if you are looking to give jointly with a couple other riders.

9. Books
There are tons of excellent horse related books on the market that would be excellent gifts for riding instructors. Try to pick something that will help them improve their skills like 101 Jumping Exercises, Sport Psychology Workbook For Riders or Horse House Keeping. Or you may prefer fun and touching horse books like Chicken Soup For the Horse Lover's Soul, Horse Tales From The Soul and Seabiscuit - An American Legend.

10. Horse Themed Housewares
There are tons of speciality items available with a horse them. These are a great gifts for riding instructors. You can choose from embroidered towels, throws, pillows, place mats, dishes, wine racks, lamps and more. Any of these items make a great addition of any horse lover's home. They range in price and are unique, making them a top gift for riding instructors.