Hippotherapy - What level rider do you think I am?

What level rider do you think I am?

Okay, I know this is hard to do without seeing me ride, but here it goes: I have been riding for 51/2 years. I am an english rider I can w/t/c comfortably, no leg issues. I can jumpe 2.5 ft. + comfortably, no issues I exercise horses at barns sometimes. I don't show, but my trainer used to train with George Morris. Every person I ride in front of says I have a beautiful seat and that I stick to the saddle. I know someone else asked this question but I want to know, too!!! For the horsemanship part, I volunteer at various stables, even Therapeutic Riding Centers, I help little kids tack up at the barn, I feed horses, I know my safety, etc. Thanks in advance!!! Sorry I don't have a video. My friend has it because she's watching it to get tips on how to be a better rider. My instructor suggested it so her dad filmed me.

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Intermediate- when you start competing and doing well and/or start giving lessons...then you can call yourself advanced. If you make money with horses (training, teaching, etc) then you are considered a professional. (To clarify: no, you don't necessarily HAVE to show to be advanced, but most "advanced" people have been around horses for a long time and (ought to) have been around the shows, whether it be on a green horse or an experienced show horse. )
Intermeadiate intermeadiate. Here is my chart I go off of. *beginner-beginner: Does walk and trot and may begin learning to canter. *intermeadiate-beginner: does walk/trot/canter and jumps 12" or 18" inches *advanced-beginner: Does walk/trot/canter and jumps around 2 ft - 2'3". Shows and has won 6th and 3rd places at schooling shows. *beginner-intermeadiate: Walks/trots/canters and is trying to learn the exact correct positon. Can stay on a horse when it spooks/refuses most of the time. Jumps 2'3"-2'6". Is getting away from mane grabbing to crest release. *intermeadiate-intermeadiate: walks/trots/and canters and has almost the correct form in all gaits except for the posting trot maybe. Can stay on a horse when it spooks/refuses most of the time. Does a crest release over jumps. Jumps 2'9"-3'3". Starts doing rated shows. *advanced-intermeadiate: walks/trots/and canters all in good form. Maybe be getting into jumpers or rides a hotter horse. Stays on a horse when it spooks or refuses 99% of the time and can handle bucks and spazzes. Jumps 3'3"-3'9". Nice balance over jumps. Does rated shows and starts getting away from hunters (maybe) and schooling shows. *beginner-advanced: walks/trots/canters in really good form. Can win 1st in equ. classes. Stays on a horse when it spooks or refuses 99% of the time and can handle bucks and spazzes and little rears. Rides really hot horses and jumps up to 4'-4'3". Does rated shows. Starts learning automatic release. *intermeadiate-advanced: walks/trots/canters in really good form. Can win 1st in equ. classes. Stays on a horse when it spooks or refuses 99.9% of the time and can handle bucks and spazzes and rears. Uses automatic release most of the time and rides hot horses to carry them over the 4'3"-4'9" jumps. *advanced-advanced: walks/trots/canters in perfect form. Knows how to ride all horses and stays on a horse when it spooks or refuses 99.9% of the time and can handle bucks and spazzes and rears. Uses automatic release when appropriate. Teaches lessons and knows a lot about horses. Knows how to handle just about anything and did rated shows and everything. Someone who'd be hired and get paid a lot of money. Grand Prix rider like too. There is even levels beyond this for with horses, you never stop learning.
I would Say Advanced. It would be better if you had a video althoughh
I say advanced. Or at LEAST the beginner end of advanced. It really depends on where you ride. Dang, the people that said intermediate are harsh. You seem to live up to your 5 and 1/2 years of riding and thats long enough to be considered advanced. Just because you didn't spend all your life around horses doesn't mean you can't be an advanced rider at a young age. But again everyone has a different opinion on what an advanced rider is. Some people don't consider you advanced till your in the olympics or rolex or something. I consider that expert. And to one of the answers above, you don't have to be a competitive showing rider to be an advanced rider, Best wishes
Advanced definatly! Hope i helped
My daughter is 16 and has been riding since she was 8 (three to six times a week for 8 years). She considers herself an intermediate/advanced rider because she says she still has tons to learn. So I would say you are probably right about the same.
I would say probably inbetween intermediate and advanced. I'm sure you are a good rider.
Find/ask a trainer and get your kudos from them, Level as in dressage, are based on you and the horse ability to do a test pattern. Get a video camera and make a movie of you riding, it is amazing what you see yourself doing that you are not aware of./