Dear Yannick:

Dear Yannick:

In order to earn your certification and become authorized to purchase seahorses, you must accomplish two things: first, you must have read through the seahorse training manual and completed all 10 of the lessons, and, secondly, you must have a suitable seahorse tank set up and running, completely cycled with the biological filtration fully established, ready to receive seahorses.

I recommend reading the first lesson or two before you purchase his seahorse setup, Yannick, since the first lessons include guidelines for selecting a suitable aquarium aquascaping it to optimize it for seahorses.

Okay, Yannick, to get you started off on the right foot, I will go ahead and send you the entire Ocean Rider Seahorse Training Course – all 10 lessons together in one file – in PDF format as an attachment to this e-mail. You can then download the attachment, save it on your computer, and read through the 10 lessons at your leisure, taking all of the time you need to go over the information and absorb the material. As you do so, it will be your job to contact me via e-mail whenever you have any questions or concerns about the material in the lessons, and I will then do my very best to answer all of your questions and clarify everything for you.

I will also be relying on you to keep me updated on any changes or additions you make to your aquarium system so that I can keep the information in my records regarding your particular seahorse setup current and accurate at all times. That will help me to provide you with the best possible guidance and assistance as you go over the lessons.

When you are done with all 10 of the lessons, and feel you have had a chance to thoroughly absorb the information and master the lessons, send me a brief e-mail to that effect and I will be happy to put your certification through with Ocean Rider right away.

All we ask in return is that you stick with the highly domesticated Ocean Rider Mustangs or Sunbursts when you are ready to stock your tank, Yannick. As you know, Mustangs and Sunbursts are the perfect ponies for beginners. They are hardy, highly adaptable, easy to feed, and perfectly adapted for aquarium life — the world’s only High-Health seahorses, guaranteed to be free of specific pathogens and parasites.

Be sure to save the PDF file with the seahorse training lessons on your computer for future reference, Yannick. It includes a detailed table of contents with page numbers, so that you can quickly locate the material or section you would like to go back and review at any time.

Just remember that the lessons are for your eyes only, Yannick, with the obvious exception of any immediate family members who may be helping you with the aquarium or the care of the seahorses. Please don’t share the PDF file with the complete training program or the individual lessons with any other hobbyists or individuals without first obtaining my expressed permission to do so. Thanks for your cooperation!

Best wishes with all your fishes, Yannick!

Happy Trails!
Pete Giwojna, Ocean Rider Training Program Advisor