Equine-Stimulation Certification
Become a Certified Equine-Stimulation Professional today!
Our equine-stimulation Professional Training Series will train you in both theoretical and practical equine-stimulation techniques, and give you the confidence to start your own business today!
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We provide certification that is designed to provide comprehensive training for health professionals to become competent and effective practitioners of equine-stimulation
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Who Can Be Certified?
Health Professionals
It is recommended that health professionals have at least 2 years of clinical experience in their field both treating and handling patients and 2 years of horse handling experience. HTCC’s certification program focuses on occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language therapy professionals; however, other professionals may join the training.
What’s Included In The Training?
Foundations I
- Principles of equine-stimulation as a therapeutic modality
- Recognize client responses
- Patient evaluation
- Clinical applications of equine-stimulation
- Critical thinking skills essential for equine-stimulation
- Safe and Effective Incorporation of equine-stimulation
- How to incorporate equine-stimulation as a treatment tool
- Equine movement and humans systems
- Horse suitability and attributes in therapy
- Horse selection and training
- Safety procedures
- Equine-stimulation team roles
- Equine Knowledge
- Manual of exercises which includes:
– 12 ground-only ‘games’ and how to use them
– 3 Group Therapy Plans - USB with the following:
– all handouts from the training
– useful handouts and homework for clients
– helpful practice information
– review of peer-reviewed research articles and current focuses of therapy
Foundations II
- Equine-stimulation conceptual framework
- 5 principles of equine-stimulation
- Treatment planning and assessments
- equine-stimulation activities to address specific patient impairments
- How to identify if equine-stimulation is not the most effective therapeutic treatment
- Equine-stimulation as a respite service
- Best practices in equine-stimulation
Price
Foundations I
- Applicants must be approved before registering
- 3 – Day Theoretical & Practical Training
- Ongoing support package
- 50% to reserve spot, 50% due 60 days before training
Foundations II
- Applicants must have completed Foundations I
- 3 – Day Theoretical & Practical Training
- Ongoing support package
- 50% to reserve spot, 50% due 60 days before training
Refund Policy
$500 non-refundable administration fee
120+ days before date = 50% refunded (-$500)
90 days or less before training date = not refundable
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Contact Us
Give us a call or send us an email. We are happy to help you find the right services to fit your needs.
All visits are by appointment only.
- (647) 390-5397
- office@horsetherapycanada.com
- 15443 Ninth Line Stouffville, Ontario