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Equine Therapy Course
Studying to be a horse therapist will
be beneficial not only to those looking for a career in this area, but
also to those who wish to better understand a horse's movement and
lameness issues.
Helen J. Woods has been teaching her
Equine Therapy Course for over 11 years and students have
successful practices in Canada, the USA, Ireland, Israel and
Australia!
The course includes:
- Anatomy of the Horse
- Correct movement in all gaits
- Conformation: correct and
incorrect-causing lameness and stress
- Lameness: overall view of general
types encountered, lame and unnatural movement
- Homeopathy for horses
- Horseshoeing overview: examining
correct shoeing practices and those that will cause lameness
- Spinal Manipulation - maneuvering of
the vertebrae and positioning of structure
- Saddle fitting and proper padding for
english and western
- Massage and acupressure, stress points,
and proper use of the hands
- Study of personal case histories
- Practical experience - uses of
Chiropractic and Massage (hands-on training)
- Review of student case histories and
charts for a six month period after course
- Business management, advertising,
servicing customers successfully
To Apply to the Equine
Therapy School:
To apply, please forward a complete
resume, including all past accomplishments, years involved with horses,
medical number and any information that will help us with the selection
process. Please include a deposit of $1500 (Canadian) with your
application.
Helen J. Woods is now certified as a
"Private Career Training Institute of BC" by PCTIA. PCTIA enforces
standards for private educational institutes and offers protection for
students (more info...).
Cost of Course:
The Equine Therapy course will not only
qualify you to start your practice as a Equine Therapist, it will also
provide 6 months of post-educational support to you in your business.
The cost of this course is: $6500 Cdn.
Students are required to obtain three text
books at their own expense for the course (they are available from most
online retails). The text books are:
Horse Conformation: Structure, Soundness
and Performance
By: Equine Research
ISBN: 159228-4876
Horse Anatomy: A Coloring Atlas
(may be available, presently out of print)
by: Robert A Kainer and Thomas O. McCracken
ISBN: 1-57779-017-0
Practical Guide to Lameness in Horses
by: Ted Stashak
ISBN: 0-683-07985-9
Room and board are available in the area.
Contact us for more information.
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the course
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Daphne Greenwood and North Slope -
Junior/Ami Section two competitors at the renowned Spruce Meadows North
American. Daphne has used Helen Woods' services to keep Soapy in top
form.
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NEXT EQUINE
THERAPY COURSE:
A challenging two
month course with lots of hands-on exposure and one-on-one time
spent:
The Fall 2008
Course is now full. Accepting applications for the Spring 2009
course - filling fast!
Spring 2009 Class:
March 23, 2009 - May 15, 2009.
Fall 2009 Class: September
21, 2009 - November 13, 2009.
** Deposit due with resume before application can be accepted -
Classes are filling fast!
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