| EQ100SA Equine Body Worker® Qualification Course
Course Instructor
Debranne Pattillo, MEBW
This course has evolved as the profession has expanded over the past years. We don\'t know of a better course currently offered and we are proud to continue to present it, and the 250 graduates we produce annually. There is more to sessions with horses than just a recipe massage routine. You need to look at the whole animal, understand what you are seeing and utilize the skills you\'ve been taught. Equinology INC ® is not for everyone. Equinology INC ® is for the serious students, those who strive to be leaders in their profession.
This 9-day, 97+hour (actual course contact hours and independent evening and off day assigned study) course (a total of 300+hours with the required post course field work and precourse study), is taught by one the following international authorized instructors:
- Debranne Pattillo , Master Equine Body Worker®, Course author
- Sarah Weldon , Equine Body Worker®, BSc (Hons) ost., (osteopath)
- Ruth Mitchell Golladay , Equine Body Worker®, PT
- Megan Kanz , Master Equine Body Worker®
- Tina Watkins , EST
- Dr. Mila Speciani (veterinarian)
The course is specifically designed for those students wishing to pursue a career in this field, but is also regularly attended by veterinarians, physical therapists, human massage therapists, equine massage therapists, trainers, barn managers, and chiropractors who would like to enhance their skills. The course is taught in such a comprehensive logical layered format, that those with little or no complementary equine care and science background will find themselves up to speed with the other professional participants.
After completing the workshop and required externship, the student will be able to evaluate posture and movement and apply a complete massage confidently. Externship and case studies are required in all of Equinology\'s courses to ensure that the students have learned the enormous amount of material presented in class. This way we find we can fine tune the students\' sessions. Equinology\'s staff is able to answer questions for the participants should they arise during this externship period. Equinology\'s reputation stands tall due to the fact we test our students before issuing certificates. Our participants are so well prepared that we have a 98% pass rate for those presenting the externship.
The Externship:
For this particular course there\'s an additional 100 hours of guided study once the student leaves the class. Participants complete 20 massage sessions on at least 5 different horses using all of the massage techniques, stretching with relaxation exercises and the documenting techniques as taught in the class. There is also a home study portion included in the fieldwork on muscle function, muscle identification, point location and gait evaluation required to enhance the material that is taught and presented in the class. Once this is completed a video is sent by the student to Equinology to review, evaluate and expand the student\'s work.
Course Outline:
- Application of a full massage session as well as targeting specific areas
- Additional EQ techniques for application
- Deep and superficial muscle location and isolation
- 80 point locations
- Veterinary vocabulary and terminology
- Massage benefits
- Contraindications for massage
- Bony landmark/surface anatomy identification
- Stretches for the session
- Relaxation exercises for the massage session
- Work ethics
- Documenting sessions
- Conformation and gait analysis
- Injury
- Exercising the horse after massage
- Marketing
- Introduction to dental issues
- Introduction to saddle fitting issues
- Session evaluation & observation forms included for business use
Students attend class daily from 8:00am to 5:30pm and have additional 3 hours of evening studies. The fifth day of class is spent out of class for independent study. It is an intense course. There are two other versions of this course spread over a longer number of days. The extended two week version (EQ101) is offered every year in Petaluma, Northern California, and the extended three week version (EQ102) is offered USA only at The Sea Ranch on the California North Coast.
Students will find that this foundation course ensures they understand the techniques they\'ll be using as professionals. Additionally, it helps to prepare students for further studies in other Equinology INC ® courses.
Tuition includes: manual, supplies, business documents and handouts. Certification of Achievement upon completion of class and fieldwork (externship).
Prerequisite:
Please note: You must have knowledge of directional terms, veterinary vocabulary and anatomy. A precourse study guide is provided for you to complete before the course. We expect students to spend 100 hours reviewing the precourse study guide before attending the course. This precourse study guide is also available as an online course (EQ50) which is free to anyone until 2011. You can find those details by going to: EquiworkSA Course Information
Participants must have good horse ground handling skills and be thoroughly comfortable working around horses before attending this course. If not, we suggest you spend some time taking horsemanship lessons prior to enrollment.
Required Reading:
Equine Precourse Anatomy Study Guide : Students must read and understand the veterinary vocabulary and terms, skeletal anatomy and bony landmarks in the Study Guide provided with course registration. Again it is imperative that you plan to spend at least 100 hours with the information.
Practical Guide to Lameness in Horses by Ted Stashak and Cherry Hill . This text is used for the class in addition to the manual. Please bring it with you. You can purchase it directly from the publisher by going to: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=0683079859&site=6
Please note: Student\'s must first read the animal massage state law pertaining to their state before being allowed to register. The state laws vary.
Strongly Suggested Additional Text:
Any Good Additional Anatomy Text
Color Atlas of Veterinary Anatomy: The Horse Volume 2 by Ashdown & Done or
Clinical Anatomy of the Horse by Clayton and Flood or
ABC of the Horse: A Handbook of Equine Anatomy, Biomechanics, Conditioning by Pauli Gronberg
Any Good Equine Health Care Book:
The Comprehensive Guide to Equine Veterinary Medicine by Dr. Barb Crabbe
Any Good Veterinary Dictionary
Further Favorite Reading for Future Information:
Physical Therapy and Massage for the Horse by Denoix and Pailloux
Your Horse\'s Well Being by Linda Tellington- Jones
The Horse in Motion: The Anatomy and Physiology of Equine Locomotion by Pilliner, Elmhurst and Davies
Cavaletti by Klimke
Equine Exercise Physiology by Dr. David Marlin
The Dynamic Horse by Dr. Hilary Clayton
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