EQ103SA Advanced Equine Sports Massage Techniques Level I

Course Instructor
Debranne Pattillo, MEBW

This 5-day, 50 hour (90+ total hours with required externship), course is designed for those who have already successfully completed the basic or extended course (Equine Body Worker® Certification Course) or comparable basic course with a strong anatomy background*.

Course Duration:

Students attend class for 5 days from 8:00am-3:30pm and have an additional 3 hours of evening studies. One half hours is allowed for lunch. Three hours of study is assigned every evening.

Course Outline:

• Additional muscles
• Additional bony landmarks
• Anatomy practical: the painted horse
• New precise points for the advanced course work
• Comprehensive anatomy
• Case studies
• Isolating and working the leg muscles with advanced techniques
• Advanced mechanics of stretching; essential limb placements and handling
• Advanced range of motion (ROM) and relaxation exercises
• Advanced cervical stretches and ROM exercises
• Program outlines for the recovering horse
• Advanced techniques; using the tennis ball
• Cross fiber massage techniques
• Advanced techniques; head, ears, mouth, nostrils, jaw and neck
• Sinus Drain
• Origin to insertion end work
• Digit/joint isolation and articulation
• Introduction to MFR and soft tissue mobilization
• Working the broad sacral tuberous ligament with the gluteal and long back muscles
• Working around the mouth, nostrils, and gums
• Working the fetlock joint and the sesamoids
• Isolating and working the back muscles with new advanced moves
• Many more technical massage moves

Cost:
Includes manual, supplies and handouts.

*Prerequisite:
Completion of EQ 100 or EQ 101 or EQ 104 (Equine Body Worker® Certification Course) or comparable program that covers the major muscles and points. Those students coming in from other programs must challenge our Equine Body Worker® Certification Course. There will be an administrative fee of $100.00 which will cover the following: instructor will view a submitted video of a massage session and the student will need to demonstrate the ability to identify at least 75% of the muscles used in the Equine Body Worker® Certification Course. Contact the Equinology office for a list of muscles.

Required Reading:
Please review your Equine Body Worker® Certification Course manual.

Suggested Reading:
Same as the Equine Body Worker® Certification Course.

This course is required for completion of the Equine Body Worker® Level II certification.

If you continue to one of the next progressive certification levels, it is also required for the MEBW and SEBW certifications.

For the certification outline, please click here:

http://www.equinology.com/info/certification.asp