Course Outline

Course Format

Human Bodywork

Each day starts at 9.30am and ends approximately 4.30pm and we break for an hour for lunch. Courses last for three days and typically run Fri-Sun or Sat-Mon. Course sizes are typically 6 – 10 students. Students must be aged 16 or over. Students under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian countersign the Acknowledgement of Risk Form at the start of the course. If a student under the age of 16 wishes to attend the course then a parent or guardian must be present and provide fulltime supervision during the course. There is no requirement of students to have studied any form of bodywork, complementary therapy or anatomy / physiology prior to the course.

Human Work Both Level One and Level Two courses contain an element of human work. This gives you the chance to practice your moves on fellow students and gain feedback before moving on to work with horses. You will also experience the work on you, giving you the chance to learn how the equine touch (vht) move can make you feel (sleepy, light-headed, tingly, colder, hotter etc) and therefore you will gain an appreciation of how a horse may feel following ET.

Students

Human work is carried out through light clothing and massage tables are provided for the course.

Horse Work Horse work is generally carried out in pairs with students taking it in turns to act as handler and to provide the Equine Touch. All students should bring with them to the course suitable footwear for use around the horses and appropriate clothing for the British weather. Wherever possible horse work is carried out under cover either in stables, schools or barns.

 

Level One

  • Learn the Equine Touch move
  • Learn a dynamic body balance for the rider
  • Learn the full Basic Body Balance for horse
  • Learn six key Area of Concern procedures for the horse
  • Illustrated manual provided
  • Laminated ‘horse-proof’ summary card provided
  • Certificate of attendance presented
  • DVD of Level One course content available for purchase
  • ASET Accredited

Day One

Morning: Human Work
Afternoon: Horse Work

Day Two

Morning: Human Work
Afternoon: Horse Work

Day Three

Morning: Horse Work
Afternoon: Horse Work

Level Two

  • Refresh all Level One human and equine procedures
  • Learn an Advanced Body Balance for the horse
  • Learn fifteen new procedures for Areas of Concern for the horse
  • Learn three new procedures for Areas of Concern for the rider
  • Illustrated manual provided
  • Laminated ‘horse-proof’ summary card provided
  • Certificate of attendance presented
  • DVD of Level Two course content available for purchase
  • ASET Accredited

Day One

Morning: Human Work
Afternoon: Horse Work (Includes any Professional Route Assessments)

Day Two

Morning: Horse Work
Afternoon: Horse Work

Day Three

Morning: Horse Work
Afternoon: Horse Work

Level Three

Clinics are run by Jock and Ivana Ruddock. Level Three courses are held two or three times a year. The course is four days long and is a combination of practical work and lectures. For more information see www.theequinetouch.com