EQ100: EQUINOLOGY® EQUINE BODYWORKER CERTIFICATION

The E100 externship takes 120-150 hours to complete independently in the field and you have 6 months to submit your work. We encourage you to take the full 6 months to practice your skills and allow the techniques to become second nature. 

1. Using a minimum of 5 - maximum of 8 different horses, complete and document a total of  20 x Equinology Equine Body Work sessions. Submit all EBW documentation including initial history, static & dynamic observation form, session form and a narrative summary for each horse. 

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2. Complete 2 x Muscle Identification & Equinology® Equine Body Worker Point Location

Labelling Sessions and outline the function of all muscles.

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3. Gait evaluation of three horses under saddle and in hand. Submit a discussion style report of your observation of gait comparisons and evaluation. Students utilise the detailed Equinology® Dynamic Observation Checklist as a guideline.

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4. Submit a Video Recording of the full Equinology® Equine Body Work Routine including Stretches and Range of Motion Techniques.

EQ103: ADVANCED EQUINE SOFT TISSUE TECHNIQUES,

INTRO TO SPINAL MOBILISATION & CLINICAL REASONING

The EQ103 externship will take you approximately 50 hrs to complete independently in the field. A full outline of the externship is provided upon enrolment and discussed in class. It involves a combination of case studies, anatomy labelling, video presentation and clinical reasoning case study.  

We allow you 4 months to undertake the tasks and submit your work for marking.  Once you pass you will receive a Certificate of Completion. Qualified Equinology® Equine Body Workers are automatically upgraded to EEBW Level Two status once they complete this course and the associated externship along with the course and externship for the EQ900: Equine Anatomy Discovery Course (Clay and Hands On). The cost of the externship is included in the course tuition.

EQ400:  EQUINE STRETCHING & CORE STRENGTHENING TECHNIQUES

The EQ400 externship will take you approximately 15 hrs to complete independently in the field. A full outline of the externship is provided upon enrolment and discussed in class. 

There are two tasks:

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1. Undertake Progressive Stretching Programs for 3 horses

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2. Design of  an individual exercise program

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We allow you 2 months to undertake the tasks and submit your work for marking.  Once you pass you will receive a Certificate of Completion. The cost of the externship is included in the course tuition.  

EQ700: HORSE, SADDLE & RIDER INTERACTION - PRINCIPLES OF SADDLE FITTING

The EQ700 externship will take you approximately 50 hrs to complete independently in the field.

A full outline of the externship is provided upon enrolment and discussed in class. It involves a combination of case studies, real-life scenarios and client records.

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We allow you 4 months to undertake the tasks and submit your work for marking.  The cost of the externship is included in the course tuition.