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HETI Headlines January 2026
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Welcome to the first newsletter of 2026! We're excited to have started the year with a bang by hosting our first multi-lingual webinar of the year. Our webinar, from founder and a long-standing leader of the Latvian Para-dressage team, Daria Tikhomirova, was delivered in English and Russian. We plan to have a number of multi-lingual webinars this year so that we can reach more practitioners and spread better awareness and practice globally.
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We also had a fantastic 2 hour discussion on equine welfare and ethics at our recent HETI Live meeting. This is always a fascinating, essential topic and brought a lot of great questions, honest experiences and deeper exploration. From this meeting and the previous one held in November, we will be creating a summary of the discussion and using it to assist us in the further development of the HETI Ethical Guidelines.
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HETI Strategic Plan 2024 - 2027
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Updates:
Membership structure and costs
Our new membership structures are now in place. We're excited to see member's setting up their membership profiles.
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Did you know that members can add their own events to our calendar? Simply log into your account and click 'add your event'.
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Organisation members - Did you know that you can add sub-accounts to your membership? You can offer staff members/board members access to HETI's resources. To add subaccounts, simply log into the member's area and click 'sub-accounts'.
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As we continue to work on our Strategic Plan, we would love to hear your feedback! Please contact the HETI office to share your thoughts.
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HETI Educational Webinars
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HETI Educational webinars are free to HETI members. If you are not a HETI member, you will be able to purchase some of the webinar recordings in the HETI store.
Recordings available for free to HETI members:
1. Enriching connection with our equine partners - Andrea Wady*
2. The horse’s movement and how it influences the rider - Susanne von Dietze*
3. From principle to practice: The application of the 5 Domains Model of Animal Welfare - Dr. Andrew McLean*
4. Myths of Equine Vision - Dr. Janet Jones
5. Horse Boy Method and more - Rupert Isaacson
6. Recognising equine emotions and stress and its role in the field of Equine-Assisted Services - Dr. Helen Spence*
7. The role of posture and pain in equine behaviour and how to effect positive change - Linda Tellington-Jones*
8. Social License and the EAS Sector - Roly Owers*
9. An exploratory study into the backgrounds and perspectives of Equine-Assisted Service practitioners - Rita Seery*
10. Applied Equine Anatomy and Biomechanics for the EAS Professional - Gillian Higgins*
11. Enhancing EAS Quality Through Feedback and Measurement Innovations - Prof. Selcuk Akpinar*
12. Horses touch more than our skin: Hospice and Palliative Care with Horses - Mag. Renate Deimel*
13. Achieving the impossible: Our journey to the paralympic games 2024 - Marianna Grammatikaki*
14. The Medical Model in Nature Based Therapy - Dr. Celia Grummitt*
15. Understanding Equine Mental Health: Prioritizing Welfare in Equine Assisted Services - Lucy Rees*
16. The Five Domains of Horse Welfare in Practice - Cristina Wilkins*
17. Mechanisms of action in EAS, particularly in psychotherapy and learning - Roberto Perez Verdia de la Torre (Available in English and Spanish)*
18. Helping people to make changes for the best outcomes for horses and humans - Bronwen Williams.*
19. Entrepreneurship and innovation within EAS - Carlos Ganzabal.*
20. From withers to wellness: Understanding and managing the horse’s back - Dr. Rob van Wessum.*
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21. From the beginning to Paralympic Gold: milestones and practical tips for lower grades - Daria Tikhomirova.* (Available in Russian and English)
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*available to purchase in the HETI store for Non-members
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HETI EEATN Meeting
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The next meeting of the HETI European Equine Assisted Therapy Network will take place online on 2nd February at 20h CET (Paris/Brussels). This network is exclusively open to qualified Equine Assisted Therapists.
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HETI Live meeting
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Join us on Thursday 19th February at 11am CET (Paris/Brussels) Sports in EAS chair and task force member, Marianna and Laurence, will bring an update from the work being done in the Sports in EAS task force and discuss the role of sports in Equine Assisted Services.
If you have already registered for a HETI Live meeting, you will automatically receive the meeting link.
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Save the date!
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The next HETI(UK) Forum will take place in GUL Outdoor Therapy on 8th April 2026!
Please put it in your diaries. More details to follow!
The HETI(UK) Forums are planned and hosted by HETI Federation members based in the UK to further the field of Equine Assisted Services. They provide an opportunity for UK practitioners to network, learn and share in a relaxed and open atmosphere. Everyone is welcome to attend these forums.
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The HETI Library is now live. We have the information for 14 books regarding EAS on our website but would love to add more! This is open to anyone who has published a book or reference material about EAS. Please see the submission form below.
This initiative is non-commercial and aims to promote awareness of Equine Assisted Services. However, only books authored by individual HETI members or by organisations that are HETI members will receive additional visibility. This includes promotion on HETI’s social media channels, Newsletter and in the Global Gallop magazine, as well as the option to include a purchase link alongside the book description.
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Call for Submissions!
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We are seeking original submissions with the purpose of advancing knowledge in the field of Equine Assisted Services.
The HETI Journal has several submission categories:
Original Research - An original research study conducted by the author.
Literature Review - A comprehensive or systematic review of research on a specific topic.
Study Protocols - Procedures for proposed original scientific investigations that contribute to the development of equine-assisted services.
Clinical Cases (Case studies) - A presentation of a simple comprehensive case study or multiple case studies.
Theory and Practice - A discussion of a specific topic in the field.
Letter to the Editor - Comments on articles published in the HETI journal or in other journals on topics related to the equine-assisted field.Manuscripts are reviewed through a double-blind peer-review system and submissions are welcome throughout the year.
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HETI Journal 2026
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We are finalising the 2026 issue of the HETI Journal: International Research and Practice. Once published it will be available for purchase through Amazon.
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The Global Gallop online magazine
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The next issue of The Global Gallop will be published in August 2026.
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If you would like to submit an article, research, book review or anything else please get in touch with the HETI office - [email protected]
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Please send your submissions to the HETI office by 31st May 2026.
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International Events for next month
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Don't forget! HETI Members can now add their own events to the HETI calendar! Simply log into your account and click 'add you event' on the dashboard. These events will be highlighted in our monthly newsletter.
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Welcome to HETI!
Join us in welcoming our new members!
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Small Organisation
Dominik Ulinski - UK
Samsung Equestrian Team - Korea
Equine Psychotherapy - Australia
Individual
Allison Cody - Portugal
Raquel Hernández Fernández - Spain
Lara Mackendrick - UK
Agnieszka Kozłowska -Urban - Poland
Julia Nash - UK
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Student
Danielle Macpherson - USA
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Our mailing address is:
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