HETI Educational webinar by Helena Costa @ 26 February 2026 19:00
EEATN Working Group: Core Guidelines for Equine Training and Education
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The Therapy Equine management group, a subgroup of the HETI European network group EEATN, convened to enhance Horse training as an educational and relational process, not merely a technical one. The team, through the creation of Guidelines, is trying to integrate equine behavior, learning psychology, biomechanics, welfare science and ethics to promote training practices that respect the horse as a sentient learning individual and a professional partner in Equine Assisted Services.
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Helena Costa
Horse trainer specialist in EAS and Master in animal behaviour
Horse trainer, by FEP, since 2012, she specializes in horse training and behavior, and is currently focused on training horses for Equine-Assisted Services. She is a founding member of the CostaAmorim Equestrian Center in Pinhal Novo, Portugal, and the EquiVida Association. She is a trainer in public and private institutions in the field of Adapted Sports. She has been involved in research projects focused on the effects of foal handling on emotional reactivity, learning, and human-horse relationships. She has a degree in Equine Science and a Master's degree in Animal Behavior and Welfare. She is a founding member of the international organization TheKidsFellows-Anthrozoology Research Group, the Portuguese Association in Equine Assisted Services SPSAE, and chair of the Therapy Equine Management subgroup within the HETI EEATN Network. For more information about the EEATN, visit: https://hetifederation.org/networks/european-network/
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