Embark on your journey with our online course, designed to provide applications in Equine Assisted Therapy. This comprehensive program paves the way for you to become an Equine Assisted Therapy Clinical Specialist.
Accredited Qualification
OCNLR Level 5 Certificate for Equine Assisted Therapy Clinical Specialists: 610/5540/2
Course code: 113062
Guided learning hours: 240
Credits: 30
Qualification guide
- Flexible Learning: Engage in 240 educational hours at your own pace, including e-learning, live webinars with life-time access.
- Expert-Led Instruction: Learn from seasoned professionals with over two decades of experience in Equine Assisted Services, ensuring you receive high-quality education and insights.
- Cost Savings: By taking this course online, you save on travel and accommodation expenses, making it a more affordable option.
- Enhanced Learning: The online format allows you to focus on the details more effectively. You can replay videos of therapy sessions to closely observe and understand handling techniques.
- Language Accessibility: Take advantage of automatic subtitles in your preferred language to enhance your video learning experience. The text is also easy to understand, with automatic page translation available in your language.
- Improved Treatment Approach: Video assessments of your submitted treatment sessions provide personalized feedback, helping you refine and enhance your therapeutic methods. This continuous review process ensures you are always improving and applying best practices in your work.
- Theoretical Skills: Master theoretical knowledge including hands-on techniques, safety protocols, and therapeutic applications to effectively support EAT sessions and enhance client outcomes.
- Certification and Resources: Earn a certificate of completion upon finishing the course, and enjoy continuous access to all course materials and future updates.
- Horsemanship Skills: Master your equine handling and riding skills, demonstrated through video submissions of equine preparation for therapy session, a dressage task at walk and trot, ensuring proficiency for safe and effective therapy sessions.
- Continuous Support: Benefit from ongoing email support, live webinars, and an FB community group to connect with EAS practitioners and share experiences.
Our course offers extensive training in Equine Assisted Therapy (EAT), formerly known as hippotherapy. You’ll gain:
- Understand the Fundamentals of EAT
- The EAT principles and their positive influence on human health
- Introduction to EAT therapeutic principles and techniques
- Therapeutic Approaches and Goals
- Differentiate between physical, occupational, and speech therapy focuses in EAT
- Study therapy positions on the equine back and neurodevelopmental milestones
- Application for Specific Conditions
- Applying EAT for various health conditions such as Cerebral Palsy or Stroke
- EAT treatment applications for common diagnoses
- Assessment and Documentation
- Determine progress and treatment efficacy through evidence-based practice, outcome measures, and assessment tools
- Documentation and record keeping, including EAT program administration and funding
- Utilizing the Stables Environment
- Utilize all aspects of the stables environment in EAT to achieve client’s treatment goals
- The role of equine presence in therapy
- Equine Movement
- Understanding equine movement and desirable conformation qualities
- Multidisciplinary Coordination
- Develop strategies for multidisciplinary coordination among therapists
- Advanced Clinical Practice
- Engage in advanced case studies and peer review sessions
- Incorporate evidence-based practices and ethical standards in EAT
- BONUS: Equine Interaction
- Interact with and care for equine, including tacking and riding
The new course will open on 6th October 2025.
Limited places.
