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RESOURCES
I love learning! I could easily be a professional student. I want to list just a few resources here that have influenced how I view equine bodywork and posture. This is just the beginning! :)
School and Professional Affiliations
SchoolAIT
My Alma Mater and amazing equine bodywork school! Kim Kizzier Sherrodd has created a program that blends a rigorous science curriculum with the "art" of connection and feel. AND there is a Membership that offers a continually growing library of content to level up your equine bodywork practice through courses, webinars, podcasts, many of which are approved CE credits!
This is an NBCAAM Approved school!
NBCAAM
NBCAAM supports the world of animal acupressure and massage by setting high standards
for entry into the field, ensuring animal owners have highly trained practitioners available. They provide certification exams for equine acupressure and massage, and canine acupressure
and massage, as well as networking and legislative assistance for practitioners, students, and schools.
(I am an NBCAAM Certified Practitioner)
IAAMB
IAAMB is a professional community that provides and teaches the traditional values and techniques of holistic, complementary and alternative massage and bodywork for animals. We are dedicated to promoting, advancing and growing the practice of animal massage and bodywork through education, establishing industry standards and building an international network of support
(I am a Professional Member)
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Courses, Continuing Education and Interests
Dr. Raquel Butler
Equine Functional Posture Level 1 and 2
Our Equine Functional Posture Courses are designed to give you the knowledge and practical skills to assess, understand, and positively influence your horse’s posture and movement from the ground up.
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Level 1 gives you a solid foundation in the principles of functional posture, assessment techniques, and simple, effective strategies you can start using immediately to support healthy biomechanics.
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Level 2 builds on these foundations, taking you deeper into postural assessment, compensatory patterns, and specific techniques to help unlock better balance, strength, and resilience in the horses you work with.
Thirza Hendriks
Functional Horse Training Fundamentals Immerson Program
5 extensive modules (Anatomy, Biomechanics, Management, Bodywork, Training); +125 videos (80 hours in total); +350 pages in manuals; Monthly webinars; Dissection case studies
Gillian Higgins
Horses Inside Out Academy
This unique online learning resource offers recorded webinars, online lecture demonstrations and video lectures with the aim of boosting your knowledge of equine anatomy and biomechanics, discover which exercises to use to improve your horse’s posture, learn all about the latest thinking and research from leading equestrian experts.
BTTM
Master Class Academy Membership
Balance Through Movement Method™ is a revolutionary approach to classical training, centered around treating and preventing nerve and spinal compression and solving undiagnosed lameness.
Equine Hanna Somatics
Equine Hanna Somatics® Education (EHS) is a revolutionary approach to equine training and wellness based on proven neuroscience.
Kathy Sierra
Pantherflow Pain Science & Performance Workshop
This is about building your skills in observing, assessing, and designing movement activities, with the nervous system in mind.