Upcoming Course Schedule

 

Hippotherapy Treatment Principles – Part I A & B (Webinar Format)

Part I A Foundations Webinar 
(MUST ATTEND THIS WEBINAR FIRST)
**Registration closes one week before the course date

 
November 7, 2024-- 5 AM MST to 9:45 AM MST & November 8, 2024-- 5 AM MST to 9:30 AM MST
Faculty: Mary Helene Chaplin, PT, HPCS and Lesley Lautenschlager, MS, OTR, HPCS
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Part I B Applications Webinar
(MUST ATTEND PART 1 A FOUNDATION WEBINAR FIRST & COMPLETE THE PREREQUISITE WORKSHEET) 
Preview the prerequisite worksheet here
*Registration closes two weeks before course date
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December 5-6, 2024, 2024-- 8 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Faculty: Joann Benjamin, PT, HPCS and Ruth Dismuke-Blakely, MS, CCC-SLP, HPCS
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Hippotherapy Treatment Principles – Part I (On-site) 

 2025 Courses Coming Soon

 

Hippotherapy Treatment Principles – Part II (On-site)

October 24-27, 2024
Location: Shining Hope Farms in Mount Holly, NC
Faculty:  Lesley Lautenschlager, MS, OTR, HPCS and Carol Huegel, PT, HPCS

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October 31 - November 3, 2024
Location: TherAplay in Carmel, IN
Faculty:  Karen Gardner, MOT, OTR, HPCS and Lisa Harris, MSVS, PT, HPCS
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Fundamentals of Equine Movement: Hippotherapy and Beyond (Live Webinar Format)

October 15, 2024-- 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM MST
Faculty: Ruth Dismuke-Blakely, MS, CCC-SLP, HPCS


Are you looking to work outdoors in nature? Or maybe you're looking for a new treatment tool to expand your expertise and client offerings? Equine movement may be the answer! There exists a substantial amount of peer-reviewed research that shows positive effects from the incorporation of equine movement in treatment across many patient populations. Results show clients achieving significant functional gains and improved outcomes.

This two-hour virtual course offers a comprehensive overview of the safe use of equine movement as an intervention tool for licensed healthcare providers in many areas including mental and behavioral health; neuromotor, sensory, cognitive and communication impairments; or developmental delays. Starting with equine biomechanics and expanding to how equine movement impacts human neurophysiology, participants will learn basic principles supporting the impact and purposeful manipulation of equine movement on sensory, neuromotor, and cognitive systems to promote functional outcomes, whether that is hippotherapy within an OT, PT or SLP treatment or mental health/medical professional treatment in discipline specific applications.

Participants will leave the course with a deeper understanding of equine movement as a tool: finding a qualified practitioner or accessing next steps for continuing education in order to build proficiency in using this tool within your services.

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Lunch & Learn Series (Webinar Format)

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