There are a lot of reasons why facilities apply to host an AHA, Inc. course. Some of the most common are: 

• Hosting offers a great opportunity to bring an AHA, Inc. course to your area. This may reduce travel costs for you or your staff and give you the opportunity to work with the AHA, Inc. office to secure preferred dates and faculty.

• Hosting a course in your area allows the opportunity to meet therapists nearby, and network with other therapy clinics.

• Host sites receive education and expert feedback on their facility, horses, horse training and horse handling from an AHA, Inc. faculty member.

• Hosting is a great learning experience! As compensation for hosting a course, your facility will receive a rental fee from AHA, Inc. In addition, depending on the number of registrants and the course you are hosting, you may also be eligible for a for complementary course registration for 1 staff member.

• If your facility is approved to host, your facility will be recognized as an AHA, Inc. approved training site. To maintain this status, your facility must host at least 1 AHA, Inc. course every 2 years.

For courses that require hands-on interactions with horses, host sites will be compensated at a rate of $650/day.

For courses that require a classroom space but do not require horses, host sites will be compensated at a rate of $350/day.

Host sites will be given a stipend for food and beverage costs at a rate of $35.00 per participant per day.

In addition, host sites may be eligible for added compensation as follows:

• Part I Hippotherapy Treatment Principles: Limited to no more than 24 participants

  • At 15 participants, AHA, Inc. will offer the host site 1 complimentary registration or equal value in compensation (based on the early bird member rate for the course).

  • At 20 participants, AHA, Inc. will offer a 2nd complimentary registration or equal value in compensation.

• Part II Hippotherapy Treatment Principles: Limited to no more than 16 participants

  • At 15 participants, AHA, Inc. will offer 1 complimentary registration or equal value in compensation.

• Connection Courses - Without horses (course size varies)

  • At 15 participants, AHA, Inc. will offer the host site 1 complimentary registration or equal value in compensation.

  • At 20 participants, AHA Inc. will offer a 2nd complimentary registration or equal value in compensation.

Yes! Host sites can help support AHA, Inc.’s mission and vision by opting to donate the use of their facility for any AHA, Inc. course. Facilities that donate the use of their facility will be recognized as an “In-Kind Sponsor” for the course. In-Kind sponsors will receive appropriate recognition for their donation as, well an annual donation letter from AHA, Inc.

AHA, Inc. is a 501 (C) 3 non-profit organization. To keep attendee costs as affordable as possible, AHA, Inc. courses are not intended to be offered as fundraising events.

Host facilities may indicate their preferred faculty members when applying to host an AHA, Inc. course. The AHA, Inc. office will accommodate such requests whenever possible. To view a list of faculty members and their bios click here.