05/06/2025
Highlight!
Speaking at a course the other day.....
Q, when you work on a horse and you find something that didn't quite sit right, what would you do?
A, Suggest you call the vet, the session would not go ahead, chat with the owner about any concerns, simply book in another day when next suitable after the vet has accessed your horse.
It's against the law to diagnose, imply, or suggest any named condition. Keep this in mind....
If you didn't know, ALL bodyworkers can not diagnose, suggest, or imply any named condition.
Legally, only a vet can diagnose a named condition simply because they have all the diagnostic tests to provide you with a black and white answer to all the information you need to go forward with a plan that's suitable in each individual case.....
All bodyworkers should have a code of conduct code that they have signed with the govern body they have trained with......
All bodyworkers should be fully trained, licensed, and insured to practice in the country they are offering this service.
If you didn't know, The Equine Touch bodywork is about level 5 in its level of training. Which is extremely credible.
The Equine Touch bodywork technique is accredited by LANTRA, one of the largest landbased training bodies in this country. The Equine Touch has held this accreditation for many years.
The Equine Touch bodywork technique training has went through a list of various checks that are on going to ensure that all of the modules offered were in place thats needed to qualify at a high standard for the education sector to become offered to all.
Check out all qualified licensed, fully trained, insured Instructors, Coaches, Practitioners available to offer THE EQUINE TOUCH BODYWORK.
I remember hearing one person say, "Oh, you can qualify in a weekend...... That's simply not the case, and it never has been. I'm more than happy to send out a student program of what is involved in the training. You will be suitably impressed,
Foundation level one that i teach consists of two parts each of two days or you could choose the condensed course which is three days if followng the Practitioners route, Earlier this year i had held the first part of the two day course and second part also two days of the Equine Touch Foundation level One course. You are only permitted to apply this to your own horse, giving your horse something back as a gift to all the work they do for us..... you are not qualified to practice on any another horse.
At this stage, you are at the beginning of the journey if you choose to take it further you would then have to complete the necessary documentation of case studies, theory practical work assessments, vet permission all collaborated in study format with a mix of online and travelling to a qualified Equine Touch professional instructor for additional training and assessments that are ongoing as you train.Which then must be completed to a high standard before going on to the next level. It's all in the Equine Touch pack.
Always check that any equine bodyworker that comes to work with your horse is fully qualified, Fully trained, Fully insured to work with the modality they are trained in. Also, your insurance will only cover each modality separately, not as a whole. One session with your horse with only one modality to be covered per visit.
Remembering that overloading the body isn't effective in any way..... Axx
