Academy of Animal Sport Science - AASS

18/11/2024

Precise motor control (re)training underpins successful rehab!

26/10/2024

We owe it to all horses to be their best advocate.
Know better and do better!

10/10/2024

10/10/2024

What makes our RACE-approved ASTR certification course stand out?
So many reasons!

We offer global access to our course modules, which are all presented by leading clinicians in their field. You have first-hand access to the latest evidence-based information. Our case-based practicum is the longest in the industry - putting theory into practice, teaching you how to think outside the box to design individualized rehab programs, using tools and techniques available to you and your client.
First and foremost: you will understand what the horse needs most, both physically and mentally!

We welcome licensed professionals from all over the world, AS WELL AS graduate equine sports/massage therapists from approved programs.

Our next practicum is in May 2025, in northern California, USA.
Why wait? Join us now!
Payment plans available upon request!

23/08/2024

Our signature RACE-approved Animal Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (ASTR LP) certification course is truly a deep dive 🌊, designed specifically for licensed professionals in equine health care! We are confident that you'll walk away with a broadened perspective and enriched understanding, based on the practical ability to implement key concepts of therapy & rehab into your equine practice!

P.S. Save The Date! Our next ASTR practicum will be held in northern California (Penngrove), in May 2025!

Learn more at academyofanimalsportscience.com ➡️

24/07/2024

The Animal Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (ASTR) certification is the perfect addition to your rehabilitation toolbox! 🧰

Our RACE-approved program is evidence-based, with the latest research and practical information available. We teach you the concepts of a clinically-reasoned case-based rehabilitation program design, which allows you to offer MANY more options to your clients!

What other questions can we help answer? Drop those below!👇

16/07/2024

Dr Michelle Anderson, PT, has launched a great new series on all aspects of equine health care & rehab.
Here is a clip about the Equiband system.
Bonus: each invited speaker is asked to nominate a charity of his/her choice. Join me in supporting the Rooster Run Foundation!

This is the Sport Horse Rehab Podcast. In this episode, Nicole Rombach explains what the Equiband System is and how it can help your horse.Her choice of char...

11/07/2024

If your love is helping horses recover and thrive, our continuing education courses are for YOU! At the Academy of Animal Sport Science, each course is designed to give you practical, science-based programs and tools to help support horses with:

1️⃣Muscle disorders (PSSM, RER, etc.)

2️⃣Kissing spines

3️⃣Soft-tissue injuries (tendon, ligament)

4️⃣Arthritis of the spinal column and in the limbs

5️⃣Neurological disease such as EPM

6️⃣General lameness

7️⃣Postural/core instability

8️⃣Post-surgery (colic!)

Our expert, world-renowned instructors take the research and clinical evidence SERIOUSLY in their own practices, and bring that wisdom to you in these courses!

Learn from the best, and help horses thrive at academyofanimalsportscience.com ➡️

25/06/2024

We've said it once and we will say it again: Building a successful rehab program requires clinical reasoning and evidence-based knowledge.

While there are guidelines, such as time spent in each stage of healing, this is individual to each horse, injury, and tissue type.

In our courses, we teach you how to analyze each case, and develop the best possible plan for recovery using science, strategy and clinical reasoning: What does the horse need?

Find out more at academyofanimalsportscience.com ➡️

11/06/2024

You know as well as we do that each horse's injury is unique. For example, a joint is complex because it is stabilised by various structures. Each has a different timeline for healing.

Depending on the diagnosis, the location, the structures involved, and the type of lesion, the rehabilitation plan CANNOT be a one-size-fits-all approach!

The essence of the Academy of Animal Sport Science approach is this: We teach you how to use clinical reasoning to develop evidence-based rehab programs for individual cases.

A successful rehabilitation for the horse DEPENDS on the practitioner's plan, including a highly-refined ability to shape rehabilitation to the injury. Where different structures are involved (for example, a joint and a collateral ligament), healing time will be different for the bone and the ligament, and different treatments are usually required to address the individual lesions.

Learn more at: academyofanimalsportscience.com!

30/05/2024

Check out these 2023 survey results from the University of Connecticut ➡️

UConn interviewed 117 equine industry professionals, and found that knowledge of functional anatomy and the ability to create appropriate, individualised rehabilitation programs were the TOP skills needed to succeed in the equine rehabilitation field.

Additionally, practical horse handling abilities, with clear communication and observation skills, were highly desired qualities.

As professionals yourselves, you know that these are skill sets requiring lifelong learning. That's why our AASS experts have put together the heaviest hitting, most comprehensive equine sports medicine course that you will find!

Our course involves evidence-based techniques with a case-based practicum, to make you the most successful you can be!

Head to our website today to learn more: academyofanimalsportscience.com

13/05/2024

The efficacy of your therapeutic sessions will GREATLY improve! ➡️

That is our promise when you sign up for our one-of-a-kind RACE-approved Animal Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Certification course.

Your level of understanding, as it relates to functional equine anatomy and physiology and clinical reasoning, will increase, grow, and expand beyond what you have already learned!

This understanding will improve how you work with and help horses in your practice - both preventing injury in the first place, as well as addressing new injury and re-injury.

Start today with our online modules, and join us for the in-person practicum this September in Australia!

29/04/2024

Meet our AASS Instructors🪄

These women are not just the most educated and experienced in the industry, they are also the most passionate about what they do! They bring their unique magic to our flagship Animal Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Certification program, the most comprehensive program of its kind.

Start today with our online modules and join us for the in-person practicum this September in Australia! This is your chance to get a front row seat and learn from the best in the industry.

09/04/2024

Have you been sitting on the fence? Wondering if a certification in Animal (equine) Sports Therapy & Rehab would really be beneficial to add to your toolkit?

Our many graduates from around the world would tell you YES!

Not only do you learn from the world's leading experts with the highest standards for evidence-based equine rehab, but you also join a global network of professionals in a supportive, collaborative environment.

The AASS Animal Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation (ASTR) Certification is a one-of-a-kind, international, post-graduate program, designed specifically for eligible licensed professionals.

Join today and start the online modules, so that you are ready to join us for the in-person practicum in September in South Australia!

Any questions? Email us at [email protected] for assistance!

02/04/2024

Analysing your horse's training with the Equiband Pro system from Equicore Concepts LLC and the Equestic saddle clip gives you immediate feedback on your horse's movement!
The Equestic clip can be used during in-hand work, on the flat, and over fences, and gives you real-time information on rhythm, impulsion, and symmetry of movement in all gaits.
You can also get precise readings on how your horse moves without and with the Equiband Pro system.
This is an ideal, objective means to monitor your horse during rehab, or to accompany your conditioning and training programmes!
Contact either company for a *combo special deal* for both products!

01/04/2024

🌟Elevate Your Equine Sports Therapy & Rehab Career🌟

If you are reading this, you are already a top-notch equine professional!

As veterinarians, vet techs, physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, body workers and other licensed professionals with DECADES of experience, we have found that to truly have a successful and fulfilling career in equine sports therapy, you need much more in-depth knowledge and experience than what is taught in one single education system.

We created our comprehensive Equine Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation certification to meet these very needs. Designed exclusively for licensed professionals, this 285-hour RACE-approved certification course will jumpstart, propel, and elevate your practice!

How it works → When you enroll, you will get immediate access to the online modules. Then, in September 2024, we will meet in Australia for a 6-day intensive, hands-on, case-based practicum. We offer our practicum yearly in different locations around the globe!

If you have questions, drop them below or email our team at [email protected]!

15/03/2024

Equine rehab is not a job that anyone can 'just do.' It is a profession that requires qualified training, credentials, knowledge of the horse's body on a deep level, critical thinking, the ability to work with a veterinarian's diagnosis and as a part of the horse's care team, and someone who can think "out of the box!"

Most importantly, the equine rehab professional should always remain focused on one question: "What does this individual horse need?"

Our flagship program - the Animal Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation certification - is a post-graduate, 285-hour course designed exclusively for licensed professionals to deepen their knowledge of equine rehabilitation.

*Licensed professionals include veterinarians, chiropractors, osteopaths, physical therapists/assistants, veterinary nurses/technicians.

If you have questions, drop them below or email our team at [email protected]!

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