Courses & Online CPD

Online Course

Mentorship

In Person Course

Courses…

EATASA aims to run courses annually. Courses are typically held either in Johannesburg, Cape Town or Jeffrey’s Bay where participants can enjoy a comfortable learning environment for the theory section of the course as well as quality stables and arena space for the practical section.

The EATASA Fundamental Hippotherapy course is a theoretical and practical course which covers the following topics:

  • Movement of the horse
  • Training requirements of the hippotherapy horse
  • Handling and leading the horse for hippotherapy
  • Equipment for hippotherapy
  • Theory of hippotherapy
  • Hippotherapy in the context of occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech- and language therapy
  • Practical demonstrations of hippotherapy
  • Experiential workshop of the movement of the horse and leading the hippotherapy horse
  • Ethical considerations in hippotherapy

Host a course at your yard

EATASA would like to ensure therapists are properly trained when using hippotherapy. We therefore aim to make training more accessible. We encourage you to consider hosting a course so we can come to your area and share our knowledge. The hosting of a hippotherapy course requires certain specifications. If you feel your yard could host a hippotherapy course, contact us via email. The following are necessary when running a hippotherapy:

  • a minimum of 5 well trained therapy horses who can long line, comfortable with toys and sensory objects
  • suitable therapy tack, enough for the 5 horses
  • Undercover lecture area with projector screen / wall
  • Therapy arena
  • Parking area for course attendants

Our therapists

Ninette Du Plessis

(B.OccTher, MAOccTher, PhD OccTher)

Lake District, United Kingdom

Practicing | Consulting | Mentoring

Anne Foley

(Bsc OT) (Founding Member)

Jeffery’s Bay, East Coast

Practicing | Consulting | Mentoring

Patricia Hart

(Bsc OT)

Hout Bay

Western Cape

Gill Whitbread

(Bsc PT)

Cape Town, Western Cape

Practicing | Consulting | Mentoring

Tarryn Coetzee

(BA ST&A, MA SP)

Johannesburg, Gauteng

Consulting

Nasrin Vadia

(Bsc OT)

Johannesburg, Gauteng

Consulting

Lisa Mc Callum

(Bsc OT) (Founding Member)

Kommetjie, Western Cape

Consulting