Online Course
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
