Equine
Skills, Level 1
May 1-2, 2008
AHA Faculty:
Liz Baker, PT, HPCS
Mary
Helene Chaplin, PT, HPCS
Liz is a PT whose involvement in hippotherapy began in
1986. In 1987 she studied hippotherapy at the Rommel Klinik in
Wildbad, Germany, and is a founding member and past president of the AHA.
Liz has taught at many American and international conferences over
the past fifteen years; she has been extensively involved with NARHA as a
board member, executive vice president, and Health and Education committee
chair from 1987--2000. In 2000, Liz was the recipient of NARHA's most
prestigious award, The James Brady Professional Achievement Award. Liz has
been with Greenlock since its inception in 1989; she also continues
to practice at Wrentham Developmental Center. She lives in Wrentham, MA,
with her husband Stan, her dog Sophie and cat Maggie, and is still looking for
a hobby.
Mary Helene, a physical therapist for over 20 years, has been
practicing hippotherapy at Greenlock Therapeutic Riding Center, in Rehoboth,
MA, since 1997. She also works as a
school-based physical therapist and a consultant to a social service agency
caring for developmentally disabled children and adults. Mary Helene has been a member of AHA since
1998 and is currently the RI state AHA liaison. She has been actively riding horses for over 10 years and
assisted her daughters into becoming accomplished equestrians as well. Mary Helene lives in Portsmouth, RI with her
husband, and 3 children as well as the family’s dogs, cat and favorite mare,
Quincy.
Target Audience:
This two-day, hand-on workshop targets therapists
with minimal to no horse experience in non-mounted equine skills. Participants will work with horses in teams
of two, with a faculty/student ratio of 1 to 6, allowing an opportunity for
demonstration, practice and individualized feedback and instruction.
Course Description:
This workshop is an American Hippotherapy
Association (AHA) approved course and is a prerequisite for the Hippotherapy
Treatment Principles, Level 1 workshop.
NOTE:
Therapists may waive taking the Equine Skills Level 1 course if they
have documentation of horse skills such as:
Pony Club levels, NARHA Registered Therapist, USDF Bronze medal. In addition, a therapist may submit a skills
list, signed by a horse professional, that shows basic equine skills. Once reviewed by our faculty, you will be
contacted if it is determined that the Level 1 Equine Skills course can be
waived. Please fill out the waiver form
(on our website - www.greenlock.org) and send the signed form along with your
registration form and check to Greenlock.
Course Objectives Include:
Ø
Correctly
interpret the “body language” of the horse.
Ø
Identify
and name key anatomical points of the horse.
Ø
Recognize
elements of desirable conformation of the horse.
Ø
Identify,
describe the function of, and demonstrate proper use of grooming equipment.
Ø
Identify
key parts of the horse’s tack.
Ø
Demonstrate
safe and proper tacking and un-tacking of a horse.
Ø
Recognize
and describe the four natural gaits of the horse.
Ø
Recognize
desirable qualities of the horse’s movement.
Ø
Recognize
unsoundness in a moving horse.
Ø
Recognize
the signs of stress/burnout in the horse.
Ø
Demonstrate
safe, correct leading techniques with basis school figures.
Ø
Demonstrate
kind and humane treatment of the horse at all times.
Course Specifics:
The workshop begins on Thursday, May 1, 2008, and
runs through Friday, May 2, 2008.
Certificates of attendance will be given to participants who attend the
ENTIRE workshop. ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED
TO 15 PARTICIPANTS.
Tuition:
$325.00 per person fee includes instruction, an extensive notebook of course materials and daily lunch and must be received by April 1, 2008. Fees will be refunded (less $100.00 processing and cancellation fee) for cancellations made prior to April 1, 2008. No refund will be allowed for cancellations made after April 1, 2008.
Accommodations: (Seekonk, MA)
Johnson & Wales Inn, 213 Taunton Avenue, 508-336-8700 (Closest proximity to GTRC)
Ramada Inn, 940 Fall River Avenue, 508-336-7300
Hampton Inn, 1105 Fall River Avenue, 508-336-9000
Bed & Breakfast Lodging: (Rehoboth, MA)
Gilberts B&B, 30 Spring Street, 508-252-6416
5 Bridge Farm, 154 Pine Street, 508-252-3190
Perryville Inn, 157 Perryville Road, 508-252-9239