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EQMT 300 Hours

EQMT 300: Equine Massage Therapist 300 Hour Program

The EQMT 300 series of classes are for students who do not have a human massage license. This course includes 40 weekly lessons.

WA State Students: On-line students are provided six days of hands-on training on campus (these hours are required in order to be eligible for State Board exams and licensing. If additional hours are desired a lab may be added.)

Out of State Students: On-Line students from States or Countries that do not regulate equine massage, includes 40 Lessons and “how to” videos. This option doesn’t require Lab-101 but it is highly recommended. Students will need to be able to send video representation of their massage skills to instructor through-out course, for practical evaluation. This course is an in-depth comprehensive class, requiring considerable effort, time and dedication. A student needs to be self-motivated and study outside of class.

LAB -101 (50 Hours Hands-on) This lab is for any student or therapist who wants additional training. Out of State Online Students are recommended to take this lab.  Topics covered in this lab are behavior & handling, safety, first-aid, theory & practice foundational “Swedish” massage techniques, kinesiology, anatomy & physiology, gait analysis, conformation, palpation, business practices and record keeping.  In this lab you will learn the bony landmarks on real bones, and go over all the muscles you will need to memorize for your year end practical exam. 

LAB – 102 Advance Technique Lab (50 Hour’s Hands-on.) This Lab is for therapists from other schools or graduates who want a refresher. If someone needs the additional hours to qualify for NBCAAM this would be the perfect investment of your time and money. (Therapists need 200 hours in animal massage to qualify for the “National” exam 50 of those hours have to be hands on). 

This lab is also a great CE class for therapist wanting to learn advance techniques; myo-fascial release, structural integration, acupressure, other point therapies like stress or triggerpoint, micro current stimulation and red light therapy.

Note on “LABS”: WA State & NBCAAM require a certain amount of hands-on (live) instruction. For students from States that do not regulate equine massage therapy by law, nor require hands on hours, it is not mandatory to participate in the 50-hour hands-on labs, although they are highly recommended for students who can travel to the LES Campus. Out-of-state students will be provided many LES videos of hands-on training to cover required subject matter of Theory & Practice, Behavior & Handling, Safety and Advance Techniques. These videos consist of live footage of Mary Lou Langley demonstrating and instructing the hands-on portion of the On-campus class with actual students.

Classes

EQMT 301:  On Campus

Length 8 months: September – May annually.

Day Class: Class is on Tuesdays from 9am – 5:00pm.

EQMT 302: Online

This class will be offered year-round via the Langley Equine Studies web site. Upon completion of course material with a GPA of 75% or higher.

Washington State students are required to do hands on training in person at the LES campus. Out of state students who want to sit for the national exam will need to register for a lab to fulfill the requirements of hands-on training. 

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Scope & Sequence – Equine Massage Therapist EQMT 300 Hour Courses

Method of Instruction: is instructor-lead, lecture, demonstrator, practical exercise, distance learning, lab, computer-assisted, video’s and other media and the self-study method.

SUCCESSFUL EQUINE MASSAGE THERAPIST: To start and grow an equine massage practice, a student must be able to be confident and communicate with equine professionals. A graduate needs to be able to evaluate a horse and effectively treat him / her so that there’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that your work is valuable and effective. The therapeutic approach taught at Langley Equine studies is “Swedish Massage” techniques, a combination of Myo-fascial Release, Neuromuscular, and Structural Reintegration and acupressure modalities.  Functional Anatomy, Anatomy of Equine Movement, Pathophysiology of Pain and Fitness are also taught. Langley Equine Studies is an intensive program of study to discover a greater level of awareness and communication between human and horse as the basis for therapeutic treatment. Successful business practices, marketing and record-keeping are also included in the core curriculum.

Sequence of course:  The 300 hundred hour equine massage programs must include a minimum of instruction,  related to large animals as follows:

(a) Theory & Practice in Technique: Instruction consists of seventy-five hours in general animal massage techniques. Of those 75 hours, thirty-five of those hours will be practical or hands-on instruction. The instruction will include but not be limited to, the following subjects:

  • Technique:
  1. Stroking including effleurage, and gliding
  2. Percussions, including tapotement
  3. Compressions
  4. Friction, including  rubbing, and gliding with pressure
  5. Swedish gymnastics or movements
  6. Petrissage or Kneading
  7. Range of motion and stretching
  8. Fascial or connective tissue stretching
  • Contraindications in zoonotic diseases
  • Documentation and record-keeping
  • Physiological benefits
  • Palpation
  • Body-mechanics of the therapist

(b) Kinesiology instruction will consist of sixty hours.  Twenty-one of those hours will be practical or hands-on instruction. The instruction will include the following subjects:

  • Biomechanics, including range of motion, gait analysis, and muscle actions
  • Conformation analysis
  • Observation

(c) Anatomy & Physiology: Consists of seventy-five hours of instruction.  Twenty-one of those hours will be practical or hands-on instruction.

  • The instruction in anatomy and physiology will include the function and structure of the following systems:
  1. Skeletal
  2. Muscular
  3. Nervous
  4. Digestive
  5. Circulatory
  6. Endocrine
  7. Lymphatic
  8. Reproductive and Urinary
  • The instruction in anatomy and physiology will include the relationship and effect of massage on the following systems:
  1. Endocrine system
  2. Integumentary
  3. Fascial anatomy

(d) Behavior & Handling: Seventy-five hours, with twenty-one of those hours being practical or hands-on instruction. The instruction will include the following subjects:

  • Breed characteristics
  • Body language
  • Social dynamics
  • Signs of stress
  • Communication
  • Methods of restraints