Equine welfare support and CPD for Equine Assisted Service Providers and Practitioners

Equine Welfare Top Up Day for Equine Assisted Service Providers and Practitioners

1 day CPD in a small group of peer practitioners

As an equine assisted practitioner, your equine team is at the heart of your practice, whether you offer equine assisted learning, activities or therapies.

Come and join our friendly, expert Equine Specialists and rescued equines for a CPD day to top up your equine skills based on the latest equine welfare practices, with plenty of time for observation, practise and discussion on:

  • Ethical equine handling and training using LIMA principles
  • Equine learning theory update
  • The equine partner’s choice in sessions, including to leave a session
  • Varying the equine partner’s activities
  • Equine assessment and record keeping
  • Updates on Codes of Practice within the Equine Assisted Services sector
Horse with volunteers

Our approach is informed by the rehabilitation and training pathway for all equines at the Mare and Foal Sanctuary, which is based on equine behavioural science and designed by our specialist equine behavioural training and care teams.

Dates:
Saturday 10th August

Cost: £110 includes light lunch and refreshments.  Places limited to a small group of peers.

Times: 10am – 4pm

Location: Mare and Foal Sanctuary Coombe Park Equestrian and Education Centre, Littlehempston, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6LW.

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Horse with volunteers

Equine Welfare for Equine Assisted Service Providers and Practitioners – 1:1 CPD day with our Equine Specialists

Spend a day shadowing one of our Equine Specialists as part of our Education team.

A bespoke day around your equine welfare CPD needs shadowing one of our Equine Specialists to include time for individual discussion, observation and participation in adult equine assisted learning or equine assisted wellbeing sessions alongside the equine specialist from an equine welfare perspective.

You must have attended our Equine Welfare Top Up Day before booking on this.

Cost: £80 for a 1:1 day.

Times: 10am – 4pm. Dates by mutual agreement.

Location: Mare and Foal Sanctuary Coombe Park Equestrian and Education Centre, Littlehempston, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6LW.

For further information or to book please contact: [email protected]

Equine Welfare Support for Equine Assisted Service Providers and Practitioners – a supportive welfare visit to your site

discuss the individual welfare needs of your own equine partners. This can include:

  • General care and management
  • Workload and variety
  • Specific care or behavioural concerns
  • Equine assessment and record keeping
Horse with staff walking through yard

We have a no-shame, non-judgemental approach and have dealt with every kind of equine welfare and management situation over the past 30 years.

Cost: to be discussed based on your location.  We would appreciate a donation towards our travel expenses.  However, our time onsite for equine welfare purposes is free as it’s part of our core welfare outreach work.  As an equine welfare charity we are here for all horses and ponies, and the people who care for them.

Times: to be agreed with you depending on the number of equines

Location: at your site

For further information or to book please contact: [email protected]

Equine Assisted Services

Our Standards

Equine welfare is paramount and at the core of everything we do to ensure we main the highest standards at The Mare and Foal Sanctuary.
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Our Impact

Learn about the benefits of equine assisted learning and activities.
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Our Programmes

Our equine assisted learning and equine assisted activities create opportunities for participants to learn.
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