Equine Taping Course & Certification summary
Each course consists of two days (8 hours each), has a mixture of theory and practice and is organized at venues with enough room for practical exercises. During the courses, the instructors will use video’s, pictures and real-life cases. The courses are accredited in several EU-countries by the local animal physiotherapy associations or vet associations. During these courses a manual, rolls of VetkinTape, scissors and other supporting materials are provided.
- Duration: 2 days, 8 hours per day (plus 2 hours home study)
- Included:
- Official equine therapy certification
- Educational material
- Who:
- Animal physiotherapists,
- Veterinarians,
- Other therapists with suitable anatomy and biomechanical knowledge.
Course feedback
“It where two very interesting and educational course-days. After explaining the concept, functionality and possible applications of kinesiology tape, we practiced taping on eachother, cool! The second (practical tape apply-ing) part of the course contained: the observation of taping, which tapingtechniques to use, techniques for which application and when are the effects noticable.“
Course program
Program
- Introduction
- Theoretical background of the Medical Taping Concept (human & Vet)
- Various application possibilities:
- Activating the blood and lymph circulation for swellings and hematoma
- Influencing the fascia and muscles
- Treatment of scars
- Tendon injuries and inflammations
- (follow-up) Treatment of injuries to the Musculoskeletal System
- Improvement of the muscle function
- Supporting the joint function
- Case histories and applications for horses and humans related to the following effects:
- Injured muscles – to lifts the skin from the underlying tissues. This has an effect of reducing pain, promoting circulation,
- assisting in the reduction of any swelling and enhancing the blood flow to the injured muscle
- Biomechanical dysfunction – to provides support or stability without restricting the range of motion
- Postural dysfunction – to improves the proprioceptive feedback to the area thereby assisting in the retraining of muscles that maintain correct posture
- Pratical approach with cases
Course instructors
Our instructors are equine practitioners with a veterinary and physiotherapy background, specializing in orthopaedics and with extensive taping experience.
Equine kinesiology taping course dates
When: TBA
Where: TBA
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Course summary
- Duration: 2 days, 8 hours per day (plus 2 hours home study)
- Included:
- Official equine therapy certification
- Educational material
- Who:
- Animal physiotherapists,
- Veterinarians,
- Other therapists with suitable anatomy and biomechanical knowledge.
