Integrated Equine Therapies
Advanced Equine Osteopathic Certification
IET Advanced Equine Osteopathic Certification is more than just a credential—it is a profound journey into the art of equine osteopathic healing. This certification opens a career pathway for equine practitioners, providing the tools, knowledge, and methodologies necessary to achieve exceptional results where other methods have fallen short. Integrated Equine Therapies is renowned for its deep-rooted efficacy, addressing the most pressing issues faced by horse owners and professionals. Through this certification, practitioners will gain a comprehensive understanding of the body’s systems, from vascular and neural functions to emotional and metabolic patterns, learning to unlock the deeper layers of healing within the horse.
This certification empowers practitioners to work with horses in ways that transcend conventional treatments. It’s not just about relieving symptoms but about identifying and addressing the core dysfunctions—whether physical, emotional, or energetic—that cause imbalance in the horse. Through hands-on techniques, students learn to work with precision, depth, and intuition, enabling them to create lasting change in the horse’s vitality and spirit. The advanced skills gained through this journey equip students to become highly sought-after equine healers, bringing horses to their highest potential and establishing themselves as practitioners of true mastery in the field.
By pursuing this certification, students are set on a fast track to becoming elite equine practitioners, equipped with refined, world-class osteopathic techniques developed over decades of practice. Graduates emerge as an IET Advanced Equine Osteopathic Practitioner, with the skills to address complex lameness, metabolic conditions, and emotional traumas that have eluded modern allopathic treatments, making them highly sought after in the equine world.
This is more than just a certification—it's a transformation into an equine healer with the ability to bring horses to their highest potential.
Certification Requirements
Attend IET OSTEO 1 Course. Complete two (2) Case Studies and one (1) 30-minute video session with a horse using techniques learned in the course.
Attend IET OSTEO 2 Course. Complete two (2) Case Studies and one (1) 30-minute video session with a horse using techniques learned in the course. The case studies and video session need to be satisfactorily completed before attending IET OSTEO 3.
Attend IET OSTEO 3 Course. Complete two (2) Case Studies and one (1) 30-minute video session with a horse using techniques learned in the course.
Attend IET OSTEO 4 Course. Complete two (2) Case Studies and one (1) 30-minute video session with a horse using techniques learned in the course. The case studies and video session will need to be submitted and graded within 2 months of completing the last course.
Teach assist at one of the Advanced Osteopathic Courses, IET OSTEO 1-4. This requirement can be completed during steps 3 or 4.
Assistant positions are only open to students who have completed IET OSTEO 3, and students can only assist a course that they have already attended. For example, a student can assist IET OSTEO 1-3 if they have taken IET OSTEO 3, and they can assist in any of the OSTEO courses if they have taken IET OSTEO 4.
Schedule a date with Tom Mayes for your Final Practicum. The Practicum includes verbal, written and and hands on testing.
While assisting a course, Tom will evaluate the students techniques and understanding of Osteopathic Techniques learned in the courses.
