Online Certification
Equine Assisted Therapy
Become a Certified Practitioner
✓ 100% online and self-paced
✓ 10 comprehensive modules
✓ Most students complete in 10–12 weeks
✓ Unlimited email and Zoom support
✓ Lifetime course access
✓ Up to 12 months to complete
Turn Your Love of Horses Into Meaningful Work
The online Equine Assisted Wellbeing Practitioner Certification gives you the knowledge, skills and professional resources to confidently begin working with clients and horses.
You'll learn how to plan and facilitate structured sessions, work safely and ethically with both people and horses, support a diverse range of clients, and build the foundations to begin working professionally.
Whether you're looking for a new career, want to expand the work you already do, or have been wondering how to turn your experience with horses into something more, you'll gain the skills, resources and support to take that next step with confidence.
Who Is This Certification For?
Horses have always been an important part of your life and you'd love to bring that passion into your work.
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You're looking for more meaningful work and want a career that feels purposeful and rewarding.
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You're ready for a career change but don't want to spend years returning to university.
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You want flexibility to study in your own time and eventually create work that fits around your life.
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You already work with people in education, disability support, counselling, coaching, community services or another helping profession and want to incorporate horses into the work you do.
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You already work with horses and would like to expand your skills and create another professional pathway.
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And importantly, you don't need a previous mental health qualification to enrol.
How Does Online Certification Work?
100% Online, From Start to Finish
The entire certification is completed online, giving you the flexibility to learn from anywhere and progress at your own pace. There are no practical assessments, video submissions, compulsory live sessions or in-person training requirements.
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Learn through engaging video lessons and comprehensive course materials, covering the foundations of Equine Assisted Wellbeing through to working professionally with clients.
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Assessments include multiple-choice quizzes, short-answer questions and longer reflective questions completed throughout the course.
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Our assessment approach isn't about memorising information simply to repeat it back. You'll be encouraged to reflect on the teachings within each module, relate them to your own lived experience and share the insights and understanding you've developed. Students consistently tell us this makes the learning process both enjoyable and meaningful.
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You have unlimited access to email and Zoom support throughout your training, so you can ask questions, explore concepts more deeply and receive guidance whenever you need it.
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Once you've successfully completed all 10 modules, the required assessments and your final assessment, you'll receive your certification as an Equine Assisted Wellbeing Practitioner.
What Will You Learn?
Across 10 comprehensive modules, you'll develop the knowledge, skills and professional foundations needed to work confidently and ethically with clients and horses.
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| Course Introduction
Understand the foundations of Equine Assisted Wellbeing and your role as a practitioner.
| Exploring the Horse-Human Connection
Explore the research and lived experience behind the unique connection between horses and humans.
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| Client-Centred Approach
Learn to create safe, responsive sessions centred around each client's individual needs and experiences.
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| Horses in Practice
Develop an ethical, horse-led approach with a strong focus on consent, welfare, safety and sustainable practice.
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| Session Solutions
Learn to plan and facilitate structured, responsive sessions, including risk assessment, fees and practitioner capacity.
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| Trauma-Sensitive Approach
Understand trauma, attachment and nervous system responses and how these can inform safe, trauma-aware practice.
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| Neurodiversity in Practice
Develop practical, neuro-affirming approaches for supporting neurodivergent clients.
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| Practitioner Development
Explore self-regulation, self-awareness and the inner work involved in showing up with presence and clarity.
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| Building Your Business
Learn the foundations of establishing and growing your business, from goal setting and marketing to referral networks and timeframes.
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| From Planning to Practice
Address imposter syndrome, fear and limiting beliefs, complete your final assessment and prepare to move forward with confidence.
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Why Train With Me?
I designed this program to raise the bar for equine-assisted practices. While many are familiar with Equine-Assisted Therapy, Equine Assisted Wellbeing redefines and expands the practice.
Built on evidence-based techniques drawn from my background in psychology and educational neuroscience, and informed by my years of professional work and lived experience, this course is designed to help you change lives (yours included).
Become a Certified Practitioner
For a limited time save 20% on the Equine Assisted Therapy Online Practitioner Certification. One payment of $3360 or take your time with 8 payments of $420 over 8 weeks.