Terms and Conditions

These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of Equine Assisted Wellbeing/Therapeutic Equine Experience’s Website, located at www.equineassistedwellbeinginstitute.com.au and use of the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute store located at https://stan.store/Equineassistedwellbeing

When you enrol, purchase or apply for any course, training, mentoring, scholarship or any service offered by the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience, Felicity Rideout or any employee, contractor of, you are bound by these terms.

By using this website, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions.

Website Content

The material contained in this website is intended to provide general information only and may not be up to date.

While the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience endeavours to take reasonable care in preparing and maintaining the information on this website, we do not warrant the accuracy, reliability, adequacy or completeness of any of the website content. You acknowledge and accept that the website content may include technical inaccuracies and typographical errors.

The website content is subject to change at any time without notice and may not necessarily be accurate at the time you view it.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience and its affiliates, directors, employees, contractors, agents and assigns will not be liable for any damages, equitable or statutory damages or compensation, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages or loss of profits whatsoever arising out of any reliance on the information, use or access of, or any inability to use or access, this website or any part of it, or any other site linked to this website.

The Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience excludes completely all liability whatsoever for any loss or damage or any kind (including special, indirect or consequential loss) however caused or arising out of or in connection with the website content and the use or performance of the Equine Assisted Wellbeing / Therapeutic Equine Experience website.

Copyright and Intellectual Property

This website is protected by copyright. All contents of this website are the copyright of the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/ Therapeutic Equine Experience/Felicity Rideout unless stated otherwise.

The materials displayed on this website ­– including without limitation, all information, photographs, artwork, names, logos and trademarks – are the property of the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute / Therapeutic Equine Experience. You are permitted to read the content, print extracts and make copies for your own personal use. For permission to reproduce any of the content of this website please contact hello@equineassistedwellbeinginstitute.com.au

Unless otherwise indicated, the Site is our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the site (collectively, the "Content") and the trademarks service marks, and logos contained therein (the "Marks") are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of Australia, international copyright laws, and international conventions

Training and education

By engaging in, applying for, enrolling in or attending, either in-person or remotely any training, course, scholarship, workshop, webinar or service offered by the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience/Felicity Rideout is bound by these terms and condition.

The Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience reserves the right to deny enrolment/registration into any course, workshop or training without reason or explanation. In the event that fees have been paid and your enrolment is terminated, you will be refunded the amount in its entirety within 14 working days.

You acknowledge and agree that the education and training taught by the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience and any practitioner, facilitator or third party educator acting on behalf of the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience –

• is offered for general information purposes only;

• is curated by us at our entire discretion from time to time;

• does not intend to offer specialised tax, accounting, legal or therapeutic advice;

• has no affiliation with any accredited university, college, school, TAFE or other training institution;

• is not a registered vocational education and training qualification;

• is not governed by any affiliated or institutional body; and

• is the intellectual property of Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience/and any third party educator and is not to be reproduced in any way, shared or used for commercial gain without written consent from Felicity Rideout.

The minimum age for application to any course or scholarship offered by the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience is 25.

Places in any training or education course will be given on a first come, first served basis. Enrolment must be conducted via the Site with either partial or full payment. In the event that you wish to withdraw your enrolment with less than 4 weeks notice and have only made partial payment you agree to pay the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute the balance owing within one week of withdrawal from your course. In the event that you wish to withdraw your enrolment with more than 8 weeks notice and have only made partial payment you agree to pay the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute the balance owing to 50% of your course fees.

You agree that following any training, education, service or support you have received from the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience and/or their affiliates, the success and implementation of your skills learnt is entirely your responsibility and you are not guaranteed any outcome personally or professionally.

You acknowledge that –

• The content provided in the Course Materials reflects the values, beliefs and concepts of the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience.

• Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience, its directors, employees and affiliates are in no way liable or responsible for your business, financial or professional decisions, acts or omissions, or any losses, damages, costs or claims that may arise from those decisions, acts or omissions.

Endorsement

The use of the term ‘Endorsed Practitioner’ of Equine Assisted Wellbeing must only be done having met the requirements for and been awarded Endorsement by the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience. Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience reserves the right to change, without notice, the Endorsement requirements

Upon having met the requirements to receive Endorsement, and only after receiving Endorsement from the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/ Therapeutic Equine Experience, will you be offered a legally binding Practitioner agreement stipulating the terms and conditions of your endorsement and use of the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Endorsed Practitioner Training. The agreement provided by the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience must be signed, dated and returned before your Endorsement is active. The Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience does not guarantee Endorsement. Once Endorsement has been granted it can be revoked at any time without explanation and without notice, in the event Endorsement is revoked all marketing, promotional material and wording using ‘Endorsed Practitioner’ and or ‘Equine Assisted Wellbeing’ must be removed.

Enrolment Fees

All Training fees stated on the Site are in Australian Dollars ($AUD) and tuition fees are subject to change at any time.

Enrolment and Fees for the 3-day in-person intensive practitioner training course does not include enrolment for the online master practitioner training.

If you wish to withdraw from your enrolled course for any reason, no refunds will be given.

Personal information

When registering for any course, training, scholarship or workshop you must provide accurate, complete and up-to-date registration information, as requested. It is your responsibility to inform us of any changes to your registration information. We will treat your personal information strictly in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

By enrolling, applying or registering as a Student of the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience, you agree to the terms set out in our Privacy Policy.

Scholarship

The Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience reserves the right to decide the recipient of scholarships offered and is not required to give reason for the choice of recipient. 

Applications, will be accepted only via the online application portal.

In the event that the chosen recipient has already paid tuition fees in full or in part, the amount paid will be refunded within 7 working days of the recipient accepting the scholarship in writing to hello@equineassistedwellbeinginstitute.com.au

If the recipient fails to attend the in-person training without giving a minimum 4 weeks’ notice, the recipient agrees to pay 50% of the tuition fee and forgoes the right to apply for any future scholarships offered by the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience. 

Acceptance of the scholarship entitles the participant to full fee waiver of the 3-day in-person practitioner training or online master practitioner training course enrolment in the year of application.

The Recipient agrees to their Name and Photo being used by and at the discretion of the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience for marketing and promotional purposes.

Scholarships are not redeemable for cash or transferrable to any other service, in the event that the selected recipient does not respond to the scholarship offer within 72 hours the offer may be withdrawn.

Online Master Practitioner Training

Course access opens October 1st 2024, training is completed in it’s entirety via the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institutes chosen online training platform. Once enrolled students will receive log in details to access their course. Course content is all pre recorded and may be distributed to students at weekly intervals or available in its entirety at the discretion of the lecturer.

Students will need to attend virtual, live, small group seminars as part of the certification, this is at no additional cost and the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute will endeavour to cater to differing time zones and work schedules.

Certification and endorsement will only be granted on completion of the training and the Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute is confident in the students ability and holds no concerns in relation to the students character, integrity or horse welfare and care practices.

The Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute promotes an inclusive approach to learning and recognises diversity in individual strengths and weaknesses. For concerns or challenges with reading, writing, communication or visual stimuli please email hello@equineassistedwellbeinginstitute.com.au for support and accommodations.

Jurisdiction/Governing law

The information provided on the Site is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law.

These terms and conditions are governed by the law in force in the State of Western Australia, and the parties irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Western Australia for determining any dispute concerning the terms and conditions.

CONTACT US

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Site or to receive further information regarding use of the Site, please contact us at.

The Equine Assisted Wellbeing Institute/Therapeutic Equine Experience

172 Gugeri Road

Herne Hill

Western Australia 6056

Australia

www.equineassistedwellbeinginstitute.com.au / www.therapeuticequineexperience.com.au