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; 2 Seperate Horses and one (1) 5-10-minute video session with an outside objective 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.

Attend IET OSTEO 2 Course.Complete two (2) Case Studies; 2 Seperate Horses and one (1) 5-10-minute video session with an outside objective 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.

Attend IET OSTEO 3 Course. Complete two (2) Case Studies; 2 Seperate Horses and one (1) 5-10-minute video session with an outside objective 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.

Attend IET OSTEO 4 Course. Complete two (2) Case Studies; 2 Seperate Horses and one (1) 5-10-minute video session with an outside objective 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 Osteopathic Courses, IET OSTEO 1-4.

You must request to Teach Assist by registering and receiving confirmation from the program.

Teach Assist Link

Students can only Teach Assist at a course that they have attended in full.

Student must be willing to Teach Assist Hands On With Students in Class, Provide Horse Technique Demonstrations, Assist With Horses and Other Course  Detials As Needed.

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Schedule a date with Tom Mayes for your Final Practicum 

Email us @ Tom@IntegratedEquineTherapies.com to Schedule your Practicum For Your Certification. Please plan ahead for this step, as there may be limited dates and times available for  this appointment. 

The Practicum shall include a written, verbal, and hands on testing.

If you are able to Attend An Osteo 4 Course as a Teaching Assistant, and time allows, it may be possible to test for your Osteo Certification Practicum during an Osteo 4 Course. If this is the case, this MUST, be confirmed by Tom, 90 days prior to the Course.

If you are unable to Attend An Osteo 4 as a Teaching Assistant, then you will need to schedule a time with Tom ( Please plan ahead for this step, as there may be limited dates and times available for  this appointment) to present your Practicum Over Zoom.

You will need to make sure that you have access to internet and your horse

Tom will evaluate your horse handeling skills and your techniques and understanding of IET Advanced Equine Osteopathic Techniques taught in the courses.

Students who have satisfactorily completed all necessary requirements listed above will have earned the Opportunity to become an IET Certified Advanced Equine Osteopathic Practitioner after passing the Final Practicum and Receiving Approval From Tom Mayes, Founder and Director of the Program.

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