HATO Approved Courses
HATO practitioner membership is open to any animal therapist who meets the HATO membership criteria and is approved by the board.
Completing a course that has been approved by HATO allows your membership application process to be simplified. However, practitioners that have completed their studies at non-accredited schools and colleges are still entitled to apply. Please refer to the 'Membership' page for further information on practitioner membership criteria.
HATO APPROVED COURSES
The Equine Touch
The Equine Touch is a unique yet powerfully effective form of soft tissue manipulation for horses. It is a non-diagnostic, non-invasive equine body work system which addresses the connective soft tissue, fascia and muscle, and which works at a holistic level. In practice it is the complete Equine Bodywork technique - based on a specific body balancing foundation.
Equine touch courses are designed for the enthusiastic horse owner through to the professional wishing to pursue Equine body work as a Practitioner.
Levels 1 & 2 are designed for the horse owner, and include the techniques of The Equine Touch and how to effectively put your horse back into balance. These 2 courses address 24 areas of concern and form the foundation courses for Practitioners to complete.
Level 3 involves the areas of influence within the horse with a series of lectures and teaching advanced level, soft tissue manipulation.
Level 4 Includes advanced levels of soft tissue manipulation, layering effects and much more.
* Level 4 Equine Touch is an Approved HATO course.
For further information regarding Equine Touch courses throughout Australia please contact:
Mary Hitchcock
International Instructor – The Equine Touch
Tel: 0428 627 959
Email: equinetouch1@bigpond.com
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN APPROVED COURSES IN ANIMAL NATUROPATHY
If you are interested in studying to become a well-qualified animal naturopath please email us with your name, address and email address (via our contacts page) to register your interest so that we can let you know the details of any accredited, professional courses that are developed in the future. Please state your main area of interest (e.g. Canine, Equine, Feline, etc).
We are currently seeking to approve other professional, high-quality courses in the following areas of animal health:
* Massage-related courses for dogs, horses and other animals
* Canine Bowen therapy and Equine Bowen therapy courses
* Tellington T-Touch courses
* Herbal medicine courses for animals
* Pet Homeopathy Training courses
* Nutritional science courses for animals
* Animal Naturopathy courses
* Iris analysis for animals
* Courses on animal behaviour, animal communication and other related training
If you are a course provider and would like your school or college to become an approved course provider through our organisation, please contact us at: info@hato.com.au to enquire about an application for course approval and fees. All approved HATO courses will be advertised on this page and all course enquiries that we receive from the general public will be referred to your school or college.