Discover a tremendously fulfilling career helping horses live up to their full potential. Train with savvy equine professionals who love horses and will teach you to become the
BODYWORK EXPERT
horse owners rely on.

Learn to Help Horses

• Develop Exquisitely Graceful Movement
• Deliver their Absolute Best at Shows
• Perform at their Peak
• Be More Comfortable in their Bodies
• Bring Joy to their Owners

Dear Horse Enthusiast,

Do you wish you could combine your love of horses with work that fulfills your heart?

Would you thrive in a small scale learning situation where teachers have time to spend individually helping you develop your skill and talent?

What if you knew how to turn a 4th place horse into a 1st place winner? Think you’d be in much demand?

Our school trains you for a career that fills you with the joy that comes from working closely with horses and with owners who understand, appreciate and want your skills.

Pick up the phone and give us a call. We'd love to speak with you.
360-687-8384
We're in the office from 9am-7pm PST or tell us a good time to call you back.

Let me introduce you to our school and staff ...

Our faculty is a remarkable group of bodywork pioneers who’ve created an entire body of work that’s unequalled in the horse field. Our teachers realized most people in equine fields look for what’s wrong with horses and use that perspective to try to fix them.

Our teachers chose another path.

They work to find what’s right, what’s good and correct about the horse’s body and heart. Then they work with great compassion, kindness and skill to strengthen the horse’s structural integrity and develop the horse’s promise.

We’ve created a way of working with these magnificent animals that truly changes how they feel and move. We've continually tested our methods since 1995 and keep seeing positive -- often permanent -- changes that owners and trainers notice.

Our students tell us our professional training delivers the expertise they need to be knowledgeable, competent and reliable.

Our training is different from every other school. Not only do our students learn how to improve a horse's structure and movement, we also do it in a heart-centered and caring way. We teach an innovative method of bodywork that differs from equine massage, chiropractic, physical therapy and other bodywork methods.

Rather than trying to fix problems as most modalities do, we bring out the inherent natural balance and adaptability of a truly vital, life-filled horse. We do this by addressing the underlying structural system of the horse’s body, making changes that develop smoother strides, better balance, increased flexibility and evenness. This helps horses feel more calm, collected and be more pleasant to ride.

”The learning atmosphere and teamwork is extraordinary. The teachers open their hearts to the students. I loved working with them at the barns. Every time I worked on a horse, I understood more the power of the sessions. I am constantly surprised how much more there is to this work.”
-- Melina Knoop

“The Equine Natural Movement Series training was exceptional. The explanations, descriptions and demonstrations of classroom and hands-on work are geared toward each student's learning style. That allowed me to experience the work on many levels and made integrating it much easier. The teachers are patient and focused and the work is so wonderful and fun.”
-- Faith Bushby

We have been training students since 1999 and thoroughly enjoy helping our students learn valuable work that really makes a difference to the horse community. We have a different approach and it’s one that works. We get results with horses and that’s really what matters, isn’t it?

Our program teaches students how to deliver this work in the most caring, heart-centered way possible. Horses LOVE being treated with kindness and respect and that’s a hallmark of our work. We enter into our sessions with a profound sense of partnership with each individual horse.

OUR TRAINING

• Five modules (500 hours)
  • Basic certification at 300 hours
  • Advanced certification at 500 hours
  • The Advanced course includes business training!
• Onsite classes and home study
• Lots of hands-on time with horses
• Most students complete program within a year
• Small class size (6-8 students) allows plenty of individual attention
• Highly qualified, expert faculty. Each teacher is a brilliant and accomplished innovator in their field.
• Opportunity to obtain further professional training and certification in Human Structural Integration or Equine Massage

Here’s something well worth knowing: Many students are able to reimburse the entire cost of their tuition working with 15-20 horses.

We’re not saying this work is simple and anyone can do it and we don’t pretend to be “Horse Careers for Dummies.” Instead we work patiently and professionally. We challenge each student to expand their ability to understand how horses move, think, feel, and work with their riders. We help students make the best of their knowledge and skill.

EXTRAORDINARY SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS AND GRADUATES

We teach from scratch and don’t assume any thing is known by all. That way, despite all the different backgrounds people come in with, everyone moves forward together, course by course, all the way from the basic classes on through the advanced work.

Nobody gets left out in the cold. Everything we do in our training -- with horses AND people -- is done inclusively. This makes everyone much happier.

Many students wonder how they’ll fare once they graduate and you’ve probably got that question in your head, too. Don’t worry. We don’t send you out with a certificate, a wing and a prayer.

Instead, to ensure your success, our graduates get a FULL YEAR of online and phone support for no additional cost. If you have a question or need advice about a horse you’re working with, we’re happy to help.

We know of no other school that has such personal involvement in their students’ success. We’re committed to making sure you are extraordinarily good at this work and stand behind you to make sure you are.

RESIDENTIAL CLASSES ON A FARM

What’s the learning environment like?

Most of our classes are held on an organic farm in a peaceful village in southwest Washington. The farm is home for many animals and wildlife, surrounded by lush orchards, vegetable and flower gardens, quiet fields and woodlands where owls hoot at night and you can actually see the Milky Way. Students thrive. You’ll enjoy the calmness of rural life as you immerse in your studies.

Once a year we also offer classes in other locations:

• Bancroft School of Massage (Animal Program) in central Massachusetts (not residential)
• Mana Retreat Centre in Coromandel, New Zealand (residential) A lovely environment where you can learn to do this work with people, too.

WE ENSURE YOUR SUCCESS

Would you like to be seen as a skilled horse professional, someone who really can deliver the goods? Would you find working with appreciative horses (and owners) rewarding? Would you like to have a business where people brag about what’s happened with their horses since you worked with them? Would it make you happy to know horses are better off because of your work?

That’s what we do. We offer four levels of equine classes that cover horse safety, touch skills, assessment, structural integration bodywork, horse psychology and communication, functional anatomy, energetics, performance enhancement and even how to conduct clinics.

Our other module is called “Creating a Profitable and Honest Business” that teaches you how to market your skills and develop a thriving business. This five month at-home class is available while you are studying the other modules so you build your business AS YOU ARE LEARNING.

Classes are full at 6 - 8 students and begin each season. The business class is full at 12 and runs twice a year. Small classes allow us to address each student’s strengths and weaknesses so we can help everyone progress the best ways possible. We’ve found this kind of personal attention enriches our classes in ways we couldn’t imagine.

Our staff is wise, compassionate and thorough. Our learning environment is professional and fun, and the horses are very demonstrative about how much they appreciate the work.

You probably can tell that our school is quite different than other equine career schools that teach equine science, massage, horse training, management, chiropractic, acupressure and other fields. We’re glad they do what they do because there’s need for that. It’s just not the same as what we do ...

UNIQUE IN THE HORSE INDUSTRY

Our school is unique in the industry for many reasons, the main one being that our approach to horses is different: We don’t fix problems.

Instead we work to bring out the strength and promise in each horse. This style of working physically, energetically and psychologically, helps bring horses into a more confident, comfortable, athletic willingness to learn and partner with their riders.

Our graduates charge $75-150 per session, a few charge more. Their clients are eager for sessions because they see solid results.

Here’s what two riders had to say after their horses went through the Equine Natural Movement Series ...

“The Equine Natural Movement Series is incredibly powerful and remarkable. After two sessions my horse was able to canter without issue. Previously we had struggled for ten years with ear pinning, tail swishing, switching leads behind and general tension everywhere. Somehow this work unlocked and released her patterns of holding tension and diminished adhesions that had been in her back for as long. My horse got all five sessions and she continues to improve months after the series was completed. Her topline and overall physique have changed so much she doesn't look like the same horse. Her muscles are soft, supple and relaxed. She is mentally content and way happier.”
-- Amy Kendis, Saddle Fitter

”I got my thoroughbred off the track. He went with his head high and hollowed his back. His right side was very under-developed. He was a long term project. My chiropractor recommended this work. I was skeptical, but after the second and third sessions, Nick started rounding his back up, accepting the bit, and moving his shoulder much more. I’m so glad Nick had the series. He changed dramatically. After the last session, I had a whole new horse. My dressage scores have come way up and his jumping improved. He now lifts his entire shoulder area over the jump, not just his knees. Months after his last session he continues to get stronger.”
--Linda Stuckenschneider, Eventer

As you can see, these horses made significant improvements. Their owners became happy evangelists for the Equine Natural Movement Series. Clients like these help your practice grow because they’re so thrilled with the gains their horses have made that they can’t keep their mouths shut!

IS THIS WORK RIGHT FOR YOU?

Like we said, we’re not “Horse Careers for Dummies” and aren’t looking for students who take our classes on a lark. We will probably challenge some of your ideas and knowledge about horses. You may even look at some of your past horse experiences and come to different conclusions about what you thought was happening. We teach a new way of understanding and working with equine structure and horse wisdom.

We seek a certain kind of student, one who is friendly, honest, open-minded, and above all, who loves and respects animals and people. We expect our students to be reasonably intelligent and bring an inquiring nature to the work.

Does that fit you? If it does, stop right here and download our application. We’d really like to hear from you.

Our school application

TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE CLASSES

Classes begin each season. You can stretch out your training so the classes best fit your situation.

We offer five modules. Four of these are held at one of our school sites. Each module is spread over a week and is chockfull of innovative information and intensive hands-on work with horses. The time between modules has reading assignments and written and hands-on-horses homework that firmly grounds your new knowledge in you and gets you ready for the next course.

* MODULE 1
Learning Basic Sessions
Learn to do a comprehensive and thorough Equine Natural Movement session. Understand the basic principles of equine structural integration. Have enough knowledge to practice sessions between modules at home.

* MODULE 2
Learning the Series
Learn the five session Equine Natural Movement series, refine your touch and gain a good understanding of equine anatomy. Take a horse through the series under expert supervision and then practice this at home.

* MODULE 3
Understanding the Series
Develop a strong working knowledge of the evolution and uses of the Equine Natural Movement Series. Learn to think like a practioner, understand and meet clients’ needs, and approach the work in a way that allows you to be a true equine professional.

* PUTTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO WORK
Building a Professional Practice that
Actually earns Money and Gives you Plenty
of Great Publicity while being Authentic and Honest
This module is done in your home environment where you’ll build your practice and learn to effectively market your skills. Together we create exciting marketing materials and a unique and individual business plan that ensures your business's continuing growth.

* POST GRADUATE
Advanced Series Work
Horse Wisdom & Psychology
Our equine behavioral ecologist teaches how the world looks from the horse’s perspective and how to immerse yourself in human-horse interactions. In the second part you’ll delve deeply into the nature of the series to understand where and how deep healing takes place and how to make your work even more effective. This course is offered to graduates after they have begun their practices.

* A YEAR of online and phone SUPPORT

Got questions after you leave class? Contact us anytime during the course and during the year after you graduate for NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE. We’re committed to making sure you are very, very good at this work.

PAYING FOR YOUR CLASSES

Individual classes are $1750 per module. Each payment is due 30 days before the next course begins. We allow students to TAKE THE FIRST CLASS without commitment so you can find out if this work sings to you. This enables you to get a taste of what and how we teach and know if the career is right for you. The entire tuition for all five courses is $8750. We offer a generous one-time discount to students who prepay for their courses before Level One. You choose which courses you'd like the discount to apply to -- three, four or five modules. The first three courses are for Basic Certification. The other two courses are the Business Module and the Advanced Certification Module.

Prepay $8000 for FIVE courses and receive a $750 discount
or
Prepay $6400 for FOUR courses and receive $600 discount
or
Prepay $4800 for THREE courses and receive $450 discount

** Students who currently have a successful equine practice (or have a business background) can request Advanced Certification without the Business Class. Speak with us.

* * We may have room for some students to stay at the farmhouse during the course. Speak with us if you want to talk about this.

Many people take classes to make them better with horses, but they often don’t ever earn an income from what they’ve learned. We prepare you for a fulfilling career. Here's what two of our successful graduates wrote to us after they graduated and were back at home working ...

“From my training I got what I paid for and wanted and I received so much more!”
-- Lea Moonsong, KMI Structural Integration practitioner, Maine

“This work is wonderful. My heart keeps opening up.”
-- Kenny Mateer, Structural Integration practitioner, Illinois

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Concerned about the cost? Talk with us about our student loan program. Students who qualify can pay a reasonable monthly amount with a low fixed interest rate.

To apply to be one of our students, print out the application at
this link
Before you mail it to us, give us a quick call at 360-687-8384. and ask what dates are open.

Because our classes are small, they tend to fill pretty quickly. Give us a call and let us know your application is on the way. We’re happy to answer any questions.

Small little note -- We've noticed recently that some emails haven't gotten to us, most likely because some ISPs including ours are now employing overly enthusiastic spam filters. If you wouldn't mind, please also call us
360-687-8384
and leave your mailing address and phone number. This way we'll BE SURE you get the new student info packet.

Hours: 9am - 7pm PST. After that you may get our answer machine.

warmly,
Jacqueline Freeman
Training Director

p.s. Need a bit more information? Speak with our graduates. Contact them through our links page. They’re wonderful, talented people and we’re very proud of them.