Teaching Venues: Near Chesham, Bucks with Helen Creasy, near Bath, Somerset with Liz Tyrrell Asprey, near Ashford, Kent with Beatrice Boyle, South Yorkshire (canine only) with Beatrice Boyle. Please see the cohort dates below, and contact us if you are interested.
Working in Conjunction with Vets: We are a stakeholder of the Sports Therapy and Massage Practitioner’s group. STAMP is one of the three major animal therapy groups who are meeting with Royal Veterinary College representatives to ensure that standards are acceptable and integrative in conjunction with veterinary care, and that we are working in line with the Veterinary Act and the Exemptions Order (2015).
Course fees:
Enrolment fee: £220 for one species or £320 for both courses. This covers units 1 and 6, administration, tutor support, certification and resources. This must be paid prior to the course. There is also a recommended option to join the Association of Merishia Therapists for an additional £12.
Plus…
Fee per practical tutorial unit (there are 4 in total per course), includes venue expenses, teaching resources, admin, homework marking time and ongoing tutor support for each unit: £180. A non refundable part payment for the tutorials will be taken prior to the first onsite training day (£320), and the balance can be paid in £100 portions as you attend each training day.
The one to one mentor half day fee is £140 per species, which is paid directly to the mentor. The date will be chosen to suit you and your mentor between practical tutorials of units 4 and 5.
The total fee for the equine course only is £1092.
The total fee for the canine course only is £1092.
The total fee for the equine and canine courses together is £2032.
Covid Contingency: Should any restrictions over the cooler months prevent us from holding onsite tutorials, we will supply the training for those via Zoom. We don’t expect any issues during the warmer months, as have had no problems delivering the onsite training since post lockdown.
Dates: There is one intake per centre per year. Unit 1 home study short answer questions and practical task evidence must be completed by at least 2 weeks before unit 2. We recommend that you start unit 1 at least 10 weeks before the unit 2 practical tutorial.
2022/ 23 Somerset: (Oakhill, near Bath). Canine days are on Wednesdays and equine on Thursdays.
Unit 1: Home study section
Unit 2 (1 practical day per species): 14th September (canine). 15th September (equine).
Unit 3 (1 practical day per species): 16th November (canine). 17th November (equine)
Unit 4 (1 practical day per species): 25th January (canine). 26th January(equine).
Unit 5 (1 practical day per species): 29th March (canine). 30th March (equine).
Unit 6: Home study
The following courses have already started, but the dates will be similar in 2023
Buckinghamshire (Amersham). Equine days are on Mondays and canine on Tuesdays. 2022 dates….
Unit 1: Home study section to be completed by the 11th April
Unit 2 (1 practical day per species): 25th April (equine). 26th April (canine).
Unit 3 (1 practical day per species): 27th June (equine). 28th June (canine).
Unit 4 (1 practical day per species): 26th September (equine). 27th September (canine).
Mentor session: tba with your tutor
Unit 5 (1 practical day per species): 5th December (equine). 6th December (canine).
Unit 6: Home study
Kent: (near Ashford). Canine days are on Wednesdays and equine on Thursdays. 2022 dates:
Unit 1: Home study section
Unit 2 (1 practical day per species): 11th May (canine). 12th May (equine).
Unit 3 (1 practical day per species): 6th July (canine). 7th July (equine).
Unit 4 (1 practical day per species): 14th September (canine). 15th Sept (equine).
Mentor session: tba with your tutor
Unit 5 (1 practical day per species): 7th Dec (canine). 8th Dec (equine)
Unit 6: Home study
2022 Yorkshire (Rothwell, Leeds). Canine only. These are held on Fridays:
Unit 1: homestudy to be completed by the 6th May
Unit 2: 20th May
Unit 3: 15th July
Unit 4: 9th September
Mentor session: tba with your tutor
Unit 5: 2nd December
Unit 6: Homestudy
Further Continued Professional Development:
We run a variety of equine and canine courses, including Equine Stretching and Mobilisation, Equine Myofascial Release, Equine TTouch, Holistic Saddle Fitting, Canine Reflexology, Canine Rehabilitation and Strengthening, Equine and Canine TTouch. Please contact for more details, or visit the diary page for upcoming courses.