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Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Fascia Therapy

Equine and/or Canine

The Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Fascia Therapy is an advanced, professionally focused programme designed for practitioners working with horses or dogs who wish to deepen, evolve, and critically refine their therapeutic practice.

This course delves into the multifaceted roles of fascia across all body systems, enabling practitioners to analyse primary imbalances, differentiate compensatory patterns, and evaluate their wider systemic and behavioural impacts. Through a behaviour led and whole body approach, students are supported to work holistically while maintaining precision and clinical relevance.

Combining online learning and lectures, in-person practical training days with applied case-based work, this programme supports the development of independent, reflective practitioners capable of integrating advanced fascia-based concepts into real-world practice.

Tutors:  Becky Baylis (Animal Physiotherapist), Louise Mauferon Vernet (Animal Osteopath), Jo Rose (holistic/MSK Practitioner)

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Who This Course Is For?

This postgraduate diploma is suitable for qualified animal manual practitioners seeking to:

  • Evolve their existing practice through advanced fascia-based work

  • Develop a more integrated, behaviour-led therapeutic approach

  • Enhance clinical reasoning, critical thinking and professional confidence

  • Produce an authoritative, self-initiated body of applied work within their chosen species (horse or dog)

    Qualification:
    Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Fascia Therapy:  Equine/Canine

    Dates 2026:
    Homestudy unit 1 in April, then onsite tutorials: unit 2 – 7/8 May, unit 3 – 2/3 July, unit 4 – 30/31 July, unit 5 – 1/2 Oct.

    Course Format:
    Blended learning programme combining online lectures, guided study, in-person practical training days, and applied case work.

    Practical Training Location:
    With a total of eight practical days all hosted at Rose Holistic Therapies and Training, Oxfordshire

    Investment:
    £2,000
    Payable in instalments over the duration of the course
    A non-refundable deposit is required to secure your place

    Species Pathway:
    Equine (Horse) or/and Canine (Dog)

Places on this postgraduate programme are limited to ensure a high level of individual support, depth of learning and practical supervision.  UKRS accredited certification.

Course Aims

This programme aims to enable students to:

  • Critically analyse the structure, function and adaptability of fascia within the context of equine or canine health and behaviour

  • Investigate and appraise complex movement patterns, postural adaptations and behavioural presentations

  • Develop and apply integrated fascia therapy strategies that address both primary imbalances and compensatory systems

  • Evaluate and justify therapeutic choices using evidence-informed reasoning and reflective practice

  • Design and implement effective, ethical and adaptable treatment approaches that enhance professional practice

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the programme, students will be able to:

  • Analyse, examine and differentiate fascial dysfunctions and their relationship to movement, behaviour and systemic health

  • Apply a detailed and coherent understanding of fascial anatomy, physiology, materials, techniques and technologies to clinical practice

  • Assess and evaluate behavioural cues and responses as integral components of treatment planning

  • Formulate and propose solutions to complex, case-based problems using an integrated fascia therapy framework

  • Design, develop, and manage treatment plans that are adaptable to individual animals and evolving clinical presentations

  • Critically evaluate information from a range of sources and justify clinical decisions both verbally and in writing

  • Demonstrate reflective and independent practice through self-initiated applied work and case studies

Teaching & Learning Approach

The programme adopts a blended learning model that supports depth, flexibility and applied learning:

  • Online lectures and guided study to introduce, examine and critically explore key concepts

  • Practical training days focused on the application, demonstration and testing of techniques

  • Case-based learning and discussion to encourage debate, questioning and problem-solving

  • Reflective and evaluative tasks to support synthesis, professional growth and independent thinking

If you are ready to deepen your understanding of fascia, refine your clinical reasoning, and evolve your practice through an integrated, behaviour-led approach, we invite you to apply.

For further details or to request an application pack, please contact us directly.

 

Course topics:

  • The components of fascia

  • Structural support, energy storage, msk movement, tensegrity, thixotropy theories, nociceptors, serotonin feedback loop

  • Sensory innervation

  • First aid, immune response, fluid transport

  • Communication medium

  • Myofibroblasts: repair or fibrosis

  • Somatic / autonomic innervation.

  • Visceral fascia 

  • Relationship to nerve plexuses 

  • Interaction with circulation and muscle tissue

  • Interaction with the nervous system, including vagus nerve

  • Interaction with the microbiome / consideration for gut health

  • Interaction with the lymphatic system

  • Kinetic chains

  • Basic release techniques for home practice

  • Mechanical /emotional / biochemical / internal and external environmental stress

  • Densification and fibrosis:  the impact on the body and mind (the cycle of tension)

  • Sustained tissue holds: the indirect Myofascial Release approach

  • Joint compression / distraction

  • Realignment (key msk junctions)

  • Direct quick fire techniques to stimulate nervous system reset or local reorganisation of tissue

  • Rhythmic applications to aid fascia reorganisation

  • Tools: Fascial edge tool, Tuning forks, Taping, Red light

  • Neurosomatic reset (unwinding/ emotional releases)

  • Visceral holds and ligament release

  • Proprioceptive / neurosomatic exercises

  • Nerve plexus holds, including vagus nerve

  • Cranial nerves … structural and functional influences

  • Cranial applications for global alignment and balancing nervous system

  • Triangulation: locating and treating primary dysfunctions

  • Scar / fascia interaction and treatment

  • Managing your emotions and energy prior, during and post session: being the observer/ listener. 

  • Owner/ client relationship