Equine Massage Program

This is a 233 hour Holistic Equine Massage Program

Course Instructors
Maritza Meurer

Maritza Meurer has been a horse enthusiast since she was a young girl. She started taking riding lessons at 8 and by age 11, bought her first horse. She started riding western and loved the speed events! On day her riding instructor was sick and so she took a lesson from the English instructor and jumped her first jump. She was hooked! From then on, she perused Hunter/Jumpers and was quite competitive. After the show season, her horse Cosmic Dust was off and a little sore. Upon the vets recommendation, she had chiropractic work and regular massages scheduled for her jumper. What a difference it made! In 1994, Maritza decided to learn how to be a massage therapist herself. After much research, she took the Equitouch series of classes, and finally could give back to the horses that have given her so much over the years! Since then she has completed a double major of Equine Science and Equine Reproduction at Colorado State University. She now owns a boarding and riding facility and works full time as an Equitouch Horse Massage Therapist instructor.

Training Hours

Lecture Hours 96

Home Study and Lab Hours 67

Practicum and Clinic Hours 70

Totaling 233

The Curriculum Hours

79 hours of Massage, 81 hours of Anatomy, 29 hours of Physiology, 9 hours of Aromatherapy, 35 hours of Massage Clinic (as part of the program students perform massage therapy on a variety of horses in a clinical setting. Students will keep journals of each massage performed).

Cost: $2,300 (financing available for $233 extra)

Required texts:

Equine Acupressure-A Working Manual

Horse Anatomy-A Coloring Atlas

TTouch for Horses

Required Materials

Total Cost of Books and Materials: $250

Graduation

Students completing all program requirements will receive a certificate of completion for 233 hours from the Ojai School of Massage.