Equine therapy has its own guidelines, but CTHA certifies the therapy horse. In fact, CTHA helps owners and organizations with implementing and utilizing a set of standards through thorough documentation that protects the professionalism and credibility of these necessary programs. CTHA recognizes the third partner in equine therapy, the horse. A therapy horse is a professional who works directly with people of all ages to promote growth and healing emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually.
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The certification of therapy horses is imperative for horses used in any kind of Equine Therapy. Whether or not, these powerful, magnificent healing animals are used in Equine Therapy for the Mental Health of the disabled, the need for certification is great. The public's safety and the therapy horse's humane treatment are the first areas of importance for CTHA. Thus, prerequisite training and documented hours in the field and during each therapy session is vital. As well as weekly documentation whether or not the therapy horse is being used for therapy or not. Other forms of providing these standards are: regular veterinary check-ups, shod, health/feed records, posting of personal rights for complaints, unannounced inspections, incident reports, complaint investigations, and collaboration with other governing boards. These and other guidelinges have been established to maintain and add credibility to the experiential approach to therapy, which in turn ensures public safety, the human treatment of these professionals, and enhance scientific research.Moreover, we believe that it is important for the public, the realm of Psychology, those professionals that are trained, all that seek training, and any interested parties that a clear understanding of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) is given. A definition of EAP has been given to us to use by Pegasus ECT. It is the standard that we encourage all to read and to use:
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