Become a Certified Equine Wellness Professional

Whether you’re a bodyworker, massage therapist, trainer, rehab specialist, equestrian professional, or horse owner ready to work professionally, this path helps you build confidence, credibility, and a comprehensive practice.

This Path Is Perfect For:

aspiring equine bodyworkers
massage therapists adding horses
saddle fit professionals
trainers wanting rehab skills
horse owners wanting career certification
existing practitioners wanting advanced modalities

Start with a Free Preview in Our Equine Massage Course

Our Equine Foundation Track is the recommended starting point for all aspiring equine practitioners and provides the core skills needed to confidently begin a professional bodywork and wellness practice.

This carefully designed pathway includes our Equine Massage Certification, Kinesiology Taping, Craniosacral Therapy, Animal Neuro-myofascial Release Technique (body alignment) Creating Flow, and Business Course, giving students a strong blend of hands-on bodywork, movement support, energetic awareness, and professional business foundations.

By completing this track, practitioners develop the essential skills in:

equine anatomy and palpation
muscle and fascial assessment
movement and compensation support
nervous system regulation
taping applications for performance and recovery
creating therapeutic flow through the body
client communication and business growth
professional credibility and confidence

This foundation pathway is also the ideal first step for practitioners who want to join professional organizations and secure liability insurance coverage, while creating a strong skill base for safe and effective work.

Start Here

Begin the Foundation Track

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What You’ll Be Able to Do

launch your equine bodywork business
join professional organizations and sit for board certification through IAHAP
carry liability insurance
add premium services
improve horse performance and comfort
work with rehab horses
support saddle fit cases
create recurring client care plans

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What our Students Say

"I really enjoyed earning my equine massage certification through Holistic Animal Studies. The videos were great and the PPT slides really helped supplement the videos. You can learn at your own pace, ask questions - the instructors are very helpful. You can't go wrong with this course! Now, I am on to my Kinesology and CraniaSacral Therapy courses."

Leslie Hawk, USA

Step 2: Expand Into Your Specialty

Once your foundation is complete, build your custom equine specialty practice.

Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation

Support horses through injury recovery, pain management, performance optimization, and movement restorationwith advanced rehabilitative modalities. This pathway is ideal for practitioners who want to work with lameness, compensation patterns, post-injury support, arthritis, soft tissue dysfunction, neurologic cases, and athletic recovery.

Courses in this track include cold laser therapy, cryotherapy, therapeutic exercises, stretching and proprioception, ANMR, myofascial therapies, lymphatic massage, cupping, and advanced rehabilitation support.

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Energy and Intentional Medicine

Support horses through nervous system regulation, emotional release, trauma-informed bodywork, energetic balance, and deeper horse-human connection. This pathway is ideal for practitioners who want to integrate subtle healing, intentional touch, Reiki, communication, and regulation-based approaches into their equine wellness practice.

Courses in this track may include Animal Reiki, Animal Communication, Regulation and Release of the Equine Nervous System, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Paw Reflexology and more.

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Nutrition and Continued Education

Support the horse from the inside out while continuing to expand your professional skillset. This pathway is ideal for practitioners who want to deepen their understanding of equine nutrition, metabolic support, internal wellness, integrative care, and advanced case-based learning, while also strengthening the clinical knowledge that elevates long-term outcomes.

Courses in this track may include Equine Holistic Nutrition, Integrative Equine Wellness, advanced case skills, anatomy-focused continuing education, comfort and soundness studies, and specialized professional development courses designed to keep your practice evolving.

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Learn with Dr. Angel

Dr. Angelique Barbara, MS, DC

Dr. Angelique Barbara’s work is rooted in a rare blend of veterinary science, chiropractic expertise, lifelong horsemanship, and deep devotion to animal healing.

Beginning her journey in the veterinary field, Dr. Angel earned her Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Science with a minor in Equine Science followed by a Master of Science in Veterinary Pathobiology, building a strong clinical understanding of animal anatomy, physiology, pathology, and whole-body wellness. Her lifelong connection to horses and passion for understanding movement, comfort, and performance naturally led her to continue her education as a Doctor of Chiropractic, where she deepened her expertise in biomechanics, neurology, fascia, and structural alignment.

As a lifelong equestrian and animal advocate, Dr. Angel began thoughtfully adapting the most effective principles she learned in human chiropractic school for the unique needs of animals. This innovative work led to the creation of her first professional seminar in 2009, where she trained chiropractors and veterinarians in Animal Neuro-Myofascial Release Technique (ANMR) and Kinesiology Taping—modalities that continue to shape integrative animal care practices today.

As demand for advanced holistic animal education continued to grow, Dr. Angel expanded the curriculum into a full professional learning platform and brought the courses online in 2015, making high-level animal wellness education accessible to students around the world. What began as a specialized seminar has now evolved into a global continuing education ecosystem, supporting practitioners through foundational certifications, advanced specialty pathways, mentorship, business growth, and lifelong learning opportunities.

In 2022, this mission expanded even further with the founding of Angel’s Animal Sanctuary, a living extension of the educational philosophy behind every course. The sanctuary serves as both a place of healing and a reminder that every technique taught within the school is grounded in real-world animal care, compassion, rehabilitation, and advocacy.

Today, students who learn with Dr. Angel are not simply taking a certification—they are joining a global community of practitioners committed to raising the gold standard in holistic animal wellness, with continuing education pathways and lifetime support designed to grow alongside their practice.