Connection Courses (LIVE Webinars) 

AHA, INC. Horse Connection Course: Maximizing Your Horse’s Potential

This course is designed for the horse handler involved in therapy sessions that implement hippotherapy as a treatment tool as well as the equine specialist or owner interested in developing a connection with their horse through leading, longeing and long lining. The course is also open to therapists interested in learning more about assessing horses as potential therapy candidates, including recognizing desirable qualities of conformation and movement, and also recognizing quality handling.

Core Connection 

This two day webinar explores the role of core control/postural stability in human function as well as in equine function and how medical quality equine movement can be used to facilitate this important component of human physiology.

April 4-5, 2025 - 9 AM MDT 
Faculty: Joann Benjamin, PT, HPCS and Ruth Dismuke-Blakely, MS, CCC-SLP, HPCS
Cost: $325 for members/$375 for non-members 

Sensory Connection 

This webinar applies sensory integration theory, reviews neuroanatomy, and covers horse selection and use of the equine environment to address sensory processing challenges. Through interactive discussions, attendees will gain an understanding of treatment for children with sensory processing, challenges when using equine movement as a treatment tool and a working knowledge of how to utilize the equine setting in clinical practice.

May - Date and Time TBA 
Faculty: Carol Huegel, PT, HPCS 
Cost: TBA

Registration coming soon!