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Tg APPROVED ELECTIVES
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TgAAI is now offering 3 elective courses! Participants and practitioners can continue to expand their knowledge in Acupressure, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and other Animal Healthcare Modalities. New classes listed below.
Participants enrolled in the Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Practitioner Certification Program are required to successfully complete Two Elective Courses for a total of 40 Learning Units. It is not required that these course be taken through Tallgrass.
Our purpose in requiring electives is to add to participants’ knowledge base. The more you know, the better you can serve animals. Rarely does any single modality stand alone. It is best to have many resources available.
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Elective Courses-
Tallgrass encourages participants to expand their knowledge of animal healthcare modalities such as massage, Shiatsu, Jin Shin, Reiki, food therapy, essential oils, further study in Traditional Chinese Medicine, etc. To become a Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Practitioner, people are required to complete 40 hours of addition Electives. Though Tallgrass does periodically offer some of these courses, we accept documents such as letters, certificates, and diplomas that indicate that you have successfully completed a course of study.
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NEW Tallgrass Elective!! This course introduces you to the world of essential oils and aromatherapy, and enables you to use essential oils along with acupressure to restore energetic balance to your horse. The course covers the history of essential oils, in-depth information on the botany of over 25 selected Essential Oil plants, including their actions, conditions, and cautions. You are guided through how to offer oils as aromatherapy to your horse, and how to use the combination of oils and acupressure to your horse’s best benefit. Ten specific condition acupressure charts and corresponding oils are also provided. A Certificate of Completion for 30 LUs or 16 CE hours is available upon completion. This course has been approved by the NCBTMB for 16 CE hours.
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New Tallgrass Online Course by Madalyn Ward, DVM - Pioneer in the field of Holistic Veterinary Horse Care. This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Five Element Theory and how to view a horse within this context. With this information horse owners can better understand their horse's personality and learn how best to work with him or her in training situations and health issues. Diet and exercise are key pieces to the complete care of horses,suggestions for nutrition and exercise are offered within the framework of each of the Five Elements. A Certificate of Completion for 30 LU's or 16 CE hours is available upon completion of the course and the 5 unit quizzes. This course will meet one elective requirement for participants enrolled in the Tallgrass Equine Practitioner Certification Program. Completing this course also counts as a Level 1 Horse Typing Certification with Madalyn Ward's Horse Harmony Program.
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We have selected a few learning organizations that are pre-approved to provide Elective Courses. These schools include:
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