Equine Flexion Therapy Certification

Instructor, Daniel Marcum of Kirbyville, Texas will teach you to massage by hand, perform flexion exams and deep motion flexing. 

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Equine Flexion Therapist Requirements

You will receive an EFT Certificate. This is a 3 day class.   $600.00

1. Must attend either an Equine Flexion Therapy clinic, or an Equine Flexion Therapy, a system for horse owner's clinic.

2. Must take Basic Massage course.

3. Must have a strong basic knowledge of the musculoskeletal system.

4. Must have the ability  to do a basic EFT examination

5. Must be capable and knowledgeable to do Deep Motion Flexing.

6. Must be able to identify muscles and their action (can refer to literature)

7. Must be able to massage a horse by hand.

8. Must be able to pass Examination, hands on, and written tests.

Certified Equine Flexion Therapist Requirements (CEFT)

You will receive an EFT Certification. This is a 3 day class.

1. Must be an equine Flexion Therapist for one (1) year by attending the previous 3 day class.

2. Must have knowledge of tendons, ligaments, and bones from the knee of the front leg, and the hock down.

3. Must be able to identify major muscle groups and their actions without referring to any literature.

4. Must be able to perform an advanced examination on a horse.

5. Must have knowledge and a working understanding of basic gaits of a horse.

6. Must be able to speak publically and talk about Equine Flexion Therapy, the skeleton and its purpose, muscles and their actions and what Equine Therapy can do for them, and their horse.

7. Must document exams and therapy of 120 horses.

Certified Journeyman Equine Flexion Therapist Requirements (JEFT)

You will receive an EFT Certification. This is a 3 day class.

1. Must be a Certified Equine Flexion Therapist for one (1) year by attending the previous 3 day classes.

2. Must be able to do various clinical and flexion tests on joints.

3. Must be able to perform hock tests, stifle tests, hip tests and be able to check for sore tendons and ligaments.

4. Must be ale to understand and identify causes and effects.

5. Must be able to identify superficial and deep muscles and their actions.

6. Must be able to give Equine Flexion Therapy hands on clinics.

7. Must have and advanced working knowledge of pressure points, stress points, and some acupressure points.

Master Equine Flexion Therapist Requirements (MEFT)

You will receive an EFT Certification. This is a 3 day class.

1. Must be a Certified Journeyman Flexion Therapist for two (2) years by attending the previous 3 day classes

2. Must have experience in public relations, and/or media, and/or advertizing, and/or organizing clinics, and/or etc.

3. Must have experience in giving clinics.

4. Must have experience in testing and evaluating students.

Required: The book "Beating Muscles" by Jack Meager. All students will need to purchase their own book separate from the fee and Dan will give the information on where and how to purchase.

About Dan Marcum

  Dan Marcum was born in Driggs, Idaho where he grew up working with horses. In the winter he drove sleighs and spent his summers packing in the mountains. In 1980, he moved to Texas and by 1989 had settled in Kirbyville. He married his wife Kathy in 1992. Dan's daughter, Annie, works for them as a trainer and Kathy's son, Travis, helps out with the maintenance. Karen Ross and Hannah Brook round out the training staff.

  The Marcum's operate an all breed training barn, working with a wide variety of horses. They especially enjoy the Pleasure type Pintos. They attended their first Pinto show in 1994 at the Pinto National Show, and have been back every year since then. One of the things they love about Pintos is the diversity. It fits in with their "specialty" all around horses.

  From 1995-200, the Marcum's competed with Oshquah , a half-Arabian stallion co-owned by them and Mimi Hoppe Wolf. Over those years, he won the PtHA High Point Pleasure type saddle four times and racked up eleven National World titles and 20 Reserve titles. He was also a PtHA Supreme Champion. Many of his offspring are already following in his footsteps, earning PtHA World Champion titles themselves.