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Madalyn Ward, DVM Partners with Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute to Offer a Ground Breaking Online Course

Denver, CO – Madalyn Ward, DVM, a pioneer and author in holistic veterinary horse care, has partnered with Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute to create a new, unique online course: Understanding Horse Types & Temperaments. This course is an invaluable resource for every horse guardian, trainer, and stable manager. Since each horse is an individual, knowing the type provides practical management tools leading to their optimal performance.

Understanding Horse Types & Temperaments is based on the Traditional Chinese Medicine Five Element Theory and teaches people how to recognize equine “personalities” within this context. For instance, an affectionate horse who loves attention is demonstrating a Fire Element nature. Another example is a horse with a Water constitution will tend to have a dense body, shiny coat, enjoys working, but needs to feel safe and secure. By identifying the horse’s traits within the Five Elements people will be able to find the best way to work with each horse including: discipline/sport, training style, diet, exercise level, plus identify health issues that may arise.

Dr. Madalyn Ward is one of the first and foremost veterinarians in the United States to research and implement more natural and holistic approaches to horse management. She is the author of the renowned book HorseHarmony: Understanding Horse Types and Temperaments. Horse people completing the Tallgrass online course will have achieved the Level 1 Typing Certification with Dr. Ward’s Horse Harmony Program. Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute participants will receive 20-elective credit hours upon completion of Understanding Horse Types & Temperaments.

Nancy Zidonis, Co-founder of Tallgrass, comments: “This is a ground-breaking course – it brings Dr. Ward’s extensive natural horse management work to a broader audience of people who really want to take the best care of their horses. There’s no other course like it. Riders and equine professionals need to understand how to work with their horses for mutual enjoyment and top performance.”

Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute offers on-line and hands-on training including a Practitioner Certification Program in equine and small animal acupressure worldwide. Tallgrass is also the developer of several iApps for the equine and canine industries. To learn more about Tallgrass Animal Acupressure or to register for Understanding Horse Types & Temperaments go to the Tallgrass website: www.animalacupressure.com.

Contact:
Amy Snow
Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute
amy@animalacupressure.com
303-681-3033