Imagine Equine Education

Rehabilitation Essentials: Supporting Soundness, Recovery & Resilience

Is your horse dealing with recurring injuries, poor performance, unexplained soreness, or asymmetries that just won’t resolve?

This comprehensive online course is designed to equip you with the knowledge, strategies, and tools to support effective recovery, enhance performance, and reduce the risk of future issues — whether you’re working with a performance horse, a pleasure mount, or a horse in rehab.

✅ What You’ll Learn:

• The critical differences between retraining and true rehabilitation

• Why horses break down — and the hidden factors that contribute to recurring issues

• Common muscular, skeletal, and soft tissue conditions across the whole horse’s body (not just tendons and ligaments!)

• How the tissue healing process works — and what supports or delays it

• Core rehabilitation principles every horse owner and practitioner should know

• Modalities and tools that can aid recovery — and how to use them appropriately

• Red flags in recovery: what can go wrong, and how to set horses up for success

• How to structure progressive rehab exercise plans that restore function without creating new problems

• The key training categories every horse should progress through to build resilience and avoid breakdown

This course is ideal for:

• Horse owners and riders who want to better understand and manage their horse’s recovery journey

• Equine bodyworkers, therapists, and professionals seeking a broader understanding of rehab principles and prevention strategies

• Anyone passionate about improving long-term soundness, strength, and performance

Whether you're managing a current injury or simply want to prevent the next one, this course will give you the insight and confidence to support your horse through recovery — and beyond.