Professional Training Program

www.EquineNaturalMovement.com360-687-8384

Updated October 2016

Many horse owners seek effective, holistic ways to care for their beloved horses. Requests for Equine Natural Movement sessions have steadily increased since Joseph Freeman developed the work in 1994.

The Equine Natural Movement Series program has five levels, each with 100 hours of work. Four levels are each a week long with plenty of hands-on horse work as well as classroom time. In between courses during your Independent Study portion, you’ll practice giving sessions to local horses back home and complete homework assignments so you’re ready to progress to the next level. Our business development module is done through conference calls and an online tele-class and can be started anytime during your training (it doesn’t have to be taken in sequence). This course helps you develop your business in your local area with plenty of support from our staff. Advanced course graduates who show particular promise may apply to our Teacher Training and go on to mentor students of their own.

Our classes are taught in a small rural village in southwest Washington, 40 minutes northeast of Portland, Oregon and three hours south of Seattle, Washington. We offer certification as a Basic Practitioner with 300 hours and as an Advanced Practitioner with 500 hours completed. Students can take each week-long class a few months apart or longer if that fits your calendar better.

A career as an Equine Natural Movement Series practitioner might be a good career choice if you:! * Love horses and work well with them! ! ! ! * Enjoy figuring out how to help horses improve! ! ! ! movement and function more optimally! ! ! ! * Are in reasonably good physical shape! ! ! ! * Want to earn a living spending time with and! ! ! ! helping horses

Enclosed is the application for the Equine Natural Movement Series Professional Training program. Fill it out, enclose your payment and mail the pages back to us with your choice of dates for training. We’ll get back to you quickly. Call us if you have any questions. We love speaking with students.

Warmly,

Jacqueline Freeman, Training Director! ! ! ! 360-687-8384p.s. Read what students and graduates say about us on our website!

Contents

1. Module Information 2. Advanced Trainings 3. Faculty 4. Training Calendar 5. Tuition & Registration6. All the Details about Class Week7. What Our Clients Say8. What Our Graduates Say9. Magazine articles (mailed packet only)10. Student Application11. Flight Info 12. Driving Directions

The student info packet we mail out from the school also includes magazine articles about the work. If you’d like to receive this packet, please email or call us with your mailing address.

EquineNatural@gmail.com or 360-687-8384.We are happy to do this.

THE EQUINE NATURAL MOVEMENT SERIES

Module 1 ! ! Learning Basic Sessions

This module teaches you how to do a comprehensive and thorough Equine Natural Movement session

* Understand Structural Integration and how it works

* Know essential Equine Natural Movement bodywork techniques

* Have a working knowledge of equine connective tissue and understand its relationship with the neural system

* Know how to employ safety practices

* Explore equine body communication and energetics

* Develop intelligent hands. Feel subtle differences and changes in equine connective tissue

* Learn to do a basic Equine Natural Movement session on and practice on horses

* Have enough knowledge to be able to do competent basic sessions and be able to practice between modules at home

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Module 2 ! ! Learn the Series

This module teaches you how to do a basic five session Equine Natural Movement series, refines your touch and grounds you

in a good understanding of equine anatomy.

* Take a horse through the five session Equine Natural Movement Series. Learn the sequence of the series and how to gauge the horse’s progress.

* Know how to get in rapport with horses

* Develop a solid foundation in horse anatomy through multimedia presentations and hands-on exercises

* Understand the horse’s anatomy in both standing and in motion. Learn to assess structural issues based on a horse’s movement.

* Explore communication and reading horses while working on them. This gives you the ability to continuously adapt your work at subtle levels by responding to the signals you pick up from the horse and his tissue.

* Receive ongoing feedback on your Equine Natural Movement Series technique

* Begin to learn how to explain the work to potential clients

* Develop competence in your touch skills so you can successfully practice the series between Level 2 and Level 3

* Take a horse through the series under expert supervision

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Module 3 ! Understand the Series, Intermediate Level

In this module we expand on the five session series with experienced eyes and hands. You learn various applications for performance

enhancement, how to assist horses after they have recovered from injuries and what to do with special case horses.

* Have a strong working knowledge of the evolution of the Equine Natural Movement Series * Understand how to adjust the series to many kinds of horses in differing physical states

* Conduct evaluations, identify what each horse needs and why, and be able to substantiate your observations * Design individual bodymaps -- working blueprints -- that evolve and change throughout each horse’s series

* Address issues around performance enhancement and understand what to do when a horse has chronic structural problems. Understand special needs horses and how to do followup sessions after the initial Equine Natural Movement Series.

* Learn to do demonstrations for the public and have the ability to teach clinics to horse owners, trainers and riders

* Learn to do progressive evaluation sessions

* Take another horse through the series under expert supervision

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Build a Professional Practice that actually earns money and gives you plenty of great publicity

while being Authentic and Honest

* Create exciting marketing materials and a unique and individual business plan that ensure your business's continuing growth.

* Design integrity-driven methods that give you an ongoing market of horses to work with and that help your reputation grow.

* Have the knowledge and expertise to explain the Equine Natural Movement Series to prospective clients and develop ways that encourage lots of ongoing referrals from your clients and others in the horse community. Develop relationship marketing expertise.

* Figure out who exactly is your perfect client and why you like working with them. Establish your unique niche and know how to promote that.

* Identify and dissolve barriers to promotion and money issues

* Business writing, journaling, role playing, coaching, partner work, homework from our textbook and workbook, MP3 files for review, and audio recordings for inspiration.

This module helps you grow your business with intelligence and heart.

This course is taught using a Teleclass format so you can do your weekly homework in the area where your business is. We’ve found this to be far more productive for our students. Class meets every other week on the phone and between those meetings with an online discussion group. Homework includes challenging and productive assignments to guarantee you create a cheerful, thriving business that brings you great joy.

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! ! ! Advanced Series Work! ! ! Developing Intuitive Horse Wisdom

In this module students immerse themselves in learning how horses think and feel. We also approach the series from a different perspective so students become adept at applying the principles in different situations. A real in-depth study of what Structural Integration is and how and why it is so effective with horses. Open only to graduate students.

* Advanced custom sessions that incorporate core releases into the series. This brings flexible and fluid movement through the center of the horse.

* Understanding the hidden nature and language of fascial restrictions in the body

* Reading and matching the individual energetic signature of each horse: Developing an insightful and caring relationship with each horse

* Fully achieving the goals of Structural Integration

* Working with respect, kindness and love. This occurs in every session from the very beginning and is primary to delivering the work and getting good results. Also it makes the work more fulfilling for both horse and practitioner. A full heart brings everyone to the place of healing and goodheartedness.

* Take another horse through the series with staff supervision and support

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Teacher Training

This class is enrolled by invitation though we encourage you to make your intention to become a Teacher known to us so we can help you in that direction. It is open to Advanced Course graduates who have considerable experience as an Equine Natural Movement practitioner and who show demonstrable promise as teachers.

* Teacher Training candidates are expected to have a well grounded base of knowledge in the work prior to taking this course.

* The training focuses on methods that assist students in learning using all their senses and skills. Candidates learn to identify and bring out each student’s hidden talents and highest potential and create ways that bring them up to speed in areas they aren’t as strong in.

* Candidates learn to provide optimal educational situations that encourage exploration and skill development.

* Upon successful completion of the class, teacher candidates may be asked to serve as adjunct faculty and mentor students who may train with them directly. Adjunct faculty will be paid for their teaching time and we will accept their mentor trainees into successive modules of the regular training.

More information on this course will be discussed during the Advanced Training.

The Equine Natural Movement School Faculty

JOSEPH FREEMAN is a creative, gifted practitioner who applied his work with humans to horses and came up with a sequence of sessions that can provide a return to balance and flexibility for horses. Joseph certified in Structural Integration and worked in a clinical setting for many years. As a favor to friends he worked on their horses. The remarkable results he got convinced him his true calling is horses. He created the Equine Natural Movement series in 1995, began mentoring students in 1999 and training practitioners at his school in 2001. He has skilled hands, a calm and patient manner and a deep love of animals. Most importantly, horses enjoy working with him.

JACQUELINE FREEMAN is the Training Director of the school so her fingers are in each part of the program. She was on faculty for Structural Integration (Hellerwork) and owned a holistic health center. She works on curriculum development, guides the independent study portion of the course, and orchestrates the continuing development of each student to graduation and into practice. She sees the strengths of each student and works to bring out the best in them so they feel the joy of fulfilling their highest potential with this work. She is effervescent, optimistic, thoroughly practical and deeply committed to honesty, ethics and passion. She is author of “Song of Increase: Listening to honeybees for kinder beekeeping and a better world”

Horses have been in MAGGIE MITTUCH's life for over 40 years. She is an active competitor in 3-day eventing and lives with her husband (also a trainer) i Port Orchard, WA. Maggie credits her work with horses for keeping her connected with the earth and it’s energy and full of life. She says horses make her a better person.

SARA COOPER is an acupuncturist, holistic practitioner and award-winning screenplay writer. She exemplifies love and is a great support to her students. She seems to have a natural affinity for working with horses with emotional issues and is quite tuned in to them. Sara lives in Oregon and travels extensively.

LAUREN HARMON has a degree in Equine Science and Agricultural Economics. She intended to go to vet school, but during her successful healing from a back injury, she discovered the benefits of Rolfing Structural Integration. She became a practitioner for humans first, then learned and integrated equine SI into her practice. Lauren is an Advanced Rolfer and practices in Colorado.

SUSAN CHERNAK McELROY’s books and tapes are published world-wide. Her pioneering work, “Animals as Teachers and Healers,” is a classic in the genre of the Human-Animal bond. Susan teaches on our business course faculty and helps our students learn how to best present themselves in print and media. Her work explores the physical and spiritual importance of our relationship with animals and nature. Her interactions with all kinds of animals are a joy to witness.

The Equine Natural Movement School Professional Training 2016-17 Calendar

Level 1 - The Basic Sessions Class includes: Fundamentals of Bodywork, Structural Integration Techniques, Connective Tissue & Structural Integration Theory, Horse Safety, Equine Movement Analysis, Communication & Energetics, & plenty of hands-on sessions

Choose one date for your Level One December 4 - 10, 2016March 12-18 June 11 - 17 September 10 - 16 December 3 - 9, 2017 *Hands-on class, homework and online course to be completed before Level Two

=================================================================Level 2 - Learn the Series The Five-Session Series, Structural Evaluations & Designing Bodymaps, Communication & Energetics II, Equine Anatomy in Movement, Bodywork & SI Techniques II, & plenty of hands-on sessions

Choose one date for your Level Two December 27, 2016 - January 2, 2017April 9 - 15 July 2 - 8 October 8 - 14, 2017

=================================================================Level 3 - Understand the Series The Evolution of the Series, Performance Enhancement, Chronic Structural Problems, Followup Sessions & Clinics, & plenty of hands-on sessions

Choose one date for your Level Three February 19 - 25, 2017May 14 - 20 July 16 - 22 November 5 - 11, 2017

=================================================================Building a Professional Practice that earns you money & gives you plenty of great publicity while being Authentic & Honest (Online Class with lots of support) Online & TeleClass=================================================================Advanced Course Spring 2017 (contact us for dates)Achieving the Goals of Structural Integration, Innovation & Creativity, Advanced Energetic Methods, Working with Respect, Troubleshooting

Dates are subject to change. Last year we added four unscheduled classes so please check the website as we move through the year.

Homework, practice time and written papers are required to progress to the next class.Basic Certification = 300 hrs With Business = 400 hrs Advanced Certification = 500 hrs

Dates are subject to change. Please check our website as we move through the year.

TUITION 2017 & RegistrationChoose the method that works best for you

Pay by the Module! ! ! ! ! Local Homestays Each week-long module! $1750!! ! ! $375, breakfast/dinner includedBusiness course TBA spring 2017!! ! ! or AirBnB.com on your own! (being revamped as we speak!)

YES, WE HAVE A PAYMENT PROGRAM No interest financing can be arranged with a $750 deposit ($250 non-refundable). ! Balance payments are due on the first day of the next following months.! Two payments of $500 each month = Payment completed within three months.! Four payments of $250 each month = Payment completed within five months.! ! Important note: Mail post-dated checks with your application.

WHEN AM I REGISTERED FOR THE COURSE?Students are registered once tuition is received and the application is accepted. Because our classes are full at six students, we strongly encourage prospective students to register as soon as possible to assure themselves a place in the class.

Tuition is due 30 days before the course begins. Paying well in advance helps us know when to close a course that's approaching fullness. In the past we've had students send in payments just before this deadline and had to tell them they'd have to wait until the next course. They were disappointed and we felt bad, too. We suggest early payments so everyone can plan better. When you do that you make our job much easier and we're grateful for it.

We hold your place once payment is received. We don’t like late fees and prefer that students pay when they know they want to be in the next class. Most of our classes fill so paying early helps us know which classes are still open. We can take someone coming in less than 30 days before class begins if we've got room. It is always worth asking.

HOW MANY MODULES SHOULD I TAKE? Students can take Module One without committing to the entire training. If you're not sure, take Module One to try the course out and find out if the work sings to you. Students seeking certification take the first three modules. Upon satisfactory completion of these courses and homework, the school approves certification as an Equine Natural Movement practitioner.

WHAT IF I ALREADY HAVE BUSINESS EXPERIENCE?The business course is not required. It is recommended for students who do not currently own and run a successful business or if this work is a new field. Students seeking to be Advanced Practitioners need to complete the business course. Students who currently have a successful equine practice or have a business background can request to be accepted for Advanced Certification without the Business Class. Ask us how to do this.

INSURANCEStudents agree to purchase and maintain student insurance before beginning the course. Our school is registered with Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. ABMP has a very good student insurance program for $45/year. An application is in your student info packet. or you can sign up directly at www.ABMP.com/students . Click on “Student Membership” and tell them you will be studying with us. Our School ID# is 931-674.

ADVANCED CERTIFICATION & TEACHER TRAININGStudents may apply for the Advanced Course after a year of working in the field. Graduates of the Advanced Course may inquire about the Teacher Training. These practitioners may be invited to join our adjunct faculty and be paid to mentor new students.

CLASS SIZEWe intentionally keep our classes small. The maximum basic class size is six students. This way every student gets plenty of individual attention and is able to reach their highest skill level. That makes everyone, including the horses, happy.

HOW LONG DOES THE TRAINING TAKE?Most students take the first three classes over about a year. Everyone’s circumstances are different and it’s fine with us for you to spread the modules over as long as you need.

CANCELLATIONSCanceling with short notice creates scheduling problems that may prevent another student from attending. We assess a $250 nonrefundable fee for cancellations with less than 30 days notice so if there's a problem, do let us know immediately.

WHERE TO STAY -- Sleeping and EatingA neighbor couple offers home-stays about ten minutes from our farm. You pay directly for room and breakfast/dinner ($375) in a dormitory style setting, including airport pickup and drop-off. If you prefer more privacy, try www.AirBnB.com. Please arrange the home-stay ahead of time as they have a limited beds available. Lunches are on your own, a stop at the grocery store after class is easy to arrange.

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE of STRUCTURAL INTEGRATIONIf you were learning to be a chiropractor or acupuncturist, you would of course, expect to have a personal experience of that work. To more fully understand the Structural Integration (SI) work we provide to horses, students will receive a human SI series themselves. This is a requirement for certification at the completion of the 300 hr. training. If you don’t know a SI practitioner who lives near your home, ask us for help finding a good one. Students who have received a SI series more than three years prior to taking our class will benefit greatly from receiving an Advanced SI series (4-5 additional sessions) during their training.

All the Details about Class Week (Washington)

THE SCHEDULEIf you live out of the area, please plan to arrive by late afternoon or early evening the day before so you can get settled in. Ideal is to land at the airport mid-afternoon. Other times are okay, just try not to make it too late (after 8pm) so you’re well rested.

If you haven’t booked your flight yet, it’s okay to resend this information later but do get it in to us as soon after your application as you can.

When you are ready to book your flight, please contact us so we can tell you if someone else is arriving around that time and you can ride together to the housing.

Class is done around 4pm on the last day so a flight leaving around 6pm or later is fine. We may be able to accommodate your schedule earlier if needed but do let us know. If you have a long way to go or are an international student, you can fly out the next morning (arrange this with your housing provider). Please note that flights are significantly cheaper when booked as far in advance as possible.

! WHAT TO BRINGCheck www.weather.com (zip code 98604) to see our local weather report. Dress in layers.

Notebook and pens for notes!!Sturdy barn shoes/bootsBathing suit in summer! ! !Water bottle for the barnCamera to take pictures of you working on horses. We’ll use them later for your marketing materials. Favorite horse books, we are always interested and you may know some we aren’t familiar with.House slippers (farms are often no-shoes inside the house)

CLASS DAYSClass days run from 9am to 5-ish. Week long classes have a day off in the middle.

YOUR DAY OFF (the middle day)We have good ideas that will get you out of your head for a day. First off, NOTHING horse-ish. Take a day off from the equine world and go have fun.

* Hot springs for a mineral soak and wrap ($25) at Bonneville Hot Springs. This is a one hour drive along the beautiful Columbia Gorge. Stop at Bonneville Locks and see the salmon and other BIG fish making their way up the Columbia River that day. Climb Beacon Rock and see a spectacular view of the Gorge.

* Visit local waterfalls -- 21 of them in a lovely 30 mile drive/hike* Portland -- huge used book store, eclectic neighborhoods, good museums

COMMUNICATIONSAll homestay sites have internet access. Bring your laptop. You can get emergency messages at 360-687-8384 during the day.

LODGINGMost students stay at a nearby home together. Ask us for the contact info for the host. Please arrange this as soon as you know you are attending class. Rides to and from the airport can be included if arranged ahead of time.

GETTING HERE* Flying -- Fly into Portland International Airport (PDX). Let us know what time you are landing and what your flight number is. Tell us as soon as you can so we can circulate that info to the other students who may want to ride-share or rent a car with you.

What clients said after their horses got a series

I got my thoroughbred off the track. He went with his head high and hollowed his back. His right side was very underdeveloped. He was a long term project. My chiropractor recommended Joseph’s work. I was skeptical, but after the second and third sessions, Nick started rounding his back up, accepting the bit, and moving his shoulder much more. I’m so glad Nick had the Natural Movement series. He changed dramatically. After the last session, I had a whole new horse. My dressage scores have come way up and his jumping improved. He now lifts his entire shoulder area over the jump, not just his knees. Months after his last session he continues to get stronger.! ! -- Linda Stuckenschneider Eventer, LaCenter, WA

Before the series I had no complaints with my Arab’s behavior or performance but I struggled to get him to show enthusiasm. My chiropractor suggested this work. After a few sessions, the horse I harped on all the time to pick up his feet began prancing in from the field ready to go to work. He had dramatic improvement in his range of motion and movement. He responded more consistently to my aids and noticeably enjoyed himself in the arena and on the trail. I realized then how much his movement had been limited. His discomfort probably caused many frustrating quirks I tried to overlook. My horse now has a light in his eyes and every-thing about him reflects how great he feels. This brings me much joy. Marcee Daly, OR/AK

My thoroughbred suffered a disabling injury to his pelvis and hind quarters. Since the series, my horse is now training for his first dressage test with comfort and soundness! I didn’t know if he would ever be anything other than a pasture ornament. Now I am confident he is on his way to being a graceful and happy show horse. -- Heather Cadwallader Eventer, Vancouver, WA

Joseph worked with both our our beloved horses, a 20- year old Friesian and a 16-year old Hanoverian. We have used several forms of complementary treatment for our horses, all which were beneficial, however, after Joseph’s Equine Natural Movement Series, we saw a significant improvement in the quality and integrity of their movement, and their physical comfort and muscle tone. Although his work intensively addressed problem areas, the horses were very relaxed and accepting of his treatments. He never pushed them beyond their comfort level, so they let him work ever more deeply. We were impressed that he always told us which issues this work could most effectively address. We highly recommend this work. It great benefits anyone seeking to improve the fluidity, integrity and efficiency of their horse’s movement and helps maximize a horse’s overall physical and mental well-being. We are completely satisfied. ! ! ! ! ! -- Barbara Hort & Mark Girard Dressage, Vancouver, WA

This work is incredibly powerful and remarkable. After two sessions, my horse was able to canter without issue. Previously, we had struggled for 10 years with ear pinning, tail swishing, switching leads behind and general tension everywhere. Somehow this work unlocked and released her patterns of holding tension and diminished adhesions that had been in her back for years. She got the five session series and she continues to improve months after the series was completed. Her topline and overall physique have changed so much she doesn't look like the same horse. Her muscles are soft, supple and relaxed. She is way happier and content mentally. ! ! ! ! ! ! - Amy Kendis Saddle Fitter, Washougal, WA

I rode Dutch for the first time since his session the other day and the difference is amazing. He is much more forward and free moving, not at all resistant to me. He felt so much more fluid. Thanks so much. I think this may be the missing piece of the Dutch puzzle. Hooray!!! ! ! ! ! ! -- Kathy Lang! ! Dressage, Conroe TX

I had this work done on my 18 year old Thoroughbred gelding, Randy. His conformation issues had created curious holding patterns in his body. Despite chiropractic treatments, massage and corrective shoeing for much of his life, none of that released the holding. This work made such an impact! His muscles were stiff from holding but now they are soft and pliable and he moves much better. Now he does things that other horses take for granted, actions that had been difficult for him. Randy’s body changed drastically but his mind also improved. Now he’s more open and interested in what goes on around him. He is a better partner. His willingness to try new things and how he feels underneath me is fabulous. Thank you for revealing the real Randy who has been trying to come out for a long time! -- Nancy Kittleson Dressage, Centered Riding & Natural Horsemanship, Edmonds, WA

What our graduates said about their training

Dear Joseph, I am in Palo Alto, CA., working on horses. In Albuquerque and Santa Fe I got hooked up with some professional jumpers and their horses. I worked on the winner of the Grand Prix here. In Albuquerque I met more people who really liked my work. I got really, really busy when one group asked me to come to California and another group asked me to go to Colorado to work on their horses. I am getting really good results. The gratitude I feel coming from the horses is almost overwhelming. THIS IS AMAZING WORK! I am so thrilled I am doing this. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! --Patty Evans, New Mexico

Joseph is an exceptional teacher. The learning atmosphere and teamwork between Joseph and Jacqueline is extraordinary. They open up their home and hearts to the students. I loved working with Joseph at the barns. Every time I worked on a horse, I understood more the power of the work. Jacqueline customized the marketing coaching for me and even helped me create my own materials. I was constantly surprised at how much more there is to this work.I had a startling moment one day when I suddenly realized I could do this work, and now I AM. I am so glad I took the training because it has touched and changed all aspects of my life.! ! ! ! -- Melina Knoop, Equine Cranio-sacral practitioner, Washington

Joseph is an amazing person with a calm and gentle manner. It is wonderful to see how the horses connect with him almost immediately. The work he taught me is very powerful. the effect it has on all the horses I have worked on is truly wonderful. I have witnessed horses’ movement change dramatically. After the series they move with an effortless ease, moving forward and with greater power. The course was all I hoped for and more. The whole process was run very efficiently from the first time I contacted Jacqueline to the last day of class. I highly recommend the course to anyone who enjoys working with horses.! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! -- Susan Murphy, Massachusetts

There is a quality to Joseph’s work that is ineffable. It’s amazing to me that he can work on a horse and sustain the energetic connection while having a dialog with us. I feel I am finally starting to grasp the essence of this work. I am fascinated with the biomechanics of horses and beginning to think that it’s impossible to work on them without affecting them on other levels as well. What a humbling thought. I feel so fortunate to have crossed paths with you. My journey with horses has truly been enriched by having the opportunity to learn from you.! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! -- Cathy Persun Washington

This kind of work is a journey, not a destination. It’s very profound work that is capable of changing not only the lives of horses, but also oneself.! !-- Robin Bell, New Hampshire

If you come into this class with an open mind, it will blow your socks off. I learned a lot about myself and my true potential. It’s fantastic. ! ! -- Kate Garland, New Hampshire

I was given a gift quite rare: To have a teacher with such presence that if you had not spoken a word, all would have profoundly changed for me. I had an extraordinary moment when you walked into the stall when I was working with a horse. Before I even saw you, I felt your amazing energy as you came to be with us and it was full of expanded love and calm. What struck me is how horses know others more by their energy than by sight. Our energy is who we are, completely. I always had understood this, but knowing this as the horses know it is quite another thing ...On the last day of class you spoke words I had heard and acted upon a hundred times. You said “...To work from the heart” Those words entered my being at a deeper place at that moment and I dropped completely into pure heart and spirit. I surrendered to this deepest realm of spirit and my hands felt guided to the optimum angles and depth. I began to feel amazing releases, one by one, and although I could not have recalled any anatomical names at that moment, I had a knowing of what was letting go, The horse and I danced his wholeness together and it was magical. When the session was complete, he drew his back up in a stretch I have never seen a horse do, expressing full movement through a back and neck that had been drawn in tightly in quite the opposite direction. I came to learn the physical work but I got so, so much more. I am blessed and so grateful. ! ! -- Lynn Wolf, Animal Communicator, Colorado

Training in Equine Natural Movement has been a real treat for me. After the first week of training I returned home full of energy to create my own horse clients. It took about a year of practicing part time until my schedule was full enough that I was able to quit doing anything else but Equine Natural Movement work. I am so grateful for having gained the ability to help horses go through profound changes and transform into new, happier horses. Now I get calls where a trainer heard of my work and she wants me to come and work with all the show horses in the barn- What a business!Thank you for providing me with a training that allows for me to work full time with what I love to do, AND to be successful on a business and financial level as well!

Gitta Sivander Equine physiotherapist, former circus performer San Francisco, CA

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Equine Natural Movement Series: Structural Integration for HorsesA review by Stuart Bell, M.A.

I spent an awesome time in Washington learning the Equine Natural Movement Series from Joseph Freeman. Joseph trained in Hellerwork Structural Integration (SI) and shifted his focus to working with horses. Joseph is married to Jacqueline Freeman who was one the premier Hellerwork practitioners and on faculty for many years.

My class had bodywork practitioners with lots of horse experience, others with lots of horse experience and no bodywork background. I have extensive bodywork and movement education experience but less horse experience. One of the beauties of the course is that we were each encouraged to contribute to each other in our learning. I felt welcomed, accepted, loved, and nurtured exactly as I was. I could know lots in one moment and in the next moment I could know next to nothing and still feel totally accepted. Along with all that, the setting, accommodations, food, and everything else were sumptuous including the evenings of games and conversation. The countryside and their farm, Friendly Haven Rise, are lovely and restful.

The course was outstanding for many reasons. It was fun, challenging, thought provoking, satisfying. I found working with another species directly useful for my work with humans. It re-inspired my work.

The things I learned that help me most are how to: * Establish and reestablish moment to moment trust* Really listen to and communicate verbally and non verbally* Encourage the horse by showing him how this work helps

Horses are great clients and great teachers. I discovered they communicate in a down to earth, no-nonsense way which I have been encouraging with my human clients. Seeing Joseph work in such a kindly respectful manner with horses, other animals, and people really inspired a new level of respect and kindness from me in all of my work.

I also learned from Joseph an elegant sequence that happens with each session. In addition to making great changes by itself, it is a trust builder, a relaxer, a deepener of experience and a diagnostic before the more specific work of each session. I have been following this recipe with my human clients as I begin each session with wonderful results. It is powerful by itself and the familiarity of it relaxes the client and deepens the trust and relationship with each session.! ! !

I am certified in Hellerwork, Feldenkrais, Alexander, and Laban Bartenieff Movement Analysis

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Over the past 35 years, I have attended thousands of hours of bodywork training with countless teachers. Joseph definitely ranks among the very best of those teachers I have had the good fortune to encounter. His thorough knowledge of bodywork and energywork is equally matched by his capacity to share this understanding with students at any level. If you have any desire to learn how to communicate with animals and help them to reach their highest potential, look no further.! Brad Paulson, Adv. Structural Integration Practitioner, Kansas

As someone who looked high and low for an equine Structural Integration class, this class has surpassed my expectations. The class has helped me understand horses even more and improved my bodywork skills. Joseph and Jacqueline are so encouraging and understanding. This is the most informative equine class that I have ever taken. Truly amazing.! ! ! ! ! Angela Smith! Seattle, WA

This class helped me step out of my comfort zone and explore new possibilities. It’s more than just an equine class, this also includes personal growht. A wonderful class that helps achieve goals in both areas.! ! ! Allison Wetter! Bend, OR

This course is where you really root into the realms of true Structural Integration. Get ready to dive into the entire connective tissue field, energetics and all -- gladly, with joy and confidence.! ! ! ! ! Helen Shaudys! SI practitioner, Washington

You get more than you think from this class. In a spiritual way, you end up being a person both for you and for the horses. This class improved my relationship with horses and took me to a level of communications way beyond anything I could imagine.! ! ! ! ! Zandra Puig! ! Reproductive veterinarian, Florida

Everything about this class is a positive experience -- fellow students, the horses, and working with Joseph. Very worthwhile and immediately applicable.! ! ! ! ! Jessica Levy! ! Veterinarian! ! Minnesota

Learning this new fascial and bone work lets me bring so much more to the table. In more ways than I can describe, this work is life-changing. It brings fulfillment like I’ve never experienced, with challenges, too, that teach things I had not expected.! ! ! ! ! Lauren Lytle!! Trainer! ! Washington

A huge thank you to both of you for your compassion, awareness and hospitality.  Your endless coaching and encouraging of our intuitive nature has encouraged my awakening of my inner being.   I am able to maintain the intuitive presence longer and to know when I have lost it to my left brain. There is so much more to thank you for! I am so excited to be on this pathway. This work is fabulous! ! ! Kathy Kuharski! ! Montana

This training has challenged me to develop my intuitive brain and to learn how to recognize the horse’s energetic shifts. The course opened up doors for me into areas of perception outside my scientific training. Also want to mention, I really enjoyed staying in the student housing with Bonnie. She is a beautiful person and the perfect hostess for students.! ! ! ! ! Stefani Melvin! ! ! Idaho

This course changed and reaffirmed how I look at the world and horses. I was taught more than just bodywork on horses. I learned about energy and intention and how to relate that to my entire life.! ! ! ! Kiara Bernat!! ! ! Massachusetts

This class has given me more confidence and safety skills around other horses. It’s helped me develop better communications skills and certainly ways to help them more fluidly and easily. I learned skills beyond what I anticipated and will be able to use these skills with other animals as well. The calmness Joseph imparts to the horse flows over to all aspects of the training.! ! ! ! ! Margo Cooper! Physical Therapist! ! Washington

I’m more aware of my surroundings and understand the role that Structural Integration can have on my health. This is such important work and I’m thrilled to be part of it.! ! ! ! ! Michelle McGovern! ! North Carolina

This class has given me the education, experience and tools I need to embark on a bodywork career with horses. On a deeper level, it has reconnected me to a part of my spirit and life journey that I had been unintentionally neglecting. The class is fantastic. ! ! ! ! ! Kristina McCormick! ! Washington

I am so much more open in heart and mind. This training is helping me to work with horses in the most profound way possible.This work deepens and enhances life! Nancy Johnson-Rose Osteopathic physician, Iowa

On the following pages, you’ll find your application.

Please make and include a second copy of the contract if you’d like us to sign and mail a copy back to you.

Enclose your tuition with your application. If you are going to be on a payment plan, please include all the post-dated checks with your application. They will be deposited in the order they are dated.

Mail this application to:

The Equine Natural Movement School20309 NE 242nd Ave

Battle Ground, WA 98604

APPLICATION for Equine Natural Movement Series Training page 1 of 5 Application

Name _______________________________________________ Year graduated High School ____________

Address ___________________________________________________________________________________!! _____________________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address (if different) _________________________________________________________________

Current Occupation ____________________________________________ Date of Birth _________________

Phone (list all) ______________________________________________________________________________

Email Address _______________________________________________________________________________

Emergency Contacts __________________________________________________________________________

1-10 scale (10 = optimal) are you healthy? _________ Reasonably strong? ___________________________

Explain if necessary __________________________________________________________________________

Character Reference __________________________________________________________________________and contact info

Horse Experience Reference ___________________________________________________________________and contact info

What is your horse experience? ________________________________________________________________

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! On an additional page, please explain why you want to take this training.! Please describe any bodywork experience you have on an additional page.

The Equine Natural Movement Series Student Agreement page 2 of 5 Application

Students agree to regularly attend classes; satisfactorily comprehend all course content; complete all course requirements; achieve passing grades on all tests; demonstrate the ability to produce good results on horses; demonstrate the ability to market their practice with integrity; display good judgment & sensitivity in their work.

Students agree to refrain from using drugs or alcohol during class and while working on horses. Students must understand that working with horses involves possible risk of physical injury or death and by signing this contract agree to release Joseph Freeman, Friendly Haven Rise, Inc., other staff, and the horse owners and facility owners from any liability for any injuries or harm that may occur during the training.

Joseph and the faculty agree to teach and share their knowledge of Equine Natural Movement Series. They will provide the following courses in the module the student is enrolled in.

Module 1! ! ! Fundamentals of the Equine Natural Movement Series Learning Basic Sessions ! Connective Tissue & Structural Integration Theory!! ! ! ! Bodywork and Structural Integration Techniques! ! ! ! Horse Safety! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! Equine Movement Analysis! ! ! ! Basic Communication & Energetics ! !Module 2! ! ! Learning the Basic Equine Natural Movement Series Learning the Series! ! Structural Evaluations & Designing Bodymaps ! ! !! ! ! ! Advanced Communication & Energetics!!! ! ! ! Equine Fascial Anatomy!!! ! ! ! Equine Anatomy in Movement ! !! ! ! ! Advanced Bodywork Techniques!Module 3! ! ! Understanding the Equine Natural Movement Series Advanced Work! ! Substantiating Structural Evaluations ! ! ! ! Performance Enhancement! ! ! ! Chronic Structural Problems! ! ! ! Advanced and Followup Sessions !! ! ! ! How to Teach a Clinic !

Module 4! ! ! Building a Professional Practice with Authenticity and Honesty!

Between modules students will provide progress reports, observations, and notes on each session they perform. Joseph and the faculty will provide guidance and feedback on working with the horses to achieve satisfactory results. Students also agree to receive a Structural Integration series by the end of Level 3 and hand in a paper on their experience so they have a personal understanding of what Structural Integration work feels like and aims to accomplish.

POST-GRADUATION support and additional classes are available. Certification is the result of satisfactory demonstration and practice of Equine Natural Movement Series skills.

Note: Please sign and mail two copies of each page that has a signature or initial. We'll return one for your records after we sign them. Fill out either the residential or weekend contract.

! Please date and initial _____________! ! ! _____________! ! ! ! ! student! ! Jacqueline Freeman

Cost, Termination and Refunds - RESIDENTIAL Programpage 3 of 5 Application

* COST! ! Payments due 30 days before first day of class. ! ! ! $1750 due 30 days prior to first day of class each module. We encourage students to pay as soon as possible rather than waiting until the last minute. We close out our classes once we have six students. You are registered once we receive your application and payment.

I am applying for:! Level One (date/year) ____________ Level Two date/year ___________

! YES ! NO ! I want a local home-stay (ask us)

! YES ! NO ! I have acquired my student insurance with ABMP -- or -- I have insurance with __________! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (company)! Make checks payable to !! The Equine Natural Movement School! !! Have you arranged a payment plan? If so, include post-dated checks so the total enclosed = $1750

! Amount Enclosed ___________! dates on additional checks: _________________________________

Mail completed application to:! ! ! ! Jacqueline Freeman, Training Director! ! ! ! ! ! ! The Equine Natural Movement School! ! ! ! ! ! ! 20309 NE 242nd Ave! ! ! ! ! ! ! Battle Ground, WA 98604

If necessary, credit cards are accepted through Paypal. Ask Jacqueline to email you a bill and pay it with your credit card. Paypal charges us 3% (about $50/module). That amount will be added to your payment. Secure bank transfers also available (ask us). Banks normally charge $10-20 for that.

* LODGING Please arrange for lodging as soon as you know you are attending the course. Ask and we will forward info to you of local housing providers. Pay housing and meal fees directly to the home-stay person, not to the school.

* TERMINATIONStudents may be terminated if they fail to fulfill the terms of this agreement. Students will not be certified if they do not successfully demonstrate the skills and ability to practice the Equine Natural Movement Series adequately. If a student chooses not to continue the training and both parties agree to terminate this agreement, the following is the policy for tuition reimbursement. Unresolvable disagreements will be resolved by arbitration.

* REFUNDSIndividual module payment plan: ! 30 days prior to class, reimbursement of $1650 (-$100 office processing fee. This fee can ! be applied to another course if taken within a year of original application.)! Up to 15 days prior to class, $1500 returned ($250 nonrefundable)! Once class begins, no refunds given.

Note: Canceling with short notice creates scheduling problems that may prevent another student from attending. That's why we cheerfully explain the refund policy up front.

Signed _________________________________________________ ___________________! ! Jacqueline Freeman, training director! ! ! ! date

Signed _________________________________________________ ___________________! ! student! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! date

RELEASE and WAIVER of LIABILITY and INDEMNITY

The Equine Natural Movement School page 4 of 5 Application

Students agree to refrain from using drugs or alcohol during class and while working on horses. Students understand that working with horses involves possible risk of physical injury or death and by signing this contract agree to release The Equine Natural Movement School, Joseph Freeman, Jacqueline Freeman, Friendly Haven Rise, Inc., other staff, homestay and meal providers, and the horse owners and facility owners (hereinafter referred to as “the school”) from any liability for any injuries or harm that may occur in the course of the training.

Signing this agreement constitutes acknowledgment that this program and the work with horses has been carefully considered and that the undersigned finds and accepts these terms. In further consideration of being permitted to attend this program, the undersigned on his or her behalf and/or behalf of his or her children (hereinafter referred to as “the undersigned”) hereby releases, waives, discharges and covenants not to sue the school, its directors, officers, employees and agents, horse owners, trainers, facility owners (hereinafter referred to as “releasees”) from all liability to the undersigned, his personal representatives, assigns, heirs, and next of kin for any loss or damages, and any claim or demands therefore on account of injury to the person or property or resulting in death of the undersigned, whether caused by the negligence of the releasees or otherwise while the undersigned is on, upon, or about the premises or facilities or participating in any program affiliated with the school.

2. The undersigned hereby agrees to indemnify and save and hold harmless the releasees and each of them from any loss, liability, damage or cost they may incur due to the presence of the undersigned in, upon or about any of the sites where the school classes are taking place, or participating in any program affiliated with the school whether caused by the negligence of the releasees or otherwise.

3. The undersigned hereby assumes full responsibility for and risk of bodily injury, death or property damage due to negligence of releasees or otherwise while participating in any school program.

4. Photo / Talent Release: I hereby irrevocably release, consent and allow the school and its agents to use my photograph, likeness, voice, as it pertains to my participating with the school, in any manner for promotional efforts without expectation of reimbursement for its use. (My initials here REVOKE photo/talent release ___.)

Signed _____________________________________ on ______________ date

page 5 of 5 Application

5. Member Conduct: I agree to abide by all rules and regulations of the school and I understand that failure to act in accordance with the rules may result in expulsion from the school. Students agree to refrain from using drugs or alcohol during class including evenings and the day between consecutive class days.

6. Property Loss: I understand that the school is not responsible for personal property lost, damaged or stolen while participating in school programs.

7. Insurance: I understand the school does not provide any accident or health insurance for its students or participants and it is my responsibility to provide such coverage.

8. Medical Release: I authorize the school, as my agent, to give consent to medical treatment by a licensed physician or hospital when such treatment is deemed necessary by the physician, and I am unable to give such consent. I authorize a qualified person to administer CPR or first aid if necessary. I understand that it may be necessary for me to provide a release form from my physician regarding my current health status. By signing this, the undersigned affirms that he or she is in reasonably good health and capable of the tasks required of the student in working with horses.

The undersigned further expressly agrees that the foregoing RELEASE, WAIVER AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by law of the state of Washington and any other state students participate in classes in and that if any portion thereof is held invalid, it is agreed that the balance shall, notwithstanding continue in full legal force and effect.

The undersigned has read and voluntarily signs the release and waiver of liability and indemnity and photo/talent release agreement, and further agrees that no oral representations, statements or inducement apart from the foregoing written agreement have been made.

I HAVE READ THIS RELEASE.

Date _____________

Signature of Applicant: _________________________________________

Print Name: __________________________________________________

Please send this information with your application

NAME ________________________________! Course Level & Date _________

PHONE ________________________________

HOME-STAY (circle one) YES NO Will you have a car with you? YES NO

Home-stay students: Please call AND email to arrange with Bonnie York your home-stay (dorm style), food preferences, and if you need airport pickup.

! ! ! bonnie@froghaven.net 360-910-7799

FLIGHT INFO

________ Date of arrival ! Airline _________! Flight number ______

________ Departure date ! Airline _________ ! Flight number ______

! ! I need a ride from the airport YES NO

Once you land, immediately call Bonnie so she knows you’re on the ground.

Emergencies: Joseph & Jacqueline 360-687-8384 (farm) 360-904-7387 (cell)

PAYMENT

Include check for full payment. If you have arranged a payment plan with Jacqueline,

please enclose post-dated monthly checks to cover full amount of tuition. We cash them by the date on each check. Make checks out to

! THE EQUINE NATURAL MOVEMENT SCHOOL.! Mail to: 20309 NE 242nd Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604

* Driving -- Drive time is about three hours from Seattle, five hours from Mt. Shasta, and 45 minutes from Portland. Here are directions from north and south.

* FROM I-5 heading North from Portland

4.1 miles north of the bridge, take Exit 4 -- 78th St.Turn RightAt about 2 miles you'll bear left and follow the sign toward 205.You are now on Padden Parkway.The next light is Andreson. Just past that light is the entrance to 205.When you pass the entrance to 205, set your odometer.Stay on this road for 10 miles.

========================== * FROM PORTLAND via 205Take 205 across the bridge.Take exit 32 Padden Parkway Eastbound. and go RIGHT at the end of the ramp.Stay on this road for 10 miles.==========================

This road changes names (Padden Pkwy, Ward Rd, 182nd) a few times.At 6.3 miles you go through a stop sign.8.3 miles another stop sign at the center of the little town of Hockinson.

The road has been straight as an arrow since that last stop sign. At about 10 miles the arterial goes to the left. You'll see a big yellow arrow pointing left, but you turn RIGHT onto RISTO RD.

(see directions at bottom from Risto)

========================== * From I-5 heading South (from Seattle)

Take Exit 11 -- Main St, Battle Ground Go to 72nd Ave and turn RIGHT and go 1 mile.Turn LEFT onto NE 199TH St (also called EATON BLVD). and go 5.2 miles

This road has been straight as an arrow since you got on it.At around 5 miles you will go through a series of 90 degree turns. The first one goes to the right, then another to the left.Then the road turns to the right again, BUTat this point rather than following the main road, you will make a slight LEFT turn onto RISTO RD.

=====================Once you’re on Risto, go 3.2 miles to 242nd Ave. (the old Venersborg Store is there).Take a RIGHT onto 242nd.Go 2/10 mile to the top of the hill and TURN LEFT onto 204th St. Take the FIRST DRIVEWAY on the RIGHT where our green barn is. Park here and walk downhill, past the greenhouse to our home (follow the driveway). Our house is on the corner of 204th & 242nd, however, you will park at our barn on 204th St and walk down to the house.

Our farmhouse is white with green trim. You’ll see the white garage in front of it and the smaller greenhouse on the opposite side of the driveway. Come on in! Our address is 20309 NE 242nd Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604. 360-687-8384

warmly, Jacqueline & Joseph Freeman