The course
Are you a rider, stable manager, groom, veterinary assistant or simply interested in the aquatrainer? Then you can be trained up to become an aquatrainer supervisor or aquatrainer rehabilitation supervisor. The aquatrainer supervisor and aquatrainer rehabilitation supervisor courses tie in with one another and comprise a total of three levels. Each consecutive level goes into greater depth on material such as kinematics, anatomy, training physiology and behaviour and stress with regard to training in the aquatrainer.

Level 1, 2 en 3
Upon successful completion of levels 1 and 2 you will be entitled to call yourself an aquatrainer supervisor. You will know how horses can train well and effectively with the aid of the aquatrainer and you will be able to set up training programmes for this. Once you have completed levels 1 and 2 you will be allowed to follow level 3. Upon successful completion of all three levels you will be an aquatrainer rehabilitation supervisor and, in addition to day-to-day training, you will also be able to conduct simple rehabilitation programmes independently.

AquaTrainer Bootcamp
An Aquatrainer Boot Camp is available for those who have completed courses and/or training that overlaps with the topics we deal with in levels 1 and 2. This two-day, hands-on course covers all theory and practice from levels 1 and 2 specifically relating to the aquatrainer. All this knowledge will enable you to work properly and optimally with this unique training and rehabilitation equipment and to start achieving better results with your horse(s). Once you have passed the exam you will be allowed to call yourself an ‘Aquatrainer Supervisor’ and move on to level 3 (Aquatrainer Rehabilitation Supervisor).

Level 4
Level 4 will train you up to become an aquatrainer therapist and is specifically designed for vets and animal physiotherapists. In addition to knowledge of day-to-day training, you will learn how to set up and conduct rehabilitation programmes in complex cases.

Teachers

Morgan Lashley, equine vet, equine chiropractor. Evelyne van Mol, animal physiotherapist, equine chiropractor. During the courses you will be taught by aquatrainer specialists from the iDots Aquatrainer Academy. In addition to this, we will enlist the help of a variety of teachers, all of whom are experts in their fields.

Target group levels 1-3

Riders, trainers, grooms, stable managers, veterinary assistants, sports masseurs and anyone else keen to know more about the aquatrainer.

Study load

Contact hours: 6 x 8-hour days of teaching. Home study 2 hours a week on average.

Duration

3 x 2 days of teaching, commencing Level 1: shortly. Venue: Academy Bartels, Hooge Mierde.

Minimum age

16 years

Prior knowledge / previous training

No previous training or specific prior knowledge is required for level 1. For levels 2 and 3 you will first need to complete level 1 and levels 1 and 2 respectively.

Dates and signing up

We will be starting with the Aquatrainer Bootcamp on May/June 2020, exact data will follow shortly.

The teaching days for level 1 will start on April 2-3, April 23-24 and May 7-8 2020. Data for level 2 and 3: will follow shortly.

Price

For level 1 and 2 € 1,895 per level. For level 3 € 1,995. The price includes teaching days, study material, lunches and exams.

Aquatrainer Bootcamp

The Aquatrainer Boot Camp will be held at Academy Bartels, Hooge Mierde on 22 and 23 August. The Boot Camp will enable you to progress to level 3 after passing the exam. This course can only be followed by participants with a solid, demonstrable knowledge vis-à-vis the topics dealt with in levels 1 and 2. This two-day, hands-on course runs from 09:00 to 16:00 each day and costs € 995 excl. VAT. This price includes teaching days, study material, lunches and exams.

The iDots Aquatrainer Academy is an initiative of Leen Soldaat and his team of Aquatrainer Specialists. Morgan is a fully qualified equine vet, equine chiropractor (FES) and dressage horsewoman. She runs her own business, Sport Horse Health Plan, the mission of which is to improve the health and welfare of sport horses based on science. SHHP combines many years of experience and expertise in veterinary medicine, chiropractic and top-level equestrian sport with the use of modern technical equipment such as the aquatrainer.

Evelyne is a fully qualified animal physiotherapist and FES equine chiropractor. Proceeding from her human foundations as a physiotherapist and manual therapist, she is passionate about practising equine physiotherapy at a high standard. Working within a scientific framework in a multidisciplinary setting forms the basis for prevention and rehabilitation. In her company, Move to Balance, she works as a full-time equine physiotherapist and supervises equine physiotherapy using the aquatrainer.

Leen Soldaat owns the Leen Soldaat Horse Training Systems, a household name in the equine sector. Before Leen dedicated himself to developing training equipment, he was active in equestrian sport for many years. Not only does he speak the language of horse people, then, but even more importantly he also thinks from the perspective of the horse’s needs. This is also the reason why his products are used throughout Europe for the day-to-day training and rehabilitation of horses.

In recent years he has been specializing in aquatrainers and everything associated with them. In conjunction with Morgan and animal physiotherapists Beatrijs Bunte and Evelyne van Mol, he developed a total concept to guide owners of an iDots aquatrainer, thereby providing them with the right knowledge and skills. Together, Morgan, Beatrijs and Evelyne make up the team of aquatrainer specialists.