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The company is dedicated to providing first class complementary health care to our equine friends!! 

  

Welcome to the Equinenergy™Ltd.  programme in the United Kingdom!  Equinenergy ™Ltd courses are presented in conjunction with Equinology, INc., the well-known education company that is based in the United States and offers a worldwide programme in all aspects of canine complementary healthcare science. 

Equinenergy™ Ltd. is owned and managed by Nicole Rombach who attained the Equinology Inc. Master Equine Body Worker®certification in 1999 and the Caninology Canine Body Worker certification in 2004. Her time is divided between working on clients' horses and dogs and organising the full curriculum of equine sports massage and other related courses in the United Kingdom and Brazil. Nicole also teaches some modules of the Equinology programme, including the Equine Stretching and Range of Motion Techniques workshop and the Equine Spine and Pelvis Dissection course. She is a chief tester for theEquinology Equine Body Worker® certification examinations worldwide.

She is the founding member and Chair of the United Kingdom and Brazil divisions of the International  Equine Body Worker Association (IEBWA), which serves as a regulatory body and network for qualified Equinology Equine Body Workers throughout the world.

NICOLE ROMBACH

APM, EMEBW, CCBW, MSc., PhD (Cand.)

Nicole attained the ITEC human massage qualification in 1997, the EEBW Equinology Equine Body Worker® certification in 1998 and the EMEBW Equinology Master Equine Body Worker® certification in 1999 and has since taken most of the courses in the Equinology Specialised certification series.  She holds the Caninology Canine Body Worker certification and also completed the Masters Degree programme in Animal Manipulation (small and large animals) from the McTimoney College of Chiropractic and University of Wales in the United Kingdom.

From 2003 to 2009 she was based in São Paulo, Brazil where she worked in direct liaison with various veterinary clinics, focusing on complementary therapies for sports performance horses to Olympic level. She travelled to national competition centres and private clients throughout Brazil and in other South American countries.  In addition, she carried out thermographic imaging in conjunction with equine veterinarians to aid their diagnostic procedures. Thermography was also used to assess hoof balance, saddlefit and changes in thermal patterns following sports therapy sessions. In addition, she regularly worked with an established clientele of dogs.

In September 2009 she enrolled at Michigan State University for a PhD programme at the McPhail Equine Performance Center / Large Animal Clinical Sciences. Her main interest lies in the effect of complementary therapies on equine locomotion and rehabilitation, with a specific focus on equine neck pain.

Nicole regularly lectures at various universities and for professional associations and was a guest speaker at the South American Veterinary Conference in Rio de Janeiro in 2003 and 2004 as well as at the 2004 CESMAS meeting in Oslo, Norway. Shehas since been involved in lecturing for a leading Brazilian educational institution on a post-graduate qualification in veterinary physiotherapy for small and large animals and lectures at various universities in the USA. She  travels to Europe and Brazil on a regular basis to teach some of the modules of the Equinology course curriculum and to work on her established clientele of horses and dogs.

In her spare time she produces her own horses for dressage and showjumping competitions, and she currently holds Brazilian state and national titles

 

Nicole is the founder and President of Equinenergy Ltd. and Caninenergy Ltd, educational institutions which offer a variety of courses in equine and canine complementary healthcare science.

Her studies include:

·         Anatomy, Physiology and Massage (ITEC)
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Equinology Equine Body Worker® certification course with Debranne Pattillo, EMEBW
·         Advanced Equine Sports Massage Techniques with Debranne Pattillo, EMEBW
·         Equine Stretching and Range of Motion Techniques with Debranne Pattillo, EMEBW
·         Equine Biomechanics and Applied Anatomy with Dr Barbara Crabbe, DVM
·         Equine Gait Abnormalities with Dr Robert Norrie, DVM
·         Principles of Equine Dentistry with Lucy Smith, C Eq/D
·         Principles of Saddle Fitting and Farrier Science with Dr Kerry Ridgway, DVM
·         Farrier Science and the Latest Trends with Simon Curtis
·         Foundation in Equine Acupressure with Susan Tenney, CMT
·         Intensive Equine Anatomy with Zahourek Institute USA
·         Equine CranioSacral Techniques with Upledger Institute USA
·         Equine Neurology with Dr Chris Pasquini, DVM
·         Equine Nutrition with Liz Warr, MSc Dr Catherine Dunnet and Sue Tracey, MSc
·         Equine Neuromuscular Re-education and Ground Handling Skills with Terry Church
·         Equine Exercise Physiology with Dr Hilary Clayton, MRCVS
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Caninology Canine Body Worker certification with Barbara Houlding, Grad.Dip Phys
·         Course in Veterinary Thermographic Imaging with Dr James Waldsmith and Dr Tracey Turner, USA
·         Ultrasonography of Equine Articulations with Dr Jean-Marie Denoix
·         Sports Medicine and Application with Dr David Marlin, PhD
·         Equine Lameness and Back Problems with Dr Chris Colles, MRCVS
·         Back and Tendon Diagnostics course with Dr Jean-Marie Denoix and Dr K. Allen
·         Diagnosis of Poor Performance seminar with Dr Anne Courouce-Malblanc and Dr. Elizabeth Hammer
·         Monitoring of Health and Performance in Sports Horses seminar with Dr Anne Courouce-Malblanc and Dr Arne Lindholm

 

INVITED LECTURER AND/OR SPEAKER:

1999 – Exloo, Netherlands
Natural Horsemanship Days
‘Physical Therapy for the Horse’

2003 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
IV South American Veterinary Conference
‘Equine Sports Massage’; ‘Sports Massage and Range of Motion Techniques for Various Equine Pathologies’; ‘Practical Application of Equine Sports Massage and Range of Motion Techniques’

2004 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP) - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
‘Complementary Therapy for the Horse’

2004 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
V South American Veterinary Conference
Presentation: ‘Efficacy of equine osteopathic treatment as assessed through thermographic imaging and motion observation’

2004 – Oslo, Norway
Conference on Equine Sports Medicine and Science (CESMAS) – submitted paper
Presentation: ‘Efficacy of equine osteopathic treatment as assessed through thermographic imaging and motion observation’

2005 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Federal University (FMU) – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
‘Sports Massage and Spinal Manipulation for Small and Large Animals’

2007 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
University of Botucatu – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in conjunction with Institute ‘Bioethicus’
‘Equine stretching and rehabilitative therapies’ for veterinarians and students of veterinary medicine

2007 – Sao Paulo State, Brazil
University of Botucatu – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Invited lecturer: post-graduate Diploma in Veterinary Physiotherapy
‘Sports Massage and Spinal Manipulation for Small and Large Animals’

2008 – various course locations - Brazil
University of Botucatu – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in conjunction with Institute ‘Bioethicus’
Invited lecturer: post-graduate Diploma in Veterinary Physiotherapy
‘Review of Equine Anatomy as relevant to Physical Therapy’

2008 – various course locations - Brazil
Institute ‘Bioethicus’
Invited lecturer: post-graduate Diploma in Veterinary Physiotherapy
‘Equine Sports Massage, Stretching and Range of Motion Techniques’

2008 – Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazilian Army – Cavalry Division – veterinary and training departments
Official course in Equine Stretching and Range of Motion techniques

2009 – Sao Paulo - Brazil
Institute ‘Bioethicus’
Invited lecturer: post-graduate Diploma in Veterinary Physiotherapy
‘Review of Equine Anatomy’; ‘Equine Sports Massage, Stretching and Range of Motion Techniques’

2010 – Brasilia, Brazil
Equestrian Symposium SIMPEQ 2010
Invited speaker: Chiropractic and Complementary Therapies for the Sports Horse

2010 – Auburn, Alabama, USA
6th Symposium: International Association for Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy (IAVRPT)
Poster presentation:  The effect of elite level showjumping on equine distal limbs as assessed through infrared thermographic imaging

2011 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
1st 'BIOMEQ' course: Equine Biomechanics, Applied Anatomy and Rehabilitation