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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. Since 2009 she has been at
Michigan State University where she is studying for a PhD through
the McPhail Equine Performance Center (Large Animal Clinical Sciences) and
the Department of Animal Science. She still returns to Brazil and the
United Kingdom on a regular basis to teach and work on her regular
clientele of horses and small animals.
Her
studies include:
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Anatomy, Physiology and
Massage (ITEC)
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Equinology
Equine Body Worker®
certification course with Debranne Pattillo, EMEBW
·
Equinology
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
·
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
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