The profession of animal etiopath

What does an animal etiopath do?

An animal etiopath is a manual practitioner specialising in the analysis and treatment of mechanical functional disorders in dogs and horses, identifying the biomechanical disturbances responsible for pain, lameness, behavioural disorders or postural imbalances.

Its objective: understand and correct the mechanical cause of a malfunction, without medication, solely through precise, gentle and rigorously targeted technical manoeuvres.

The animal etiopath can be consulted for a wide range of disorders, including:

For the dog’s :

• Unexplained lameness
• Chronic or recurring pain (back, hips, shoulders, etc.)
• Age-related or rapid growth-related locomotor disorders
• Changes in behaviour related to a pain
• Etc…

For the horse’s:

• Defences at work, loss of commitment, irregularity
• Postural asymmetries, stiffness
• Discomfort in the harness or in the mounting block
• Post-fall or post-competition recovery
• Etc..

Where to work?

• As a self-employed professional (independent activity): the most common way of practising. He or she works at home or at an equestrian centre.
• Collaboration with professional organisations: sports stables, rehabilitation centres, shelters, dog or horse breeding facilities.
• Prevention and functional monitoring consultant: post-traumatic monitoring, support for sport horses or active dogs.
• Teaching/training: some experienced practitioners are turning to training new professionals or popularising science.
• Research and development: in the field of animal biomechanics, care equipment (saddles, ergonomic harnesses, etc.)

How do you become an animal etiopath?

There is only one single school in France and also in Europe: the EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL ETHIOPATHY!

🔗 https://etiopathieanimale.com

3 possible courses depending on your profile!

• four-year post-baccalaureate programme
• Postgraduate training in animal osteopathy. Accessible even and especially for those who have not been validated at RNA, in 1 year of continuing education.
• dual training in ethiopathy and osteopathy for animals over a4> one year starting from the fourth year of animal osteopathy validated.

What are the career developments?

Career development is unique to each individual and depends on the opportunities that you are able to seize.

The fee for etiopathy consultations generally starts at €60 for dogs, and varies for horses.