The R.E.M.T. should NOT have access to use drug therapy.
Bear in mind that the location the therapy is performed may be owned by others than the owner of the horse, so treat the owner and the premises with respect.
If the R.E.M.T. is working on more than one horse in succession, hygiene should be carefully monitored. Washing off of hands and any equipment is mandatory to prevent spread of disease.
Massage has significant physiological effects on the circulatory, muscular, lymphatic and nervous systems in the management of soft tissue problems and pain control, and is acknowledged by practising physicians as a proven, valuable aid in musculo-skeletal disorders. It is gradually being acknowledged in a similar way by practising veterinarians. The practice of Equine Massage Therapy is currently not regulated in Canada. The purpose of the International Federation of Registered Equine Massage Therapists is to provide a self-governing body for Equine Massage Therapists. It is similar in structure to the College of Massage Therapists which, until the Regulated Health Professions Act was passed in 1994, was also a self-governing body.
Equine Massage Therapists are registered initially via an entrance to practice examination administered by the International Federation of Registered Equine Massage Therapists.
All Registered Equine Massage Therapists (Reg. E.M.T. or R.E.M.T.) can be identified by their name listed on the IFREMT current members webpage.
Equine massage therapy is currently not covered by equine insurance companies; however, the equine insurance business is rapidly growing and may, in the future, incorporate some health care and preventive health care coverage to horse owners. Equine Massage Therapists primarily travel out to their equine clients. It is an individual decision as to travel fees charged, although there is a government-set limit to the amount a practitioner can charge per kilometre.
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