I teach Equine and Human Foundation Courses and Canine Skills Courses.
These courses are mainly run from my home base in Parua Bay, Whangarei Heads. A very beautiful part of the country!
If you don’t see a course here that suits you please feel free to look at the main websites www.equinecontactcare.co.nz and www.contactcare.co.nz and it will give you a list of other instructors, area’s and dates.
If you would like discuss running a course on a date that is not listed feel free to contact me and I will see what can do to help you!
Equine and Human courses are taught over two days and Canine Skills is a one day course.
HUMAN COURSES:
The ConTact C.A.R.E Human Foundation courses are held over two days. They are designed for people who wish to learn the basics of CC and centred to be able to help themselves and their friends and family, horses and other pets.
These courses are also helpful for other health professionals interested in an approach to working with impact injuries that will compliment their clinical work.
Each Foundation course runs from 9am to 4pm for each of the two days.
If you wish to become a fully fledged human Practitioner please scroll down the page for further information.
2025 Human Foundation Course Dates- Northland. Cost $400
19th and 20th July 2025 - Whangarei Heads.
2025 Human Foundation Course dates - Perth, Western Australia. Cost AUD $440
11th and 12th of September 2025 - Perth
EQUINE COURSES:
The ConTact C.A.R.E Equine Foundation courses are held over two days. They are designed for people who wish to learn the basics of CC and is specially centred around learning to help the horse. However what you learn on this course will also enable you to perform basic sessions on your family, friends and pets.
This course is also helpful for other Animal Health professionals interested in an approach to working with impact injuries that will compliment their clinical work.
Each Foundation course runs from 9am to 4pm for each of the two days.
If you wish to become a fully fledged Equine Practitioner please scroll down the page for further information.
2025 Equine Foundation Course Dates. Northland. Cost $400.
22nd/23rd February - Whangarei Heads
3rd/4th May - Whangarei Heads
4th/5th October - Whangarei Heads
For further information follow this link.
2025 Equine Foundation Course dates - Perth, Western Australia. Cost AUD $440.
13th and 14th of September 2025 - Perth
CANINE COURSES:
The ConTact C.A.R.E Canine Skills courses are designed for students wanting to learn the nuances of working CC with dogs.
To attend one of these courses you need to have completed at least on Human or equine Foundation course.
If you wish to become a fully fledged Canine Practitioner please scroll down the page for further information.
2025 Canine Skills Course. Northland. Cost $210
Friday 13th June
Friday 3rd October
2025 Canine Skills Course dates - Perth, Western Australia. Cost AUD $220.
15th of September 2025 - Perth
FURTHER INFORMATION
The Contact C.A.R.E Equine and also the Human Foundation courses are held over two days. They are designed for people who wish to learn the basics of CC to be able to help themselves and their friends and family, horses and other pets.
The Equine course is centred around learning to specifically treat the horse however what you learn in this course will also enable you to perform basic treatments on your family, friends and pets.
These courses are also helpful for other health professionals interested in an approach to working with impact injuries that will compliment their clinical work. Each Foundation course is from 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday.
https://www.equinecontactcare.co.nz/
If you want to continue on with your training to fully qualify in Human, Equine or Canine here is what you need to do.
For people wishing to become fully fledged Equine Practitioners you will need to:
1. Complete four Foundation courses. These can be a mixture of Equine and Human.
2. 80 hours of recorded practical work.
3. Pass a foundation assessment.
Once foundation level has been completed the student practitioner continues onto the following:
1. 4x Practitioner level courses- weekends
2. 1x Practitioner Skills weekend.
3. 120 hours of recorded practical work on top of the previous 80 hours of foundation. A total of 200 hours.
4. 3 x case studies.
5. Anatomy and Physiology - Equine.
6. 1 peer evaluation from a qualified Equine ConTact C.A.R.E Practitioner.
7. Assessment with Camille Nelson
8. Assessment with Dale Speedy.
If you are wanting to qualify as a Human Practitioner you will need:
Year One
1. 1. Complete four Foundation courses. At least one of these courses needs to be Equine as it will give you a deeper understanding of how CC works.
2. 80 hours of recorded practical work.
3. Pass a foundation Assessment.
Once foundation level has been completed the student practitioner continues onto the following:
Practitioner Training: weekend courses
Year Two.weekend courses
One intake per year - March.
1. 5 x courses
This covers Cranial interconnected relationships and extremities.
CC Skeletal Self Defence Systems
Practitioner Skills
Complete your choice of Human Anatomy and Physiology course.
Year 3. weekend courses
1. 2 x courses
2. Understanding the Bone Organ Support Systems
a) Lung/ Large Intestine, Bladder/Kidney, Triple Warmer/ Pericardium, Stomach/Spleen, Liver, Gall Bladder, Heart/ Small Intestine.
3. 4 x Evaluations with qualified Practitioners working in an established clinic.
4. Evaluation with Kym
5. Evaluation with Dale.
6. Have completed 300 client sheets.
For further information follow this link. https://contactcare.co.nz/course.asp
To attend a Canine Skills course you need:
1. To have completed 1 Foundation Course.
Then if you want to continue on and become a Canine Practitioner you will need:
To have completed 4 Foundation Courses, one of which needs to be Equine.
1. Complete 2 Canine Skills Courses
2. Canine Anatomy and Physiology - course of your choice by correspondence.
2. 60 hours of Canine treatments.
4. 3 x case studies.
5. Assessment with Lisa Bishop/Aaron Ellis.
LISA BISHOP - CONTACT CARE - FLINCHLOCK RELEASE
WHANGAREI - NORTHLAND.
Clinic appointments may be booked online for humans, and companion animals that would be comfortable in a clinic situation. (e.g. dogs, cats, birds).
The clinic is situated at 50 John Street Whangarei and attended on a Monday, Tuesday and Friday.
For equine, horse and rider balancing and companion animals (that are not comfortable in a clinic situation) please contact Lisa directly.
Travelling days for these appointments are Wednesday’s and Thursday’s.
Whangarei, Kerikeri, Dargaville as well as other area’s by arrangement.
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