ESMT GUIDELINES AND CERTIFICATION AGREEMENT
I. I WILL CONDUCT MYSELF AS A PROFESSIONAL THERAPIST, HAVING BEEN TRAINED AS SUCH, AND I WILL MAINTAIN A RESPECTFUL AND CONCERNED RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL OF MY CLIENTS.
II. WHILE REMAINING FREE TO OFFER MY OPINION CONCERNING VARIOUS CONDITIONS, I WILL NOT PORTRAY MYSELF AS EITHER A PRACTITIONER OR TECHNICIAN OF VETERINARY MEDICINE.
III. I WILL RECOMMEND A QUALIFIED VETERINARIAN FOR ANY CONDITION OTHER THAN THOSE THAT ARE CLEAR MUSCULAR ETYMOLOGY.
IV. I WILL NOT USE THE TRADEMARKED AND COPYRIGHTED NAME OF EQUISSAGE OR EQUISSAGE CALIFORNIA (HEREINAFTER “EQUISSAGE”) IN MY PRACTICE OTHER THAN TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR OTHERWISE PUBLICISE MY HAVING BEEN TRAINED BY THEM.
V. I HOLD EQUISSAGE HARMLESS FOR ANY HORSE RELATED INJURY THAT I MAY SUSTAIN DURING OR AFTER MY TRAINING AND/OR IN MY PRACTICE AS AN EQUINE SPORTS MASSAGE THERAPIST, AND I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EQUISSAGE HAS SUFFICIENTLY CAUTIONED ME AS TO THE RISKS INVOLVED IN THIS MATTER.
VI. I UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THAT EQUISSAGE AND OR EQUISSAGE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT MIGHT OCCUR TO AN EQUINE CLIENT OR ITS OWNER, OR FROM THE ACTIONS OF AN EQUINE CLIENT.
VII. I RECOGNIZE THAT I HAVE RECEIVED VALUABLE TRAINING AS A PROFESSIONAL EQUINE THERAPIST FROM EQUISSAGE THAT AS PART OF SUCH TRAINING, I RECEIVED WRITTEN MATERIAL FROM EQUISSAGE, INCLUDING ITS LESSON PLAN AND SYLLABUS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE LESSON PLAN AND SYLLABUS CONTAIN CONCEPTS, PROCEDURES, AND PROGRAMS DEVELOPED AND DESIGNED BY EQUISSAGE WHICH CONSTITUTES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION BELONGING SOLELY TO EQUISSAGE. ACCORDINGLY, I AGREE THAT I SHALL NOT TEACH ANY EQUINE SPORTS MASSAGE COURSE WHICH INCORPORATES THE USE OF THE EQUISSAGE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS LESSON PLAN OR SYLLABUS, OR ANY PART THEREOF, NOR SHALL I DIVULGE ITS CONTENTS TO ANY THIRD PERSON WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF EQUISSAGE.
VIII. I UNDERSTAND THAT EQUISSAGE IS LEGITIMATELY CONCERNED WITH THE QUALITY OF THERAPISTS, WHICH IT CERTIFIES. ACCORDINGLY, IF AT ANY TIME DURING THIS COURSE EQUISSAGE PERCEIVES A DEGREE OF INATTENTION, CARELESSNESS, OR DISTRACTION WHICH COULD RESULT IN LESS THAN ACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE BY A CERTIFIED STUDENT, EQUISSAGE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISMISS SAID STUDENT WITH A PRORATED RETURN OF TUITION FUNDS.