04.17.09
Deb...once again, I have to tell you, you do a fantastic job with this publication.  My boss might not agree, I am going to be LATE for work due to reading it this morning!  There are so many interesting stories, links, etc.

Congrats, Deb...this is what we really need in a publication.  And by the way, I never even got a courtesy copy of the publication (NH&R) with our article.  Do you have a copy (of NH&R)?  I couldn't download it so have nothing.  One giant  pain in the butt.  Very disappointing as we put hours and our heart and soul into that article.

Yours is great though...I would like to put something in about summer camp!

04.17.09
Subject: CVO proposal

I was just taking a quick look through the new issue and I really appreciate you adding the CVO's proposal concerning alternative therapies. 

As a practicing therapist I can completely understand why the CVO has reached this point of wanting to regulate alternative medican and the people who are allowed to preform it.  There are many weekend interest courses out there that people take and then feel themselves qualified to build a buisness on the minimal information they have learned.  Not only is this dangerous but it also makes it harder for those of us who have spent years obtaining the knowledge and skills that should be required before starting such buisnesses. 

On the other hand, it should be up to those of us who have taken the latter route to create our own regulatory boards in an attempt to give horses and their owners the same amount of security as that found in human theraputic trades.

I would be in complete agreeance with the CVO stepping in and helping the qualified therapists and the schools that teach appropriate courses to make these regulatory boards manditory.  I do not, however, feel it is the right of the CVO to take over the buisnesses of us individuals who have worked hard and followed strict codes of ethic.  I also feel that they do not have the right to take away the owners right of choice.  Instead, they should be assisting the owners in making better decisions by being aware of the qualifications of therapists in their area.

I have been informed that the UOG will be accepting comments past the date of April 15, 2009.  Also, the memebers of the International Federation of Registered Equine Massage Therapists (IFREMT) will be putting together their own proposal with intentions of presenting it at the voting in July.  If any members of the equine community would like to add their thoughts and have a represented voice at the voting they can contact me, either through facebook (Taylor Equine Massage) or my email: taylor_equinemassage@hotmail.com.

Sara Taylor REMT

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