Equine Yoga Certification

Established 2026

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Nectar Flow Yoga

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Hybrid

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55 hours • $ 3186+

Marble Falls, TX, US

Led by

Cassandre Hall

CYT-L3

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Purpose

Our Teacher Certification Course is designed for 200 hour + certified yoga teachers with equestrian experience and access to a horse?Yoga instructors will find an unparalleled opportunity to infuse the teachings of yoga with the essence of the equine world, crafting transformative sessions that artfully meld posture, breath, and profound connection to their horse partners.

What to expect

Course Details

Online Track + 4-Day In-Person Training

55 hours TOTAL online & in-person.
- 30 hour online course
- 25 hour in person experiential retreat.
  - 3 night/4 day in-person experiential
  - At Retreat Ranch in Marble Falls, TX
Must be a 200 hour+ Yoga Certified Teacher
Full payment due by start of in-person retreat
Certifies to teach Equine Yoga to others
An additional 10 practicum hours required
Digital & paper certificates

Style/Lineage

Whether you seek to experience Equine Yoga as a student, want to take your learning to the next level as a practitioner, or are currently a yoga teacher that is ready to teach Equine Yoga to others, we have an offering for you!

Additional Information

Core competencies

By the end of this program, graduates will be able to…

Teaching Skills	Develop a safety checklist for a themed session, formulating steps that address setup, in-session monitoring, and closing consistently. Design a facilitator observation routine for reading equine signals, formulating checkpoints throughout a session's arc. Construct a tiered modification plan for a themed pose sequence, formulating options that scale from most supported to most independent. Formulate a personal facilitation approach for equine sessions, developing a style that balances student guidance with equine awareness.
Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics	Assess a positioning choice for its biomechanical soundness, evaluating whether it accounts for the horse's structure and balance. Apply breath-based techniques known to engage the parasympathetic system, using pacing suited to eliciting a relaxation response. Apply co-regulation techniques during a session, using slow breath and grounded presence to invite a settled equine response. Apply chakra-themed awareness during a session, using breath and intention aligned to a chosen energetic center.
Business Skills	Develop a business plan for a new equine yoga offering, formulating a coherent identity across sessions and materials. Apply promotional techniques suited to an equine yoga audience, using imagery and messaging that reflect the offering's character. Formulate a set of liability and ethics guidelines for a new offering, developing standards for consent, disclosure, and participant care.
Lifestyle & Ethics	Apply a chosen niyama to personal preparation before a session, using it to guide a specific habit or mindset. Assess personal wellbeing changes across several sessions, evaluating consistency between stated intentions and felt outcomes. Formulate a personal code of conduct for working with equine partners, developing standards for care, rest, and respectful boundaries.
Practice Skills	Construct a sequence of mindfulness activities for a themed session, formulating an order that builds toward deepening presence. Assess personal focus and steadiness across an equine meditation session, evaluating consistency of attention throughout. Identify the primary bandhas used in yogic practice, identifying mula bandha, uddiyana bandha, and jalandhara bandha among them. Practice a pranayama technique while near a horse, using consistent pacing and posture throughout the sequence. Develop a personal practice sequence that progresses from ground poses to horseback adaptations, formulating a build that supports steady confidence.
Yoga History & Theory	Name foundational yogic texts, identifying the Upanishads and the Yoga Sutras among the works that inform modern practice. Identify the paths of yoga described in the Bhagavad Gita, naming karma, bhakti, and jnana yoga among them. Identify the origins of equine yoga as a distinct practice, naming the combination of traditional yoga with equine partnership.

AYC allows each school to state and evaluate the competencies each student acquires. Students rate how well the program delivered them.

Program Emphasis

Evaluation methods

Program evaluations

Oral Exam
Solo Project Or Presentation
Written Exam
Written Submission
Direct Observation
Graded Skill Demonstration

Students will be evaluated through a combination of skills demonstration, oral/written submissions, solo projects, and direct observation

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Program Faculty

Featured Faculty

Cassandre Hall

Casie Hall, E-RYT500 MEd Owner and Founder of Nectar Flow Yoga Casie Hall is the founder of Nectar Flow Yoga, a studio and training center dedicated to creating a supportive and enriching yoga community in Spicewood, Texas, and beyond. With an extensive background in education a

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Spicewood, TX, US