HETI - Horses in Education and Therapy International

06/01/2026

🌟🌟🌟WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT🌟🌟🌟

We're excited to share the first webinar of 2026 with you! Join Daria Tikhomirova, founder and a long-standing leader of the Latvian Paradressage team as she discusses her first steps till the stunning Gold-winning performance by Rihards Snikus (Grade I) on Paris Paralympic Games 2024. You will have a chance to engage in this fantastic webinar and discuss horse selection, first competitions and young riders motivation through best practices for training routines and raising top-rated athletes to the challenges of building the paradressage team at national level. The interactive format of this webinar allows the audience to influence the course of the discussion, so bring your own topics!

This webinar will be held in English at 7pm (CET Paris/Brussels) and Russian at 12pm (CET Paris/Brussels).

To register for the English webinar, click here: https://redesign.hetifederation.org/webinar/from-the-beginning-to-paralympic-gold-milestones-and-practical-tips-for-lower-grades/
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🌟🌟🌟ОБЪЯВЛЕНИЕ О ВЕБИНАРЕ🌟🌟🌟

Мы рады представить вам первый вебинар 2026 года! Присоединяйтесь к Дарье Тихомировой, основательнице и многолетнему лидеру латвийской команды по паравыездке, которая расскажет о своих первых шагах на пути к потрясающему выступлению Рихарда Сникуса (1-й класс) на Паралимпийских играх 2024 года в Париже, где он завоевал золотую медаль. У вас будет возможность принять участие в этом фантастическом вебинаре и обсудить выбор лошадей, первые соревнования и мотивацию молодых всадников, лучшие практики тренировочных программ и подготовку высококлассных спортсменов к вызовам создания команды по паравыездке на национальном уровне. Интерактивный формат вебинара позволяет аудитории влиять на ход дискуссии, поэтому предлагайте свои темы!

Этот вебинар состоится на английском языке в 19:00 (CET Париж/Брюссель) и на русском языке в 12:00 (CET Париж/Брюссель).

Dlya registratsii na russkiy vebinar nazhmite zdes': https://redesign.hetifederation.org/webinar/от-первых-шагов-до-паралимпийского-зо/

03/01/2026

HETI Ambassadors – New Year 2026 Greetings 🌍

As we welcome 2026, our HETI Ambassadors send warm wishes to our global community. May the coming year bring collaboration, growth, and renewed inspiration across Equine Assisted Services.

Bonne année 2026 ! - Nicolas, HETI Ambassador for Francophone regions
Gott Nytt År 2026 ! - Sanna, HETI Ambassador for Nordic regions
Feliz Ano Novo 2026 ! - Vera, HETI Ambassador for Portuguese-speaking regions

Together, we look forward to another year of connecting, communicating, and collaborating. ✨

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02/01/2026

HETI Executive Committee – Happy New Year 2026 🎉

✨ As we welcome 2026, the HETI Executive Committee sends warm wishes in their languages for a joyful and inspiring year ahead! 💫
From our global community to yours, let’s celebrate hope, connection, and the power of Equine Assisted Services.

🇬🇷 Καλή Χρονιά! – Alexandra Stergiou
🇦🇹 Frohes neues Jahr! – Renate Deimel
🇯🇵 明けましておめでとうございます！ – Kiginu Nakata
🇮🇱 שנה טובה ושמחה! – Laurence Ikan
Wishing health, happiness and meaningful connections in 2026! 🌟

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01/01/2026

Wishing all our members and friends a very happy new year! May this year bring better practice, further learning and improved welfare for our wonderful equines.

We look forward to connecting, communicating and collaborating with you all in 2026!

30/12/2025

As we welcome the New Year, we would love to celebrate together as a community.
If you have created a New Year card for your organisation, centre, or team, please share it with us in the comments below.

It is always inspiring to see the creativity, warmth, and diversity within our HETI family. Let’s start the year by connecting and spreading a little joy together!

Happy New Year to everyone — and thank you for being part of HETI.



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22/12/2025

HETI Members - our renewal portal is now OPEN!!

As we're setting up a new website, everyone will need to renew as if they are new members so your previous username and password will not work.

We're excited to share our new website with you in January and all the great things to come in 2026!

https://redesign.hetifederation.org/membership-plans/

21/12/2025

Minimum standards for research have been published by our friends at Iahaio_official.

Following work undertaken by an international taskforce and consultation with those working in research and practice, IAHAIO is proud to announce the publication of its NEW minimum standards for research in Animal-Assisted Services (AAS), Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) and Human-Animal Bond (HAB).👏

These standards provide a baseline for ethical and methodological rigor while safeguarding the well-being of both humans and animals. They are designed to be internationally relevant, flexible, and evolving, reflecting ongoing advances in research, education, practice and policy.

They place human and animal well-being at the forefront and were co-created with the active cooperation of global international partners. They consider academia, practice and education as equivalents and are targeted across domains.

We are proud to announce these standards are now live on the IAHAIO website and available for download. Visit the link in our stories or the link below for full access.💻

17/12/2025

Don't forget to join us tomorrow to discuss research in EAS! We'd love to see you at the last HETI Live of 2025!

Our next HETI Live meeting will take place on 18th December at 2pm CET (Paris/Brussels) with HETI Vice President, Alexandra Stergiou.

Alexandra, who leads our research task force and is also the chief editor of the HETI Journal, will be discussing research in EAS and discussing the HETI Journal.

We look forward to seeing you then!

If you have already registered for a HETI Live meeting, you will automatically receive the link. If you would like to register, visit: https://hetifederation.org/heti-online/

11/12/2025

Another day, another wonderful meeting with some of our fantastic Executive Committee!

Our Executive Committee meet monthly to discuss the various projects HETI is running or involved in. They share a passion for HETI's mission and seek to improve the standards of EAS and equine welfare globally. They have so many great ideas to drive EAS forward!

We are so excited for what's to come in 2026!

10/12/2025

Yesterday, we had a great meeting of our Asia Pacific network. We discussed the upcoming Horses in Therapy conference in Beijing in 2026, as well as the importance of collaboration with medical professionals in EAS. We concluded that the best way to get more medical professionals involved in EAS is to meet them where they are at - attend medical conferences, share research and case studies, invite them to open days where they can see EAS in practice.

We were also reminded of the importance of having fully trained staff working in our services and the importance of listening to and being aware of our service users when it comes to their comfort on and off the horse.

It was such a great discussion! If you missed it, you can see all our Asia-Pacific meeting recordings here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7loRSVHHCsgbZKT0AvHWM6pNxEjORQF2&si=kny2g8vJBwnfMeoG

If you would like to join us at our next meeting on 10th February, register here: https://www.surveyhero.com/c/HETIAPN

09/12/2025

Our next HETI Live meeting will take place on 18th December at 2pm CET (Paris/Brussels) with HETI Vice President, Alexandra Stergiou.

Alexandra, who leads our research task force and is also the chief editor of the HETI Journal, will be discussing research in EAS and discussing the HETI Journal.

We look forward to seeing you then!

If you have already registered for a HETI Live meeting, you will automatically receive the link. If you would like to register, visit: https://hetifederation.org/heti-online/