1. Recognize how horses often respond to massage and what the author recommends doing with the horse after the massage session.
2. Identify how the author recommends managing muscle soreness and exertion in horses.
3. Identify how the author recommends managing common injuries and lameness.
4. Identify at least 5 of the important equine anatomical structures and/or muscles.
5. Describe how the author observes a horse's movement to inform his approaches to its massage.
6. Identify how the author performs each of the following massage techniques on a horse: compression, direct pressure, friction, fascial stretching, strain/counterstrain and percussion/tapotement.
7. Describe and/or list the author's most important points in performing 7 different types of stretching.
8. Identify the most important points in observing how a saddle fits a horse; how to exercise a horse, and at least 2 integrative/adjunctive therapies.
9. Achieve at least 70% correct on the open-book test.

1. To the belly of the muscle group
2. To the entire muscle group
3. To the exact area of restriction
4. To the corresponding primary active point

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