Equine Podiatry Training Ltd is a training company run on a not-for-profit basis to provide training to those wishing to become professional Equine Podiatrists.
The company’s objectives are:
- To qualify students with a Level 5 Diploma, awarded by Lantra Awards and regulated by OFQUAL. This is the only professional qualification available that meets this standard.
- To ensure that the qualification meets the membership criteria for the Equine Podiatry Association
- To exceed the standards laid out in the National Occupational Standard developed by the alternative hoofcare industry in conjunction with Lantra, the Government’s Sector Skills Council for the Environmental and Land Based Sector
- To provide the highest possible standard of education available in Equine Podiatry
Equine Podiatry Training Ltd is a Lantra approved training provider.
Equine Podiatry Training Ltd is registered in England and Wales, registration number: 06709106
Company background
Equine Podiatry Training Ltd was formed in 2008 by Richard Vialls and Jayne Hunt at the request of the Equine Podiatry Association. The vision was to create a world-class training route for equine podiatrists entering the profession and joining the Equine Podiatry Association.
EPT acts as an umbrella organisation, co-ordinating training so that students have a single point of contact and a coherent teaching experience across a modular course. EPT then contracts with a range of experts from within the EPA as well as from related professions to provide the tuition for each module.
Following the sad death of Jayne Hunt in July 2023, the company continues to be run by Richard Vialls with the support of a range of tutors drawn from the EPA’s most experienced equine podiatrists.