What education or training do you need to become a animal chiropractor?

Answer 1

To become an animal chiropractor (eg: an equine chiropractor), one must have a doctorate in chiropractic or a doctorate in veterinary medicine.

Thus, the steps will be:

1) Complete a 4 year university/college undergraduate degree (eg: Bachelors of Science)

2) Complete a 4 year doctorate in either chiropractic medicine or veterinary medicine

3) Pass national/regional board exams for veterinary or chiropractic medicine

3) Complete a certification program in animal manipulation (200 additional hours)

Once this is completed, you can call yourself a doctor of animal (eg: equine) chiropractic.

There are also 1 and 2 year programs available for someone who has no university or college training, called equine therapy. This is like becoming a massage therapist for horses, and I believe they also teach a couple of generic manipulation techniques. Once you have completed this program you can call yourself an equine therapist (many of these people call themselves equine chiropractors, but it is illegal to do so).

Answer 2

To become an animal chiropractor you must first become either a chiropractor or a veterinarian. Then you can specialize in animal chiropractic.