Wendys Whinnies: Recent Episodes
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Wendy‘s Whinnies is the podcast from Wendy Murdoch, creator of the Murdoch Method, teaching riders how to do what great riders do naturally, and the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program. Wendy is also the host of Webinars with Wendy, ongoing Zoom Webinars with equine professionals sharing their knowledge for the benefit of the horse. To register for Webinars with Wendy go to murdochmethod.com/shop.
Jenny is a veterinarian, researcher and certified farrier and is in private practice for equine orthopedics, farriery and chiropractic. She is a member of the faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University in Germany and is an Associated teacher at the Horseshoeing Schools Verden and Dortmund. Jenny also teaches as an Associated Professor at the Institute of Veterinary Anatomy (head of the research group Equine Biomechanics and Orthopeadics). Jenny was the supervisor and clinician at the Horseshoeing School of the Clinic for Horses at Leipzig University. Her role as a veterinarian, an educator, and a farrier give her a unique perspective into the equine hoof care industry.
Melissa A. Priblo Chapman is a freelance writer who has had work published in magazines including The Western Horse, Good Dog!, and Doggone. Her story “Gypsy, Cross-Country Dog” appears in the book Traveler’s Tales: A Dog’s World alongside the work of such renowned authors as John Steinbeck and Gary Paulson. Chapman has been a paid speaker to over 100 organizations in regard to her solo cross-country trip and is a member of the Long Riders Guild, a worldwide league of equestrian adventurers. Chapman is a married mother of four and lives in Upstate New York. She rides every day and continues to share life with her horses and dogs.
Dr. Erica Lacher is a 2001 graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and the owner of Springhill Equine Veterinary Clinic in Newberry, Florida. In addition to practicing medicine, she is also an author, blogger, and podcaster, with the mission of making the world a better place for horses. Her podcast, Straight from the Horse Doctor’s Mouth, is popular among horse owners worldwide. She enjoys competing in show jumping with her horses, and spending time outdoors with her husband.
Lynn is the head coach at Horse Wise and founder of LOPE, a charity that helps ex-racehorses and youth learn from each other. Lynn has developed an innovative curriculum for teaching science that uses senior racehorses as teachers. She has partnered with veterinary associations to encourage K-12 students to consider veterinary careers. With her curriculum and herd of racehorse professors, Lynn hopes to bring the world of living science to students across the US – while also creating a pipeline of eager, future vet school candidates.
Veterinarians and research scientists from around the world gathered in Ocala, Florida last week for the 27th Annual Equine Health and Nutrition Conference. Hosted by Kentucky Equine Research (KER), speakers included Dr. Hilary Clayton, Dr. Stephanie Valberg, Dr. Joe Pagan, and other experts in feeding, conditioning, and preparing the equine athlete for competition. Dr. Lydia Gray was in attendance and summarized the key findings from the three days of research presentations in this webinar.
Emma's equine journey, beginning at six, led her from an aspiring jockey to a renowned practitioner in equine and human therapy. Trained at the British Racing School, she worked in prestigious stables globally. Her quest for deeper equine understanding led to Equine Craniosacral Therapy studies with Maureen Rogers and anatomy under Debranne Patillo. Inspired by personal therapy experiences, Emma specialized in Craniosacral Biodynamics, influenced by embryologist Erich Blechschmidt's work. Her dedication took her to Germany's Blechschmidt collection, enriching her foundational knowledge. Today, Emma operates a successful equine practice in Victoria, Australia, and offers her expertise to human clients in Melbourne.
Jec was raised in a horse training family in Vermont, studied dressage throughout Europe, and eventually settled in California. About 15 years ago, she realized that most of the problems riders struggled with stemmed from their horses not using their bodies well. They lacked strength or coordination, they had muscle imbalances, they were stiff, and so on. Meanwhile, horse training had become too specialized and way too complicated. We needed simple, straightforward tools to help horses use their bodies optimally. This prompted her to write her first book in 2005, 101 Dressage Exercises for Horse and Rider, which was endorsed by the United States Dressage Federation as critical for every rider to own. Three other books followed, all of which have been translated into foreign languages and are widely trusted around the world for helping horses regain freedom of movement, enjoyment of exercise, and strong bodies. Today, she works with students and their equine partners across the globe through publications, customized fitness plans, online courses, and in-person clinics.
In 1982 Robyn became involved full-time with the Tellington Method that was developed by her sister Linda. She has been the editor of the monthly Newsletter for more than 30 years. Since 1986 she has been teaching Tellington TTouch® Method on a full-time basis in Canada, the US, Europe, South Africa, and Australia and spends about 160 days a year traveling. Robyn has given demonstrations and lectures at various venues including Spruce Meadows; Equitana USA and Germany; Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan; International Humane Society Conference in Vienna and Murdoch University in Perth.
Through her never-ending quest for personal self-improvement and her practice of authentic communication, she has become a powerful voice that helps guide riders to better partnerships and results in harmony. Even after all the decades of being a professional trainer, instructor, and competitor at the Grand Prix level, she still wakes up every day feeling like a little girl in love with horses… And you can too.
Martina Neirdhart, DVM has a practice for veterinary manual therapy offering veterinary chiropractic, acupuncture, myofascial work, taping, leech therapy, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation. Martina will discuss Kissing Spines and how other conditions may also affect horses' backs.
If you've been wondering how Feldenkrais can improve your riding, here’s your chance to experience it for yourself! Ride with greater ease, more freedom, and joy. Join me for this eye-opening webinar!
Sharon White, a Feldenkrais student of Wendy's will discuss her recent trip to Santiago, Chile for the Pan American Games! Sharon White is an international CCI5* three-day eventing rider, trainer, and Level 4 USEA ICP Certified Instructor based at Last Frontier Farm in Summit Point, West Virginia. With over 25 years of experience as a professional equestrian, Sharon is a well-respected and dedicated horsewoman who always seeks to do her best by the horses first.
Dr. Ward returns to continue the discussion on the equine veterinarian shortage and what horse owners can do to prepare.
Jec was raised in a horse training family in Vermont, studied dressage throughout Europe, and eventually settled in California. About 15 years ago, she realized that most of the problems riders struggled with stemmed from their horses not using their bodies well. They lacked strength or coordination, they had muscle imbalances, they were stiff, and so on. Meanwhile, horse training had become too specialized and way too complicated. We needed simple, straightforward tools to help horses use their bodies optimally. This prompted her to write her first book in 2005, 101 Dressage Exercises for Horse and Rider, which was endorsed by the United States Dressage Federation as critical for every rider to own. Three other books followed, all of which have been translated into foreign languages and are widely trusted around the world for helping horses regain freedom of movement, enjoyment of exercise, and strong bodies. Today, she works with students and their equine partners across the globe through publications, customized fitness plans, online courses, and in-person clinics.
Dr. Joyce Harman graduated from Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1984 with an interest in acupuncture and alternative medicine. She went to England and Ireland to study equine exercise physiology and sports medicine, always looking for a better, safer way to treat and train horses.
Dr. Joyce Harman graduated from Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1984 with an interest in acupuncture and alternative medicine. She went to England and Ireland to study equine exercise physiology and sports medicine, always looking for a better, safer way to treat and train horses.
Helena brings over 25 years of horse experience and business expertise to the Stall and Stable mission. Her career began in software, but after years of honing her creative and tech skills, she eventually combined her passion for horses with her professional skills and landed full-time in the equestrian industry. Helena hosts and is Managing Director of the Stall and Stable Podcast.
Alicia Harlov of the Humble Hoof joins Wendy to talk about how she uses her Track System at her Hoof Rehab Facility.
The importance of the nervous system and how our modern sport horses require it more than ever before.
Dr. Erica Lacher is a 2001 graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and the owner of Springhill Equine Veterinary Clinic in Newberry, Florida. In addition to practicing medicine, she is also an author, blogger, and podcaster, with the mission of making the world a better place for horses. Her podcast, Straight from the Horse Doctor’s Mouth, is popular among horse owners worldwide. She enjoys competing in show jumping with her horses, and spending time outdoors with her husband.
Lynn is the head coach at Horse Wise and founder of LOPE, a charity that helps ex-racehorses and youth learn from each other. Lynn has developed an innovative curriculum for teaching science that uses senior racehorses as teachers. She has partnered with veterinary associations to encourage K-12 students to consider veterinary careers. With her curriculum and herd of racehorse professors, Lynn hopes to bring the world of living science to students across the US – while also creating a pipeline of eager, future vet school candidates.
Veterinarians and research scientists from around the world gathered in Ocala, Florida last week for the 27th Annual Equine Health and Nutrition Conference. Hosted by Kentucky Equine Research (KER), speakers included Dr. Hilary Clayton, Dr. Stephanie Valberg, Dr. Joe Pagan, and other experts in feeding, conditioning, and preparing the equine athlete for competition. Dr. Lydia Gray was in attendance and summarized the key findings from the three days of research presentations in this webinar.
Emma's equine journey, beginning at six, led her from an aspiring jockey to a renowned practitioner in equine and human therapy. Trained at the British Racing School, she worked in prestigious stables globally. Her quest for deeper equine understanding led to Equine Craniosacral Therapy studies with Maureen Rogers and anatomy under Debranne Patillo. Inspired by personal therapy experiences, Emma specialized in Craniosacral Biodynamics, influenced by embryologist Erich Blechschmidt's work. Her dedication took her to Germany's Blechschmidt collection, enriching her foundational knowledge. Today, Emma operates a successful equine practice in Victoria, Australia, and offers her expertise to human clients in Melbourne.
In 1982 Robyn became involved full-time with the Tellington Method that was developed by her sister Linda. She has been the editor of the monthly Newsletter for more than 30 years. Since 1986 she has been teaching Tellington TTouch® Method on a full-time basis in Canada, the US, Europe, South Africa, and Australia and spends about 160 days a year traveling. Robyn has given demonstrations and lectures at various venues including Spruce Meadows; Equitana USA and Germany; Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan; International Humane Society Conference in Vienna and Murdoch University in Perth.
Jec was raised in a horse training family in Vermont, studied dressage throughout Europe, and eventually settled in California. About 15 years ago, she realized that most of the problems riders struggled with stemmed from their horses not using their bodies well. They lacked strength or coordination, they had muscle imbalances, they were stiff, and so on. Meanwhile, horse training had become too specialized and way too complicated. We needed simple, straightforward tools to help horses use their bodies optimally. This prompted her to write her first book in 2005, 101 Dressage Exercises for Horse and Rider, which was endorsed by the United States Dressage Federation as critical for every rider to own. Three other books followed, all of which have been translated into foreign languages and are widely trusted around the world for helping horses regain freedom of movement, enjoyment of exercise, and strong bodies. Today, she works with students and their equine partners across the globe through publications, customized fitness plans, online courses, and in-person clinics.
Through her never-ending quest for personal self-improvement and her practice of authentic communication, she has become a powerful voice that helps guide riders to better partnerships and results in harmony. Even after all the decades of being a professional trainer, instructor, and competitor at the Grand Prix level, she still wakes up every day feeling like a little girl in love with horses… And you can too.
If you've been wondering how Feldenkrais can improve your riding, here’s your chance to experience it for yourself! Ride with greater ease, more freedom, and joy. Join me for this eye-opening webinar!
Martina Neirdhart, DVM has a practice for veterinary manual therapy offering veterinary chiropractic, acupuncture, myofascial work, taping, leech therapy, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation. Martina will discuss Kissing Spines and how other conditions may also affect horses' backs.
Dr. Ward returns to continue the discussion on the equine veterinarian shortage and what horse owners can do to prepare.
Sharon White, a Feldenkrais student of Wendy's will discuss her recent trip to Santiago, Chile for the Pan American Games! Sharon White is an international CCI5* three-day eventing rider, trainer, and Level 4 USEA ICP Certified Instructor based at Last Frontier Farm in Summit Point, West Virginia. With over 25 years of experience as a professional equestrian, Sharon is a well-respected and dedicated horsewoman who always seeks to do her best by the horses first.
Elsa Sinclair is a horse trainer from the Pacific Northwest of the United States who brings a unique and powerful perspective to the horse world. From a family of horse trainers, she experimented with many different styles of horsemanship until she stumbled on a question that needed exploration: What if horses were given a choice? Would they let us ride them? Without force or tools to control and without bribes to lure them? The question led to a project, the journey of one wild mustang off the range, Myrnah, a horse with her own mind, strength, and sense of independence. One trainer, no tools, just body language. What started as simple questions, birthed the movie Taming Wild, an online course for those interested in learning Freedom Based TrainingⓇ, and a following of people who seek their own answers in what it takes to work more collaboratively with horses. What does it take to truly work together in freedom?
It has been my dream to help empower equestrian women to the next level of their life. We can all use a leg-up in life and we can all benefit from accountability and coaching. As the saying goes, the best ability is accountability. My life has been dedicated to coaching women. Now it is solely devoted to coaching equestrian women. In my life I have benefited greatly from mentors and coaches. My mentors have helped me grow personally, professionally, and financially. I also know that not everyone can afford private personal coaching. I struggled mightily to have coaches and mentors, however, every time I invested in myself it always proved to be the best investment I could make. I invite you to join me and some of the most amazing women. Our exclusive community is life changing, and this my deepest wish for you, to Live A Life You Love. Visit thesmartequestrian.com to learn more about Jenna's transformative coaching services.
Dr. Erica Lacher is a 2001 graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and the owner of Springhill Equine Veterinary Clinic in Newberry, Florida. In addition to practicing medicine, she is also an author, blogger, and podcaster, with the mission of making the world a better place for horses. Her podcast, Straight from the Horse Doctor’s Mouth, is popular among horse owners worldwide. She enjoys competing in show jumping with her horses and spending time outdoors with her husband.
Lauren is a BSc (Hons) Equine Therapy and Rehabilitation graduate from Bishop Burton University, obtaining a first class degree. Current MSc Veterinary Physiotherapy student at the University of Nottingham. Further training is currently being undertaken with the Equine Massage Academy (EMA) to qualify as an equine sports and remedial massage therapist.
CARI SWANSON is a USDF Silver Medalist, FEI dressage competitor, eventing competitor through Preliminary, and a Graduate of the USDF “L” Education Program for Judge Training. Cari trains, breeds and sells horses for dressage, jumping, eventing and trail riding in addition to teaching students of all levels to ride including preparing actors for their riding scenes in film. Cari has worked with Jonathan Groff, Ray Stevenson, Russell Crowe, Dan Stevens, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett, Russell Brand, Colin Farrell, Gretchen Mol, Amy Acker, Hilary Duff among others. Cari is a member of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and an author of Whoa Means Whoa, and contributor to Animal Actors, a fascinating book about animal trainers for film.
Dr. Michele Broadhurst DC, CCSP, FIAMA, CAC (IVCA), CCRP, Mtech chiro (RSA)Dr. Broadhurst graduated from Chiropractic College and is a Certified Sports Chiropractic Physician. She expanded her scope of practice to animals, attended Options for Animals, and is certified by the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association. She was one of the first certified animal chiropractors in South Africa had a human, large, and small animal practice specializing in animal chiropractic, dry needling, and rehabilitation. I have a special interest in canines, sport, studs and thoroughbred racehorses in South Africa. She is the author and co-author of 3 books, Co-Author of A Clinician's guide to dry needling for myofascial pain. A Clinician’s Guide to Myofascial Pain in the Canine Patient and A Clinician’s Guide to Myofascial Pain in the Equine Patient. After immigrating to the USA and establishing practices in Maine and Colorado, In 2021 she moved to Dallas Texas to take up the challenging position as Director of Integrative medicine at Valley Ranch Pet Clinic and subsequently opened a rehabilitation clinic in Coppell called Rehab 4 Pets.
Interviewed by Dr. Lydia Gray and Julia Reynolds, Wendy talks about her childhood, her love of horses and why she created The Whole Rider™ Course, which is based on her training as a Feldenkrais Practitioner®.
Dr. Susan Fay is an internationally-known speaker, clinician, consultant, and author of Sacred Spaces -Communion with the horse through Science and Spirit. She has an educational background in psychology, and environmental science, but believes she learned the most valuable life lessons from her horses. Susan acquired numerous local, national, and world championships on her beloved Morgans, but retired from the show ring to devote her time to teaching. Her passion is to introduce people to psychological and energetic principles that allow them to BE in this world in a more meaningful way, and to experience communion with their horses, dogs, and other animals.
Lydia Gray, DVM, MA is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine (and U of I -- Springfield, where she did graduate work in communications). She has worked in private practice, at the veterinary school, for the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), in the animal welfare field as Executive Director of the Hooved Animal Humane Society, and most recently as the former Staff Veterinarian - Research & Medical Director for SmartPak Equine. But what makes her most interesting is what she does in her "spare time." From dressage to sidesaddle to carriage driving -- and from judging to scribing to putting on workshops -- Dr. Gray loves exploring new disciplines with her horses, including the versatile Trakehner "Newman," (may he rest in peace), and the up-and-coming "Stan Lee," a 5yo Dutch Warmblood.
After graduating from Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in 1991, Dr. Rachel Heart Bellini started her career working at thoroughbred racetracks all across the country. After leaving the track she settled in the Chicago suburbs and specialized in referral sports medicine. Recognizing the limitations of the conventional model in treating chronically sore sport horses, she began to expand her training, a process that has continued for the past 20 years. Dr. Bellini is now certified in Veterinary Acupuncture, Animal Chiropractic (VSMT), and Human Homeopathy, and has accumulated hundreds of hours of training in advanced chiropractic, functional neurology, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and spiritual medicine. In 2008, she founded Heart Equine and travels across the United States to practice holistic sports medicine. Currently based in beautiful Texas hill country, Dr. Bellini offers online courses to holistic equestrians and is a passionate advocate for providing the best possible care to equine athletes.
Dr. Heather O’Leary is a veterinarian who specializes in acupuncture, chiropractic, and other holistic modalities. She has attended live Sure Foot Pad workshops with Wendy and incorporates SFPs into her equine therapy sessions. Here she talks about creating an enriched environment for your horse’s physical and mental well-being.
Alicia Harlov, of Humble Hoof, talks about the different aspects of Navicular Disease. Note - the beginning of this webinar was not recorded. Only the introductions were lost and she repeated the first slide.
Celeste Lazaris is a biomechanical lameness specialist, an expert in equine movement and muscle development, and a pioneer in developing the physical body to protect the nervous system. Her primary focuses are releasing nerve impingements in the horse that cause restrictions and undiagnosed lameness, teaching owners how to develop their horse's body both in hand and under saddle, and utilizing intrinsic motivation and proper movement to prevent injury and nerve-related problems. She is highly valued by Veterinarians around the world for her ability to help them utilize a more holistic approach to lasting changes. Due to her background as a professional trainer and competitive rider, she is approachable and excels in teaching both trainers and adult amateurs alike. Her work is truly revolutionary for equine performance, lameness prevention, and helping the horse-human dynamic.
Dr. Martha M. Faraday (Ph.D.) is a scientist and holistic equine nutritionist whose mission is to alleviate suffering and promote vibrant health in horses of all ages. Prior to her work with horses, Dr. Faraday spent two decades developing evidence-based medical treatment protocols for physicians to optimize the care of human patients. After struggling to manage her own horses’ complex conditions – insulin resistance, founder, neurological issues, allergies -- she was inspired to turn her attention to a deeper understanding of how to use food and nutraceuticals to support the body in healing itself. “Food is the foundation” became her mantra. She continues her training with tutorials from expert practitioners and formulators. Her practice includes horses in all stages of life and work, from horses in intensive competition to retired elders
Carol Layton, B.Sc, M.Ed (Balanced Equine) is an independent Equine Nutritionist and educator with a science and technology background with a passion for the optimal feeding of horses, based on science. In 2008, Carol enrolled in equine nutrition courses provided by Dr Eleanor Kellon VMD and has been a tutor for students in NRCPlus since 2009. Carol is currently a lecturer in Equine Nutrition for the Certificate of Equine Hoof Care Practitioner course (ACEHP) in Australia and has been invited to speak at numerous conferences in Australia and overseas including the 2012 World Hoof Care Conference in Prague, 2017 NO Laminitis Conference in Arizona and more recently the Progressive Hoof Care Practitioners Conference in Denver. Carol enjoys endurance, her endurance horse, Omani Mr Sqiggle was an Australian National Points and Distance horse in 2009 and won the Big 3 Award, one horse/one rider in 2010 (250 mile marathon Shahzada, Tom Quilty and State Championship 100 milers).
Bettina Drummond shares with us on a wide variety of topics including defining dressage terms, personal experiences, and her view of dressage in the modern age.
Catherine Winter is the founder and owner of Ride EquiSafe whose mission is to help equestrians be safer in the saddle. She is a passionate advocate for equestrian safety and launched the company due to her own personal challenges researching equipment for herself.
Dr. Martha M. Faraday (Ph.D.) is a scientist and holistic equine nutritionist whose mission is to alleviate suffering and promote vibrant health in horses of all ages. Prior to her work with horses, Dr. Faraday spent two decades developing evidence-based medical treatment protocols for physicians to optimize the care of human patients. After struggling to manage her own horses’ complex conditions – insulin resistance, founder, neurological issues, allergies -- she was inspired to turn her attention to a deeper understanding of how to use food and nutraceuticals to support the body in healing itself. “Food is the foundation” became her mantra. She continues her training with tutorials from expert practitioners and formulators.
Ida Hammer is joined by four of her students who have taken her courses either to trim their own or who have become professional hoof trimmers. The ability to trim empowers people in many ways. Listen to these people talk about how trimming has changed their lives.
Shari Goodwin is an innovative business strategist, leadership coach, author, speaker, and horsewoman with over 25 years of experience, including starting four businesses and serving as Director of Program Strategy for a global engineering firm. One of the start-ups, an IT staffing and consulting firm, generated $2.1 million in its first year. As a former environmental scientist, she led the creation of winning proposals valued at $65 million and directed the development of science and engineering analyses for federal court litigation, including the US Supreme Court. She owns Jaeger2, specializes in reinvention, and helps leaders and teams position for optimum impact and quality of life. Author of two inspirational Amazon best-sellers, Take the Reins! 7 Secrets to Inspired Leadership, and Reinventing Greatness: Leading Yourself & Others Through Change with Confidence & Trust, Shari holds a Master’s degree in biology, undergraduate degrees in Zoology and English, and is certified in executive coaching and equine-assisted learning. Her equine-assisted leadership programs have served hundreds including the Federal Executive Institute, the World Bank, and many leadership teams. Shari was a founding member of the Board for George Mason University’s Women in Business Initiative, is the 2020 Board Chair of the Women’s Business Council for the Fauquier Chamber of Commerce.
Raquel graduated from BVSc Melbourne University in 2004. She worked in mixed practice in Australia and overseas for 8 years, before branching into her own mobile based practice. Since 2012 Raquel has worked in the Equine Industry treating horses and dogs with Muscle Release Therapy and completing a Graduate Diploma in Animal Biomechanical Medicine, encompassing chiropractic and osteopathic techniques as well as Rehabilitation in 2016. Raquel has studied many therapies including the Masterson Method, Equine EcoSomatics (Craniosacral), Vetkin Taping, Saddle fitting and Laser (Photobiomodulation) therapy. In 2015 she began teaching clinics in Equine Anatomy and Palpation, Equine Biomechanics, Equine Veterinary Biomechanical Assessment and Equine Vetkin taping, to practitioners and horse people Nationally and Internationally. Raquel has a special interest in Anatomy and Biomechanics of the horse investigating this through Equine dissections. In 2018 Raquel became the president of the Animal Biomechanical Professionals of Australia. Raquel is very passionate about Equine injury rehabilitation and for rehabilitation to become an integral aspect of the Veterinary profession
Wendy chats with Sharon and Laura in a free flow of concepts, ideas, questions and musing while talking about the intrinsic language of horses.
Lydia Gray, DVM, MA is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine (and U of I -- Springfield, where she did graduate work in communications). She has worked in private practice, at the veterinary school, for the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), in the animal welfare field as Executive Director of the Hooved Animal Humane Society, and most recently as the former Staff Veterinarian - Research & Medical Director for SmartPak Equine. But what makes her most interesting is what she does in her "spare time." From dressage to sidesaddle to carriage driving -- and from judging to scribing to putting on workshops -- Dr. Gray loves exploring new disciplines with her horses, including the versatile Trakehner "Newman," (may he rest in peace), and the up-and-coming "Stan Lee," a 5yo Dutch Warmblood.
Ida Hammer is a graduate and former member of the AANHCP. She has worked directly and indirectly with Pete Ramey and has several CE hours in conference time with Dr. Robert Bowker from Michigan State University, Dr. Deb Taylor Auburn University, the Late Dr. Kerry Ridgway. Ida also completed Dr. Eleanor Kellon NRC Plus and Nutrition as Therapy. She founded The Applied Whole Horse Hoof Care Program with over 62 graduates nationwide and hundreds of students trimming and going through the program. She teaches throughout the United States and currently maintains a client base of around 300/325 horses.
Are you struggling to find a veterinarian to care for your horse? You are not alone! The number of large animal veterinarians is diminishing and reaching a crisis point. Listen to Dr. Lacher describe the reasons why and what you can do to ensure that you have a vet when you most need it for your horse.
Lydia Gray, DVM, MA is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine (and U of I -- Springfield, where she did graduate work in communications). She has worked in private practice, at the veterinary school, for the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), in the animal welfare field as Executive Director of the Hooved Animal Humane Society, and most recently as the former Staff Veterinarian - Research & Medical Director for SmartPak Equine. But what makes her most interesting is what she does in her "spare time." From dressage to sidesaddle to carriage driving -- and from judging to scribing to putting on workshops -- Dr. Gray loves exploring new disciplines with her horses, including the versatile Trakehner "Newman," (may he rest in peace), and the up-and-coming "Stan Lee," a 5yo Dutch Warmblood.
Dr. Ann-Marie Hancock, DVM, EDO graduated from Colorado State University in 2003 with her DVM. She started using Acupuncture in her practice in 2008 and Osteopathy in 2010. She has been practicing in Northern Virginia since 2013 and owns True North Equine Veterinary Services in Warrenton, VA. She is committed to creating long-lasting, meaningful, and positive connections between horse owners and their horses by improving horse mobility and overall wellness. She works with other veterinarians, farriers, dentists, nutritionists, saddle fitters, bodyworkers, and other horse health care workers as a team member to achieve that goal.
Dr; Joyce Harman discusses the pros and cons of blanketing and how to adjust your blanket to minimize restricting your horse's movement.
Dr. Martha M. Faraday (Ph.D.) is a scientist and holistic equine nutritionist whose mission is to alleviate suffering and promote vibrant health in horses of all ages. Prior to her work with horses, Dr. Faraday spent two decades developing evidence-based medical treatment protocols for physicians to optimize the care of human patients. After struggling to manage her own horses’ complex conditions – insulin resistance, founder, neurological issues, allergies -- she was inspired to turn her attention to a deeper understanding of how to use food and nutraceuticals to support the body in healing itself. “Food is the foundation” became her mantra. She continues her training with tutorials from expert practitioners and formulators. Her practice includes horses in all stages of life and work, from horses in intensive competition to retired elders.
As a lifelong equestrian, Jillian Kreinbring's passion has been shaped to focus on what is healthy for ridden horses. A desire to understand horses at a deeper level took her on a learning journey to discover how the horse’s functional anatomy creates a dynamic riding posture.
PAULA JOSA-JONES is a dance artist, author, equestrian, visual artist, movement educator and therapist. Her work includes inter-species work with horses, dancers and riders for live performance, film, and video. She is a Certified Laban Movement Analyst (CLMA) and a Registered Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist (RSMET) accredited by ISMETA, the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association. She is also a Guild-Certified Tellington TTouch Practitioner 1, and a Somatic Experiencing ® trauma-informed practitioner (SEP). Her book, Our Horses, Ourselves: Discovering the Common Body, was published by Trafalgar Square Books. In 1998 Paula created an inter-species company with horses, dancers and riders. In 2001 she premiered RIDE, a groundbreaking work of equestrian dance theater. As the creator of The Embodied Equine Experience and Conscious Touch, Conscious Movement with Horses, she teaches an intuitive, improvisational approach to the human-horse bond through movement and touch.
In 1982 Robyn became involved full-time with the Tellington Method that was developed by her sister Linda. She has been the editor of the monthly Newsletter for more than 30 years. Since 1986 she has been teaching Tellington TTouch® Method on a full-time basis in Canada, the US, Europe, South Africa, and Australia and spends about 160 days a year traveling. Robyn has given demonstrations and lectures at various venues including Spruce Meadows; Equitana USA and Germany; Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan; International Humane Society Conference in Vienna and Murdoch University in Perth.
Dr. Ann-Marie Hancock, DVM, EDO graduated from Colorado State University in 2003 with her DVM. She started using Acupuncture in her practice in 2008 and Osteopathy in 2010. She has been practicing in Northern Virginia since 2013 and owns True North Equine Veterinary Services in Warrenton, VA. She is committed to creating long-lasting, meaningful, and positive connections between horse owners and their horses by improving horse mobility and overall wellness. She works with other veterinarians, farriers, dentists, nutritionists, saddle fitters, bodyworkers, and other horse health care workers as a team member to achieve that goal.
Emily Rose, PT, DPT, CERP owns and operates Reaching Strides Equine Rehabilitation LLC. Reaching Strides Equine Rehabilitation LLC offers rehabilitative services to equine clients as well as performance improvement for the equine athlete. Emily also treats riders, whether it be a table session or in the saddle, as well as teaching workshops and clinics. Emily combines her passions of equine sports medicine and human physical therapy to help horses and humans achieve peak performance and recovery. Emily holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and is a Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner from the University of Tennessee -Knoxville. She is also a certified instructor for the Franklin Method for Equestrians. Emily actively competes in dressage and has earned her USDF Bronze Medal achievement award.
Daisy started in hoof care in 2003 when her own horse foundered. Quickly realizing her passion for feet motivated Daisy to start Daisy Haven Farm, Inc. which rehabilitates the equine foot on and off-site, specializing in horses with metabolic disorders and laminitis. Daisy has studied a broad spectrum of barefoot trimming styles, composite material applications, and other alternative support options with KC LaPierre, ELPO, Monique Craig, Mike Salvoldi, and more. She attends the Int'l Hoof Care Summit, The Laminitis Conference, and other seminars annually.
Dr. Ann-Marie Hancock, DVM, EDO graduated from Colorado State University in 2003 with her DVM. She started using Acupuncture in her practice in 2008 and Osteopathy in 2010. She has been practicing in Northern Virginia since 2013 and owns True North Equine Veterinary Services in Warrenton, VA. She is committed to creating long-lasting, meaningful, and positive connections between horse owners and their horses by improving horse mobility and overall wellness. She works with other veterinarians, farriers, dentists, nutritionists, saddle fitters, bodyworkers, and other horse health care workers as a team member to achieve that goal.
Sharon and Laura return for another great webinar. This time we look at a couple of horses on SURE FOOT Pads and a mustang over several days.
Writer, equine ethologist and tamer, Lucy is a Welsh woman who has traveled and worked in various countries searching for the easiest, most universally applicable and most successful ways of dealing with horses. After studying zoology at the University of London, specializing in neurophysiology, neuroanatomy and ethology, she did his postgraduate studies at the University of Sussex, England. Later she had a somewhat atypical horse farm in the mountains of Snowdonia, Wales, where she began to tame the wild horses of that mountain range, gaining fame for her special treatment of horses with problems; she also started writing his first books (novels). She traveled to many countries, especially Ireland, the United States and Portugal, where she amassed extensive experience in different cultures and ways of taming horses, which gave rise to her book The Mind of the Horse , in which she combined experience with studies equine ethology scientists. This book had and still has an enormous influence, as it is the first book that dealt with equine behavior in a scientific way but with a popular character. She starred in two television movies, To Ride a Wild Horse , filmed for HTV in 1984 in which she captured and tamed a wild mustang stallion in the Arizona desert, and Horse Shaman.in 2002, for the television of Catalonia. She regularly writes for different English and Spanish magazines (and not always about horses) and teaches at different universities in both countries. Apart from popularizing knowledge about dressage and dealing with horses through courses, clinics and conferences. Those who see her dealing with horses often refer to her as a whisperer, but Lucy has always been an advocate of the scientific method
Evelien Deelen is a doctoral student in cultural anthropology at Washington State University. She researches how cultural factors influence equine health and illness. She asks: “What aspects of equine healthcare are cultural, rather than universal? Do people in the United States have a distinct ‘culture of equine medicine’? How can we understand this better to make veterinary care more effective?”. Evelien also studied the opposing perspectives of rodeo people and advocacy groups towards the involvement of bucking horses in American rodeo, in order to come to a more nuanced understanding of this debate. Originally from the Netherlands, Evelien is committed to developing people-centered approaches and solutions to improve equine welfare, both in the United States and elsewhere.
Sharon and Laura return for another fascinating discussion about horses and horse speak. We touch on the topic of springtime behaviors in this webinar.
Dr. Ann-Marie Hancock, DVM, EDO graduated from Colorado State University in 2003 with her DVM. She started using Acupuncture in her practice in 2008 and Osteopathy in 2010. She has been practicing in Northern Virginia since 2013 and owns True North Equine Veterinary Services in Warrenton, VA. She is committed to creating long-lasting, meaningful and positive connections between horse owners and their horses by improving horse mobility and over all wellness. She works with other veterinarians, farriers, dentists, nutritionists, saddle fitters, body workers and other horse health care workers as a team member to achieve that goal.
Kim Hallin is the author of Horse Wisdom: Life Lessons for Humanity and the founder of Unbridled, LLC, an equine-inspired experiential learning business in Charleston, South Carolina.As a compassionate horsewoman who upholds the integrity of the horse, Kim loves facilitating transformational healing experiences between humans and equines. She is known for nurturing a safe, supportive and expansive learning environment that gently demystifies horse behavior while prompting humans to re-evaluate our beliefs, choices and actions. While advocating for positive change in the horse industry, Kim recognizes the first step is unharnessing humanity from the limiting beliefs we place on ourselves.
Lydia Gray, DVM, MA is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine (and U of I -- Springfield, where she did graduate work in communications). She has worked in private practice, at the veterinary school, for the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), in the animal welfare field as Executive Director of the Hooved Animal Humane Society, and most recently as the former Staff Veterinarian - Research & Medical Director for SmartPak Equine. But what makes her most interesting is what she does in her "spare time." From dressage to sidesaddle to carriage driving -- and from judging to scribing to putting on workshops -- Dr. Gray loves exploring new disciplines with her horses, including the versatile Trakehner "Newman," (may he rest in peace), and the up-and-coming "Stan Lee," a 5yo Dutch Warmblood.
"Ida Hammer is one of those rare individuals who has it all: extensive equine biomechanics knowledge, great talent, and experience with rehabilitating hoof problems, book smarts, great with boot fitting and gluing... But she is a true teacher, too -- she knows how to connect with people and make difficult concepts seem easy. My hat's off to her." Pete Ramey
Melissa coaches women around the globe using reward-based training concepts to create horse and human happiness. She credits a horse that was given away due to dangerous behavior under saddle and its unpredictable nature for gifting her the need to seek out clicker training mentors and horse behavior experts, who led her on the fascinating journey of positively shaping horse behavior.
Dr. Ann-Marie Hancock, DVM, EDO graduated from Colorado State University in 2003 with her DVM. She started using Acupuncture in her practice in 2008 and Osteopathy in 2010. She has been practicing in Northern Virginia since 2013 and owns True North Equine Veterinary Services in Warrenton, VA. She is committed to creating long-lasting, meaningful and positive connections between horse owners and their horses by improving horse mobility and over all wellness. She works with other veterinarians, farriers, dentists, nutritionists, saddle fitters, body workers and other horse health care workers as a team member to achieve that goal.
Dr. Erica Lacher is a 2001 graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and the owner of Springhill Equine Veterinary Clinic in Newberry, Florida. In addition to practicing medicine, she is also an author, blogger, and podcaster, with the mission of making the world a better place for horses. Her podcast, Straight from the Horse Doctor’s Mouth, is popular among horse owners worldwide. She enjoys competing in show jumping with her horses and spending time outdoors with her husband.
Sharon and Laura are regular guests on Webinars with Wendy. Today they chat about how Sharon "sees" which has allowed her to record and create the files that became Horse Speak and how SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program® blends so well with it.
Dr. Julie Vargasis a member of the Spy Coast Farm Team. She heads up the Sport Horse Medicine and Rehabilitation divisions in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Julie Vargas is a graduate of the University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed a hospital and an ambulatory internship at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, KY before joining a sport horse practice in Wellington, FL. She completed her veterinary acupuncture certification at Chi Institute and her chiropractic/spinal manipulation certification at the Integrative Veterinary Medical Institute, both in Reddick, FL. Dr. Vargas has a passion for equine sport horse medicine and strives to find the best outcome for her patients combining years of conventional veterinary medical practice with alternative and regenerative therapies.
Alicia Harlov of the Humble Hoof, will talk about how to identify a healthy frog and how to recognize and to treat frog issues.
Jo Whatman reviews all the case studies submitted from those who have applied to become SURE FOOT Practitioners. In this webinar she will talk about the do's and don'ts of a good case study for submission.
I am Jane Myers, (MSc Equine) I have extensive experience in teaching horse owners how to have a better relationship with their horse through better horse/land management and improving their riding. I am a horse mad (of course) but also dog mad and a foodie. I share, my life with my partner and best friend of 40 years- Stuart Myers. In addition I have lived an unconventional life plus I am an author, a (late stage three ) cancer survivor and partly deaf.
Dr. Sybille Molle graduated from Veterinary Medicine at the Perugia University, Italy in 2004. After a period of practice in equine medicine and surgery at AEMMECI equine practice in Rome (2001-2005) and at the Département Hippique of the Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire of Lyon, France (September 2008) she focused her interests on rehabilitation and physical therapy of the horse, which led her to become a Certified Equine Rehabilitation Therapist at Animal Rehabilitation Institute, Loxahatchee, FL in 2010. After that date, she completely dedicated her professional activity to the treatment of sport horses focusing on manual therapies and the more innovative techniques of equine physiotherapy, athletic conditioning, and re-education of posture. Curiosity and the desire to discover some additional techniques brought her to attend in 2011 the courses of the Kinesio Taping Association for human patients. After her initial contact, the KTA asked her cooperation to become the first DVM worldwide to be a Certified Kinesio Taping Instructor. Since 2011 she started developing the education program for the application of the Kinesio® Taping Method for Equines. Dr. Molle has been teaching this program worldwide from 2012 until 2016. In 2016 she ended her association with Kinesio in order to expand this educational program with ARI. Dr. Molle has lectured at many national and international congresses in equine rehabilitation including the application of Equine Kinesio Taping and was a guest author of the 2016 Rehabilitation of the Equine Athlete in Veterinary Clinics of North America, Equine Practice. Since 2019 Dr. Molle is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Wendy and Leslie walk through the steps of becoming a SURE FOOT Practitioner by outlining the process and procedure.
Piper began her tenure as the Publisher of The Plaid Horse Magazine in 2014. She received her B.S. with Honors in Chemistry from Trinity College in 2009 and her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 2012. She is an active member of the hunter/jumper community, owning a fleet of lease ponies and showing her horse MTM Sandwich in adult hunter divisions. Her goal is that everyone would take the time to be as educated about horsemanship and hunter/jumper sport as possible.
Dr. Sybille Molle graduated from Veterinary Medicine at the Perugia University, Italy in 2004. After a period of practice in equine medicine and surgery at AEMMECI equine practice in Rome (2001-2005) and at the Département Hippique of the Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire of Lyon, France (September 2008) she focused her interests on rehabilitation and physical therapy of the horse, which led her to become a Certified Equine Rehabilitation Therapist at Animal Rehabilitation Institute, Loxahatchee, FL in 2010. After that date, she completely dedicated her professional activity to the treatment of sport horses focusing on manual therapies and the more innovative techniques of equine physiotherapy, athletic conditioning, and re-education of posture. Curiosity and the desire to discover some additional techniques brought her to attend in 2011 the courses of the Kinesio Taping Association for human patients. After her initial contact, the KTA asked her cooperation to become the first DVM worldwide to be a Certified Kinesio Taping Instructor. Since 2011 she started developing the education program for the application of the Kinesio® Taping Method for Equines. Dr. Molle has been teaching this program worldwide from 2012 until 2016. In 2016 she ended her association with Kinesio in order to expand this educational program with ARI. Dr. Molle has lectured at many national and international congresses in equine rehabilitation including the application of Equine Kinesio Taping and was a guest author of the 2016 Rehabilitation of the Equine Athlete in Veterinary Clinics of North America, Equine Practice. Since 2019 Dr. Molle is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
I am Jane Myers, (MSc Equine) I have extensive experience in teaching horse owners how to have a better relationship with their horse through better horse/land management and improving their riding. I am a horse mad (of course) but also dog mad and a foodie. I share, my life with my partner and best friend of 40 years- Stuart Myers. In addition I have lived an unconventional life plus I am an author, a (late stage three ) cancer survivor and partly deaf. You can learn more at: www.equiculture.net
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program® answers questions about using SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads.
Sharon and Laura Wilsie return for another great webinar talking about Horse Speak® answering questions and providing tips you can use with your horse.
Laura Plunkett and Shari Goodwin have both been on Webinars with Wendy in the past. This webinar will help you look at any limiting beliefs that stop you from making your horse dreams come true!
Rebecca Husted published the first textbook on Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (Wiley-Blackwell) in 2008. She is a decorated combat veteran, retired Signal Officer, US ARMY, holds BS (Biology) Wofford College, Ph.D. (Animal Physiology) Clemson University. She provides training in Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (TLAERTM ) techniques across the US and internationally. She has published numerous critiques, techniques, and journal articles on a variety of technical subjects in large animal disaster and emergency rescue, horse barn fires, and heavy rescue of large animals. She is a Principal/SME member of the Technical Committee of the NFPA Standard 150 – Animal Housing and contributes to equine/livestock welfare committees and others defining technical competencies for large animal response around the world.
Danielle Santos is VP of sales for Charles Owens. The company and its worldwide reputation for the safety and quality of its products is indebted to the late Professor Roy Burek, who passed away in 2019. The grandson of Charles Owen, Roy was dynamic in leading industry research, studying traumatic brain injury and setting new standards for safety technology. Charles Owen’s design engineers continue to innovate and develop new exciting products using his research and expert knowledge.
Yogi Sharp DipWCF BSc (Hons) First Class, is a Mustad sponsored farrier from the UK with a business focusing in the summer on top level polo where he has been fortunate to be part of the Queens cup winning team shoeing some of the worlds best. In the winter he runs a veterinary and practitioner referal focused enterprise, where he enjoys putting science into practice. Shortly after beginning the degree course he established "The Equine Documentalist" platform, in following with his other passion of research and education . He spends long hours researching scientific papers and creating palatable articles, to bring the research to the wider equine community. He also runs clinics and workshops teaching farriery and equine sciences across the world. The platforms' webinars, with experts from around the world, has flourished since the beginning of the covid pandemic. Yogi has also started on his Phd journey with his research focus on the hoof horse connection.
"Ida Hammer is one of those rare individuals who has it all: extensive equine biomechanics knowledge, great talent, and experience with rehabilitating hoof problems, book smarts, great with boot fitting and gluing... But she is a true teacher, too -- she knows how to connect with people and make difficult concepts seem easy. My hat's off to her." Pete Ramey
Hilary Self BSc.(Hons) MNIMH. is co-founder of Hilton Herbs Ltd, a company that for the last 30 years has been at the forefront of manufacturing and formulating herbal supplements for animals. Hilary is a Medical Herbalist and a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists. Hilary is responsible for all the company's formulations and for additional clinical research into the use of herbs for animals. Hilary is the author of two books on the use of herbs and complementary therapies for horses. " A Modern Horse Herbal" is now in its 9th reprint, and “ A Veteran Horse Herbal”. Hilary has lectured frequently on the application of herbs for horses in the UK, Europe, Australia, America and was a guest speaker at the ENUCO ( Equine Nutrition Conference) conference, in Austria, where she presented two seminars, one of which was a keynote lecture on “ The use of Vitex agnus castus in the management of Hyperadrenocorticism. Hilary is also a member of the USA’s National Animal Supplements Councils (NASC) Scientific Advisory Committee. Hilary lives with her husband in Somerset in the southwest of England, where together, they run Hilton Herbs.
Dr. Ann-Marie Hancock, DVM, EDO graduated from Colorado State University in 2003 with her DVM. She started using Acupuncture in her practice in 2008 and Osteopathy in 2010. She has been practicing in Northern Virginia since 2013 and owns True North Equine Veterinary Services in Warrenton, VA. She is committed to creating long-lasting, meaningful and positive connections between horse owners and their horses by improving horse mobility and over all wellness. She works with other veterinarians, farriers, dentists, nutritionists, saddle fitters, body workers and other horse health care workers as a team member to achieve that goal.
Laura Plunkett brings 50 years of working with horses and 20 years of intuitive practice to her horse conversations. With passion, commitment and humor, Laura works with owners, veterinarians, barn managers, trainers and equine program managers to help their horses have a voice and be truly understood. Horses get the opportunity to explain their behaviors, describe their histories, answer end-of-life questions, resolve past traumas, express their hopes and dreams, talk about their physical comforts and challenges and sometimes complain about their pasture mates. Clients come away with increased peace of mind, specific steps forward, and a deeper understanding of what their horses have been trying to “say". Laura firmly believes everyone can learn animal communication and incorporates client skill-building into her classes and clinics. She loves being a volunteer and board member at Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center. She resides with her family in Marblehead and West Tisbury, MA.
Julie Broadway, President - American Horse Council & American Horse Council Foundation. With over 30 years of leadership experience in both for-profit and non-profit sectors, Julie holds a BS, MBA, Executive Certificate in Non-Profit Leadership and is Certified Association Executive ® . She’s a life-long horse enthusiast ranging from recreational rider, breeder, and show competitor. A native of NC, she and her husband now reside in DC along with their Pembroke Welsh Corgis and Morgan horses. In her down time she enjoys volunteering (she’s president of the board of PATH International), horseback riding, gardening and cooking. “I’m passionate about the equine industry because horses have enhanced my life and well-being so profoundly,” said Julie. “Working at the AHC is a way to give back to the equine community and ensure the long term health of the industry.”
The principles of “Protector Leadership”, and how that approach to leadership (focusing on horses’ feelings and not just actions) encourages horses to be calmer and more reliable. Lynn Acton has a diverse equestrian and academic background that helps her understand horses, and our relationships with them, from an interdisciplinary perspective. Her degrees in sociology and systems science contribute to understanding research studies, social dynamics of horses, and how they interact with us. A certified Riding Instructor since 1994, her practical horsemanship experience includes hunt seat, dressage, western, trail, clicker, liberty, and agility. She has re-trained horses with behavior problems, and started a therapeutic riding program for at-risk youth. Her previously “dangerous” pony competes in advanced agility at liberty, and her Arabian Bronzz was The International Horse Agility Club’s 2018 Equagility (ridden agility) World Champion.
Dr. Julie Vargasis a member of the Spy Coast Farm Team. She heads up the Sport Horse Medicine and Rehabilitation divisions in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Julie Vargas is a graduate of the University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed a hospital and an ambulatory internship at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, KY before joining a sport horse practice in Wellington, FL. She completed her veterinary acupuncture certification at Chi Institute and her chiropractic/spinal manipulation certification at the Integrative Veterinary Medical Institute, both in Reddick, FL. Dr. Vargas has a passion for equine sport horse medicine and strives to find the best outcome for her patients combining years of conventional veterinary medical practice with alternative and regenerative therapies.
Alicia Harlov of the Humble Hoof, will talk about how to identify a healthy frog and how to recognize and to treat frog issues.
Dr. Sybille Molle graduated from Veterinary Medicine at the Perugia University, Italy in 2004. After a period of practice in equine medicine and surgery at AEMMECI equine practice in Rome (2001-2005) and at the Département Hippique of the Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire of Lyon, France (September 2008) she focused her interests on rehabilitation and physical therapy of the horse, which led her to become a Certified Equine Rehabilitation Therapist at Animal Rehabilitation Institute, Loxahatchee, FL in 2010. After that date, she completely dedicated her professional activity to the treatment of sport horses focusing on manual therapies and the more innovative techniques of equine physiotherapy, athletic conditioning, and re-education of posture. Curiosity and the desire to discover some additional techniques brought her to attend in 2011 the courses of the Kinesio Taping Association for human patients. After her initial contact, the KTA asked her cooperation to become the first DVM worldwide to be a Certified Kinesio Taping Instructor. Since 2011 she started developing the education program for the application of the Kinesio® Taping Method for Equines. Dr. Molle has been teaching this program worldwide from 2012 until 2016. In 2016 she ended her association with Kinesio in order to expand this educational program with ARI. Dr. Molle has lectured at many national and international congresses in equine rehabilitation including the application of Equine Kinesio Taping and was a guest author of the 2016 Rehabilitation of the Equine Athlete in Veterinary Clinics of North America, Equine Practice. Since 2019 Dr. Molle is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
I am Jane Myers, (MSc Equine) I have extensive experience in teaching horse owners how to have a better relationship with their horse through better horse/land management and improving their riding. I am a horse mad (of course) but also dog mad and a foodie. I share, my life with my partner and best friend of 40 years- Stuart Myers. In addition I have lived an unconventional life plus I am an author, a (late stage three ) cancer survivor and partly deaf. You can learn more at: www.equiculture.net
Wendy and Leslie walk through the steps of becoming a SURE FOOT Practitioner by outlining the process and procedure.
Piper began her tenure as the Publisher of The Plaid Horse Magazine in 2014. She received her B.S. with Honors in Chemistry from Trinity College in 2009 and her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 2012. She is an active member of the hunter/jumper community, owning a fleet of lease ponies and showing her horse MTM Sandwich in adult hunter divisions. Her goal is that everyone would take the time to be as educated about horsemanship and hunter/jumper sport as possible.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program® answers questions about using SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads.
Sharon and Laura Wilsie return for another great webinar talking about Horse Speak® answering questions and providing tips you can use with your horse.
Laura Plunkett and Shari Goodwin have both been on Webinars with Wendy in the past. This webinar will help you look at any limiting beliefs that stop you from making your horse dreams come true!
Rebecca Husted published the first textbook on Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (Wiley-Blackwell) in 2008. She is a decorated combat veteran, retired Signal Officer, US ARMY, holds BS (Biology) Wofford College, Ph.D. (Animal Physiology) Clemson University. She provides training in Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (TLAERTM ) techniques across the US and internationally. She has published numerous critiques, techniques, and journal articles on a variety of technical subjects in large animal disaster and emergency rescue, horse barn fires, and heavy rescue of large animals. She is a Principal/SME member of the Technical Committee of the NFPA Standard 150 – Animal Housing and contributes to equine/livestock welfare committees and others defining technical competencies for large animal response around the world.
Yogi Sharp DipWCF BSc (Hons) First Class, is a Mustad sponsored farrier from the UK with a business focusing in the summer on top level polo where he has been fortunate to be part of the Queens cup winning team shoeing some of the worlds best. In the winter he runs a veterinary and practitioner referal focused enterprise, where he enjoys putting science into practice. Shortly after beginning the degree course he established "The Equine Documentalist" platform, in following with his other passion of research and education . He spends long hours researching scientific papers and creating palatable articles, to bring the research to the wider equine community. He also runs clinics and workshops teaching farriery and equine sciences across the world. The platforms' webinars, with experts from around the world, has flourished since the beginning of the covid pandemic. Yogi has also started on his Phd journey with his research focus on the hoof horse connection.
Danielle Santos is VP of sales for Charles Owens. The company and its worldwide reputation for the safety and quality of its products is indebted to the late Professor Roy Burek, who passed away in 2019. The grandson of Charles Owen, Roy was dynamic in leading industry research, studying traumatic brain injury and setting new standards for safety technology. Charles Owen’s design engineers continue to innovate and develop new exciting products using his research and expert knowledge.
Sharon and Laura are regular guests on Webinars with Wendy. Today they chat about how Sharon "sees" which has allowed her to record and create the files that became Horse Speak and how SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program® blends so well with it.
Jo Whatman reviews all the case studies submitted from those who have applied to become SURE FOOT Practitioners. In this webinar she will talk about the do's and don'ts of a good case study for submission.
"Ida Hammer is one of those rare individuals who has it all: extensive equine biomechanics knowledge, great talent, and experience with rehabilitating hoof problems, book smarts, great with boot fitting and gluing... But she is a true teacher, too -- she knows how to connect with people and make difficult concepts seem easy. My hat's off to her." Pete Ramey
Hilary Self BSc.(Hons) MNIMH. is co-founder of Hilton Herbs Ltd, a company that for the last 30 years has been at the forefront of manufacturing and formulating herbal supplements for animals. Hilary is a Medical Herbalist and a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists. Hilary is responsible for all the company's formulations and for additional clinical research into the use of herbs for animals. Hilary is the author of two books on the use of herbs and complementary therapies for horses. " A Modern Horse Herbal" is now in its 9th reprint, and “ A Veteran Horse Herbal”. Hilary has lectured frequently on the application of herbs for horses in the UK, Europe, Australia, America and was a guest speaker at the ENUCO ( Equine Nutrition Conference) conference, in Austria, where she presented two seminars, one of which was a keynote lecture on “ The use of Vitex agnus castus in the management of Hyperadrenocorticism. Hilary is also a member of the USA’s National Animal Supplements Councils (NASC) Scientific Advisory Committee. Hilary lives with her husband in Somerset in the southwest of England, where together, they run Hilton Herbs
Laura Plunkett brings 50 years of working with horses and 20 years of intuitive practice to her horse conversations. With passion, commitment and humor, Laura works with owners, veterinarians, barn managers, trainers and equine program managers to help their horses have a voice and be truly understood. Horses get the opportunity to explain their behaviors, describe their histories, answer end-of-life questions, resolve past traumas, express their hopes and dreams, talk about their physical comforts and challenges and sometimes complain about their pasture mates. Clients come away with increased peace of mind, specific steps forward, and a deeper understanding of what their horses have been trying to “say". Laura firmly believes everyone can learn animal communication and incorporates client skill-building into her classes and clinics. She loves being a volunteer and board member at Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center. She resides with her family in Marblehead and West Tisbury, MA.
Julie Broadway, President - American Horse Council & American Horse Council Foundation. With over 30 years of leadership experience in both for-profit and non-profit sectors, Julie holds a BS, MBA, Executive Certificate in Non-Profit Leadership and is Certified Association Executive ® . She’s a life-long horse enthusiast ranging from recreational rider, breeder, and show competitor. A native of NC, she and her husband now reside in DC along with their Pembroke Welsh Corgis and Morgan horses. In her down time she enjoys volunteering (she’s president of the board of PATH International), horseback riding, gardening and cooking. “I’m passionate about the equine industry because horses have enhanced my life and well-being so profoundly,” said Julie. “Working at the AHC is a way to give back to the equine community and ensure the long term health of the industry.”
The principles of “Protector Leadership”, and how that approach to leadership (focusing on horses’ feelings and not just actions) encourages horses to be calmer and more reliable. Lynn Acton has a diverse equestrian and academic background that helps her understand horses, and our relationships with them, from an interdisciplinary perspective. Her degrees in sociology and systems science contribute to understanding research studies, social dynamics of horses, and how they interact with us. A certified Riding Instructor since 1994, her practical horsemanship experience includes hunt seat, dressage, western, trail, clicker, liberty, and agility. She has re-trained horses with behavior problems, and started a therapeutic riding program for at-risk youth. Her previously “dangerous” pony competes in advanced agility at liberty, and her Arabian Bronzz was The International Horse Agility Club’s 2018 Equagility (ridden agility) World Champion.
Dr. Joyce Harman talks about the importance of clean water for your horse. Water can become contaminated, and just like people, horses need water that is not contaminated.
Sharon Wilsie joins Wendy for yet another great webinar. Sharon gives her take on elephant behavior, recap of demos at Equitana and more.
Wendy Murdoch takes people on horseback safari to the Masai Mara, Kenya via her company, Horsing Around International. This year (2021) she had two groups, who traveled with her on the adventure of a life time! Riding horseback and seeing the most amazing game is on everyone's bucket list. This webinar will take you on an amazing photographic journey of the safaris. If you would like to fulfill this bucket list item for equestrians and non-equestrians alike contact Wendy at wendy@wendymurdoch.com. She will be returning to Kenya for another safari in September 2022.
Dr. Julie Vargasis a member of the Spy Coast Farm Team. She heads up the Sport Horse Medicine and Rehabilitation divisions in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Julie Vargas is a graduate of the University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed a hospital and an ambulatory internship at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, KY before joining a sport horse practice in Wellington, FL. She completed her veterinary acupuncture certification at Chi Institute and her chiropractic/spinal manipulation certification at the Integrative Veterinary Medical Institute, both in Reddick, FL. Dr. Vargas has a passion for equine sport horse medicine and strives to find the best outcome for her patients combining years of conventional veterinary medical practice with alternative and regenerative therapies.
Alicia Harlov of the Humble Hoof, will talk about how to identify a healthy frog and how to recognize and to treat frog issues.
Christie serves as program director for The Right Horse Initiative, which seeks to make lasting, transformative improvements to equine welfare in the United States by massively increasing equine adoption. She graduated magna cum laude from Colorado State University with degrees in Equine Science and Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. She has also earned certificates in Strategic Planning and Meeting Facilitation Strategies from the University of Texas Governor’s Center for Management Development. Christie is a skilled program and marketing manager with experience assembling equine industry partners to collaborate on complex industry-wide issues. Prior to joining the ASPCA’s Right Horse, she led marketing and partner development for the American Horse Council’s Time to Ride Initiative and has held other roles in marketing, event production and management in the horse industry.
Mary Elena Moran of Goshen, NY has been professionally training horses for the last 18 years. Mary Elena is a multi-disciplined competitor and specializes in natural horsemanship, police horse training, positive reinforcement, and rescue transformations. Mary Elena’s passion lies in transforming rescued horses to be police horses as ambassadors of the ultimate rescue transformation. In transforming these rescued horses, Mary Elena has learned that the greatest gifts from the horse have been life lessons in leadership, confidence, kindness, and self awareness. To believe in a person allows them to believe in themselves, and to believe in a horse, holds that very same power. Mary Elena states, “I like to consider myself a cheerleader for the horse and have made confidence building the foundation of my horse training program.” Mary Elena holds a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice-Police Administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, is a certified mounted police instructor, a Level 3 Harmony Horsemanship Instructor, as well as a certified practitioner of Equine Facilitated Learning modalities: Natural Lifemanship with a Trauma Focus and Equine Experiential Education.
As a lifelong equestrian, Jillian Kreinbring's passion has been shaped to focus on what is healthy for ridden horses. A desire to understand horses at a deeper level took her on a learning journey to discover how the horse’s functional anatomy creates a dynamic riding posture.
Kim Bauer is a well-known expert and educator in the field of Animal Acupressure and Massage. She began her coursework in Animal Acupressure and Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1999 and then in January of 2005 after fourteen years as a Middle School and Elementary School teacher, Kim created her business, Animal Ease Therapies. She creates individualized, integrated bodywork sessions for each animal that combines her knowledge of Acupressure, Massage, Temperament Typing, and numerous other modalities that she has studied over the years. Additionally, Kim is an instructor for the Northwest School of Animal Massage and oversees and teaches the Acupressure certification programs as well as a number of online course offerings.
Nahshon Cook was thirteen years old when he took his first riding lesson on an old professor named Willy at the Urban Farm at Stapleton, where he was a student in their Embracing Horses riding program for five years. During that time he was introduced to the art of Classical Dressage: a scientific system of equitation based on the mental development of the saddle horse proceeding greater physical demands. He has since been a devoted practitioner to this method of building partnerships with horses.
Melissa coaches women around the globe using reward-based training concepts to create horse and human happiness. She credits a horse that was given away due to dangerous behavior under saddle and its unpredictable nature for gifting her the need to seek out clicker training mentors and horse behavior experts, who led her on the fascinating journey of positively shaping horse behavior.
Rebecca returns to talk about planning so that you don't live in a flood plane and what to do and don't do if you are caught in a flood with your horses.
We model the Doppelhoof™ Leg and each hoof from 3D scans to reflect realistic detail. We use a combination of 3D printing and urethane molding to manufacture each component. "Ida Hammer is one of those rare individuals who has it all: extensive equine biomechanics knowledge, great talent, and experience with rehabilitating hoof problems, book smarts, great with boot fitting and gluing... But she is a true teacher, too -- she knows how to connect with people and make difficult concepts seem easy. My hat's off to her." Pete Ramey
Part 2 of the important conversation with Dr. Madalyn Ward about the impending equine veterinarian shortage.
Dr Madalyn Ward joins Wendy to discuss the impending equine veterinarian shortage and what horse owners can do to prepare.
This is part 1 of 2!
About 20 years ago, Karen Partisch was in a craniosacral therapy class and had one of those magical moments. After a quick conversation with the instructor, she learned that this modality was used with horses too, and her career treating people and horses was born. Since then, Karen has been developing her skills as a bodyworker focusing on the body’s ability to self-correct. This path has shown her that when you allow the nervous system to deeply relax, allow softness to replace tension and restrictions, and mobilize fluids and fascia, the body will self-correct. Karen is licensed as a massage therapist in Florida and is a certified health coach. Her practice is based in Sarasota, FL where she treats people and horses and is doing remote energy sessions throughout the US and internationally.
Dr. Joyce Harman is the author of "The Pain-Free Back and Saddle Fit Book" Western and English. In this webinar she talks about how a western saddle is made and what needs to happen for a good fit.
In 1982 Robyn became involved full-time with the Tellington TTouch Method. For the past three decades, she has been the editor of the TTEAM Newsletter and principle of Tellington TTouch Training Canada. Since 1986 she has been teaching TTouch on a full-time basis in Canada, the US, Europe, South Africa, Asia, and Australia, and New Zealand.
Becky Tenges, owner of Equine BodyWorks LLC and a life-long lover of horses, brings her extensive knowledge and training to you and your horse’s team of trainer, farrier, veterinarian, and other equine professionals. Becky, the daughter of a farrier, grew up in Southern California on an Arabian horse ranch and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Economics from UC Davis. After leaving a twenty-year career in Investment Banking, Becky returned to her involvement with horses, initially for the therapeutic benefit they provide to humans; and now to the therapeutic benefit that she can provide to them.
Ronda Nickoley has been a student of Wendy's for many years. She is also an avid watcher of Webinars with Wendy! In this webinar, Ronda joins Wendy to talk about some of the horses at the SURE FOOT Clinics Ronda attended.
Over the past twenty-plus years, Ms. Metcalfe has become a champion for the prevention of horse theft. She started on a one-person crusade to right a wrong and to put her family back together in the wake of a shattering experience. Now with over two decades of volunteer service with Stolen Horse International-NetPosse.com, she leads others to help with not only stolen horses but also missing, lost, found, and crimes against horses as well.
Rebecca Husted published the first textbook on Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (Wiley-Blackwell) in 2008. She is a decorated combat veteran, retired Signal Officer, US ARMY, holds BS (Biology) Wofford College, Ph.D. (Animal Physiology) Clemson University. She provides training in Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (TLAERTM ) techniques across the US and internationally. She has published numerous critiques, techniques, and journal articles on a variety of technical subjects in large animal disaster and emergency rescue, horse barn fires, and heavy rescue of large animals. She is a Principal/SME member of the Technical Committee of the NFPA Standard 150 – Animal Housing and contributes to equine/livestock welfare committees and others defining technical competencies for large animal response around the world.
Sharon and Laura Wilsie, creators of Horse Speak® join Wendy for her Friday webinar on SURE FOOT. The conversation ranged to topics such as using the Horse Speak concepts with other species including donkeys, mules, mammals an fowl.
Danielle Santos is VP of sales for Charles Owens. The company and its worldwide reputation for the safety and quality of its products is indebted to the late Professor Roy Burek, who passed away in 2019. The grandson of Charles Owen, Roy was dynamic in leading industry research, studying traumatic brain injury and setting new standards for safety technology. Charles Owen’s design engineers continue to innovate and develop new exciting products using his research and expert knowledge.
Raquel Butler, DVM returns to discuss working with foals Dr. Raquel Butler is a Veterinarian, Animal Biomechanical Medicine Professional, and an Academic at Charles Sturt University Australia. At Charles Sturt she teaches Equine rehabilitation, Exercise physiology (The Equine Athlete), and Equine biomechanics in the Bachelor of Equine Science. Raquel has had her own business Integrated Veterinary Therapeutics for 8 years treating horses with a variety of modalities which includes Osteopathic and Chiropractic techniques, Equine Muscle Release Therapy, Acupuncture Oriented Energetics, Myofascial kinetics (Rikke Schultz), Vetkin taping and she has done many other short courses including CranioSacral Therapy, Masterson Method, Dr. Kerry Ridgway fascial Acupuncture, Level 1 ASFA saddle fitting and a Certification in Equi-taping and with Vetkin taping. Raquel has been mentored by Sharon May-Davis and has taught clinics internationally on Anatomy, Biomechanics, Assessment, and Vetkin taping of the horse. She uses SURE FOOT Equine Pads as part of rehabilitation.
Misty Meadows is a non-profit horse center designed to provide equine experiences to people of all ages and abilities. They have been using SURE FOOT as part of their program for preparing the horses for 3 years. This webinar demonstrates how their horses respond and why it's important for their programs.
It’s a natural combination. Integrating an understanding of mammalian stress responses, psychophysiology, trauma, and attachment in the presence of another relational species whose nervous systems resonate with the principles taught in Somatic Experiencing®, EQUUSOMA® is the intersection of the biological and the psychological, of intuition and science, where transformation occurs organically in a trauma-informed way. Our Mission: EQUUSOMA offers concrete frameworks, principles and training to guide equine-facilitated therapy and learning programs and horsemanship. While not all programs, approaches and disciplines involving equines are trauma-specific, all equine-based interventions and horsemanship methods can nonetheless be trauma-informed. Our Vision: Promoting excellence in trauma-informed equine-assisted therapy and learning programs and horsemanship through an integration of best and promising practices and cutting edge knowledge from the field of trauma treatment.
Horses have been my life since 1998, and over the last couple of decades, I've learned a lot of things. Horses have always been my best teachers, and it stands to reason that a particular horse started my path into barefoot hoofcare. My first horse Prophecy, who's been with me since 1999, came up lame in 2006 at age 18. After the vet came and went a time or three with no improvement, he told me to retire her--and that's just not something to tell a teenager about her first pony. So, off came the shoes and down the booting rabbit hole... and to soundness! Just three months later we were camping in the mountains again. (Now in her thirties, Prophecy is doing fabulously.) After rehabbing most of our other horses over the years, as well as helping friends with their horses, I decided to pursue certification with the Progressive Hoof Care Practitioners and do this whole thing professionally. I have a passion for not just horses, but education, and I mix that in to everything I do. I love sharing my accumulated knowledge (there's twenty-some-odd years of it, please help vent it out!), and I love owners who want to learn. Teaching trimming basics is yet something else I love to share.
“Holistic Hooves” takes a wellness approach that you won’t find with many hoof care providers. Megan Hensley, AKA: The Donkey Farrier is about serving donkeys in a positive and educated light. She is equal parts farrier, educator and welfare advocate. There’s a beautiful intention to Megan that strives to improve lives, both human and donkey, through education, inspiration, empowerment and resources.
Daisy Bicking joins Wendy to talk about how she is using SURE FOOT to help with the postural rehabilitation of a horse that is in her care. Daisy is a hoof care specialist, who has been using the Physiopad to make horses comfortable while working on their feet.
Pam and Diane have the Bone Room, where they have a wide variety of equine skeletons. They demonstrate in this video what the malformations look like with ECVM and talk a little about the genetics of this condition. If you are willing to help Pam with her genetic study please contact her at: http://www.equus-soma.com
Laurie Adams, a long-time Camp Sherman resident, and current mounted SAR member has hosted Nowacki's visits for four years. Her horse, Joey, is a forward-going and assertive gelding who, according to Adams and Nowacki, picked up the air-scent training very quickly. She talks about using Search and Rescue techniques to find loose horses in the wilderness.
Bess Miller is joining Wendy to give an update on using SURE FOOT with her foals and young horses. Bess has trained over 500 foals having lived on the family breeding farm with over 250 at one time. Her experience gives us insight into how SURE FOOT can be used with foals and young horses.
Rebecca returns to discuss how to safely catch a loose horse. Whether the horse has escaped from its pasture or gotten loose at the show ground, Rebecca will share tips on bringing this stressful event to a safe conclusion.
Sarah is an attachment and body-oriented psychotherapist who combines a depth and breadth of knowledge of trauma therapy approaches with a warm, engaging nature and capacity to sit with the complexity of her clients’ experiences. Through felt sense attunement, intuition and skill, she aims to foster safety, curiosity, a willingness to explore, and trust in one’s innate ability to heal. She has taken her experience and training and created a process for the horse/human relationship healing called EQUUSOMA® Horse-Human Trauma Recovery.
There is a new concept being used and studied by many across the world, it is the Air Scenting Detection Equine. Air Scenting is a search tool used for detection work. Horses are trained to follow airborne scent to its source, which could be a missing person, narcotics, etc. The scenting horse only goes into the scent locating mode when given special cues, otherwise it can double as a patrol, family riding or show horse.
A 1999 graduate of Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, I pursued advanced training in veterinary spinal manipulative therapy (animal chiropractic) and veterinary acupuncture to earn certification in both modalities. I offer a personalized, hands-on approach to animal health. While I am a licensed veterinarian, I offer referral services only. All patients must have a primary veterinarian for routine and emergency veterinary care. Acupuncture and chiropractic can be used to maintain general health and well-being, as well as to address either specific or undiagnosed physical and medical problems. Owners of athletic animals, notably dogs and horses, find that regular treatments or "tune-ups" keep their sporty companions performing at their best, while they prevent common sports-related injuries. Owners of geriatric or chronically ill animals find that these modalities can provide relief where Western treatments alone have fallen short in conditions such as arthritis, weight loss, skin disease, Lyme Disease, respiratory difficulties, and allergies, just to name a few.
As a veterinarian, Dr. Boswell is driven to learn all she can about horses, both inside and out. After graduating from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2009, she completed a year-long Equine Medicine and Surgery Internship at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Subsequently, she worked with Dr. Lisa Fortier at the Cornell University Comparative Orthopedic Laboratory and then completed a three-year Large Animal Surgery Residency at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. In 2014, Dr. Boswell passed the rigorous, two-day examination set forth by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and became a Diplomat. Dr. Boswell is now working in private practice at Hardaway Veterinary Hospital in Belgrade, Montana. Each day, her patients still teach her new things. Watching horse interactions at home has led to a thirst for knowledge of horse behavior. In addition to seeking information from books and trainers, she also learns from the medical literature on animal behavior. This crossover has led her to strive to handle her own animals, as well as her patients, in a low-stress way. She is a Fear Free certified veterinarian and is working on the Fear Free horse modules.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program talks about how to pick up a foot safely without knocking the horse off balance.
Horses have been my life since 1998, and over the last couple of decades, I've learned a lot of things. Horses have always been my best teachers, and it stands to reason that a particular horse started my path into barefoot hoofcare. My first horse Prophecy, who's been with me since 1999, came up lame in 2006 at age 18. After the vet came and went a time or three with no improvement, he told me to retire her--and that's just not something to tell a teenager about her first pony. So, off came the shoes and down the booting rabbit hole... and to soundness! Just three months later we were camping in the mountains again. (Now in her thirties, Prophecy is doing fabulously.) After rehabbing most of our other horses over the years, as well as helping friends with their horses, I decided to pursue certification with the Progressive Hoof Care Practitioners and do this whole thing professionally. I have a passion for not just horses, but education, and I mix that in to everything I do. I love sharing my accumulated knowledge (there's twenty some-odd years of it, please help vent it out!), and I love owners who want to learn. Teaching trimming basics is yet something else I love to share.
DeEtte Hillman from Day's End Farm and Horse Rescue returns to discuss the legalities of her work and will discuss some of the Days End rescue horses cases.
Wendy Murdoch is the creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program and SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads. In this webinar she talks about how you may combine SURE FOOT with other modalities, such as body work, different techniques and stretching.
Kim Bauer is a well-known expert and educator in the field of Animal Acupressure and Massage. She began her coursework in Animal Acupressure and Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1999 and then in January of 2005 after fourteen years as a Middle School and Elementary School teacher, Kim created her business, Animal Ease Therapies. She creates individualized, integrated bodywork sessions for each animal that combines her knowledge of Acupressure, Massage, Temperament Typing, and numerous other modalities that she has studied over the years. Additionally, Kim is an instructor for the Northwest School of Animal Massage and oversees and teaches the Acupressure certification programs and several online course offerings.
Rebecca (Giminez) Husted, TLAR Trainer is back to help us have a safe environment for our horses.
No. 206. Sharon and Laura Wilsie talk about Horse Speak, outlining some of the different social structures seen in herds and other interesting features of understanding horse language.
Janet Jones applies brain research to the training of horses and riders. She earned her Ph.D. from UCLA and taught the neuroscience of perception, language, memory, and thought for 23 years. Janet trained horses at a large stable early in her career, and later ran a successful horse training business of her own. She has schooled hundreds of green or difficult horses and competed in hunter, jumper, halter, reining, and western pleasure disciplines.
Allison Thurston is an International clinician in multiple disciplines with students ranging from pony Club to FEI level and offers workshops, riding clinics, instructor clinics, lectures, and lessons. As a former scientist, her natural curiosity and keen sense of observation have drawn her to study techniques that enhance movement and sustainable health. As a former dancer, she has had a lifelong interest in the beauty of the intimate dynamic dance between horse and human.. Committed to being responsive to the horse’s needs, her journey has led to studies in French and Portuguese schools of dressage and work in dance, martial arts, yoga, Eqoscue®, Centered Riding©, TTEAM®, Equiken® anatomy, and bodywork. Her program emphasizes practical strategies that enhance the well-being of the whole horse-physical, mental, and emotional. With over 40 years of experience, Allison is an ARICP Level ll (Dressage/Eventing), US Eventing ICP Level ll, SafeSport certified, MA licensed instructor, and a Surefoot Equine Stability Practitioner Level lll
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program and SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads describes how to use SURE FOOT Pads when your horse has an emergency such as colic, laminitis, abbess, or stress. SURE FOOT may be a lifesaver in some cases.
Lucinda Baker started learning about horses at a very young age. Her father Jack was an avid rider and taught her kindness and a profound empathy with all animals. She learned classical hunter jumper and hunt seat at Flintridge Riding Academy starting at age 5. After raising a family she bought a horse and spent 10 years of "Natural Horsemanship" clinics. This led her to begin studying Neuroscience and Equine Ethology and the development of the Equine Mandala
Ann Ramsey is a lifelong horsewoman. She graduated from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo in 2006, with a bachelor's degree in Animal Science with a concentration in Equine Science. Currently, Ramsey focuses therapeutic farriery and equine rehabilitation. She is an AAPF-accredited farrier and focuses on therapeutic shoeing with modern materials, tools and computer software. Additionally, Ramsey holds a certification in Equine Rehabilitation from the Animal Rehab Institute in Florida. She works with veterinarians creating therapeutic exercise protocols for horses, helping them return to work after injury. Given her dual perspectives she is relied upon for educational seminars, clinics and online classes.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program and SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads talks about how to integrate SURE FOOT into your daily routine with your horse.
Interviewed by Dr. Lydia Gray and Julia Reynolds, Wendy talks about her childhood, her love of horses and why she created The Whole Rider™ Course, which is based on her training as a Feldenkrais Practitioner®.
Andy Foster is the Owner/Director of Lauriche Saddle Company, designer, and maker of bespoke Riding Saddles. The Lauriche Saddle co was then born. Shortly afterward he designed the unique “ Lauriche Horse Back Measure ". Over many years now Andy has traveled extensively to many countries holding talks and seminars on his favorite subject: also taking fittings of both horse & rider covering professional and novice riders alike. Thus enabling him to make a bespoke saddle for the individual and their horse accurately back in his workshop in England.
Emma Loftus RCST, BCST has been around horses since she was a baby – but first learned to ride when she was six years old. During her teens, Emma wanted to be a jockey, so enrolled in the British Racing School in the UK to gain a pathway into a racing stable. This entry into the racing world led her to work not just in the UK, but in Germany, the USA, New Zealand, and Australia (where she currently resides). Emma began studying Equine Craniosacral therapy in 2011, But it was in 2013, that Emma was introduced to the Biodynamic model, and it was here that her journey with the work shifted. On a visit to the UK and Europe in 2015, Emma enrolled in a weekend introductory workshop with the Craniosacral Educational Trust (CTET) on Craniosacral Biodynamics, the experience left her wanting to learn the modality from the beginning, so she enrolled in the two-year training in 2017, and graduated in July last year.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program and SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads for improving your balance. Wendy shows images of her "Balance Trail" for riders to improve their overall function and mobility in the hips, knees and ankles.
Laura brings 50 years of working with horses and 20 years of intuitive practice to her horse conversations. With passion, commitment and humor, Laura works with owners, veterinarians, barn managers, trainers and equine program managers to help their horses have a voice and be truly understood. Horses get the opportunity to explain their behaviors, describe their histories, answer end-of-life questions, resolve past traumas, express their hopes and dreams, talk about their physical comforts and challenges and sometimes complain about their pasture mates. Clients come away with increased peace of mind, specific steps forward, and a deeper understanding of what their horses have been trying to “say". Laura firmly believes everyone can learn animal communication and incorporates client skill-building into her classes and clinics. She loves being a volunteer and board member at Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center. She resides with her family in Marblehead and West Tisbury, MA.
Dr. Maureen Kelleher earned her doctor of veterinary medicine at the University of California at Davis in 2006. She then completed an internship at Pioneer Equine Hospital in Oakdale, California and a residency in equine surgery at University of California at Davis. Before joining EMC, Dr. Kelleher gained years of experience in equine private practice in California with a focus on equine sports medicine and lameness, advanced diagnostic imaging, and acupuncture. She became a certified veterinary acupuncturist in 2010 and earned Diplomate status with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2013. Dr. Kelleher focuses on the assessment and non-surgical treatment of performance limiting problems in sport horses. She works closely with the center’s therapeutic farrier team and its medicine and surgery teams, utilizing advanced diagnostic imaging capabilities to provide equine patients with superior care.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program and SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads talks about how they developed the various pads and why there are different densities.
Robyn Hood, Linda Tellington-Jones sister, has been starting horses for many years. Raising over 200 head of Icelandic Horses with breeding stock she has vast experience working with young foals, yearlings and starting horses under saddle. Listen to this fascinating discussion of how to halter a foal safely and with intention as well as other great tips for working with young stock.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program is joined by Marie Pruden, a SURE FOOT Practitioner in South Carolina. Marie shows photos and videos of several horses she has worked with and talks about how she combines her other skills with SURE FOOT. Marie strives to be the best horsewoman she can be by offering a Holistic approach to horsemanship. She believes that her passion for finding a true balance between leadership and relationship with our equines partners is the path for a successful student.
Jenna is an experienced life and health coach dedicated exclusively to helping riders improve their lives. Jenna believes that with clearly defined goals, vision, the assistance of a coach, and the support of a vibrant community, every equestrian can create and live a life they love!
Sharon and Laura share a fascinating video of herd dynamics with Horse Speak narration.
While this is based on a video we believe you will still get the idea of herd dynamics in audio form.
Wendy Murdoch talks about the influence of the rider's weight on the horse's back and balance. Using photos of a human skeleton on a horse skeleton she explains how the rider's pelvis can impact the horse's back. You can learn more about the rider's influence in her Effortless Rider® Online Course at horseclass.com
About 20 years ago, Karen Partisch was in a craniosacral therapy class and had one of those magical moments. After a quick conversation with the instructor, she learned that this modality was used with horses too, and her career treating people and horses was born. Since then, Karen has been developing her skills as a bodyworker focusing on the body’s ability to self correct. This path has shown her that when you allow the nervous system to deeply relax, allow softness to replace tension and restrictions, and mobilize fluids and fascia, the body will self correct. Karen is licensed as a massage therapist in Florida and is a certified health coach. Her practice is based in Sarasota, FL where she treats people and horses and is doing remote energy sessions throughout the US and internationally. To learn more about Karen, visit her website at KarenPartisch.com
Sinead is a qualified equine practitioner who provides individual holistic sessions for horses combining non-invasive therapies including Tellington TTouch Method, Reiki, Essential Oils, Energy Balancing, Equine Cranial Sacral Therapy, SURE FOOT Pads and more. Her sessions aim to assist the horse’s natural ability to heal itself and come more into balance within themselves. Sinead also offers intuitive distant readings on animals which will include healings and energy balancing.
Days End Farm Horse Rescue™, Inc., is a 501(c)3, nonprofit, volunteer-based animal welfare organization established in 1989 to ensure quality care and treatment of horses through intervention, education and outreach.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program and SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads ties in the webinars from this week in relation to how SURE FOOT helps you see the imbalance in your horse and brings about greater balance. In addition she discusses pad wear and using SURE FOOT for laminitis.
Laura brings 50 years of working with horses and 20 years of intuitive practice to her horse conversations. With passion, commitment, and humor, Laura works with owners, veterinarians, barn managers, trainers, and equine program managers to help their horses have a voice and be truly understood. Horses get the opportunity to explain their behaviors, describe their histories, answer end-of-life questions, resolve past traumas, express their hopes and dreams, talk about their physical comforts and challenges and sometimes complain about their pasture mates. Clients come away with increased peace of mind, specific steps forward, and a deeper understanding of what their horses have been trying to “say". Laura firmly believes everyone can learn animal communication and incorporates client skill-building into her classes and clinics. She loves being a volunteer and board member at Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center. She resides with her family in Marblehead and West Tisbury, MA.
Dr. Butler returns to talk about a wide variety of training issues that may be caused by pain, inability and confusion. This fascinating webinar will help you to consider the cause of your horse's behavior and resolve it rather than trying to train your horse not to react.
Daisy started in hoof care in 2003 when her own horse foundered. Quickly realizing her passion for feet motivated Daisy to start Daisy Haven Farm, Inc. which rehabilitates the equine foot on and off-site, specializing in horses with metabolic disorders and laminitis. Daisy has studied a broad spectrum of barefoot trimming styles, composite material applications, and other alternative support options with KC LaPierre, ELPO, Monique Craig, Mike Salvoldi, and more. She attends the Int'l Hoof-Care Summit, The Laminitis Conference and other seminars annually.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program and SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads talks about using SURE FOOT with laminitic and colic horses.
Martina Neidhart DVM discusses the anatomy of tendons and rehabilitation of tendons, the back and laminitis. This is a master class in understanding the issues and process of rehab.
Dr. Maureen Kelleher earned her doctor of veterinary medicine at the University of California at Davis in 2006. She then completed an internship at Pioneer Equine Hospital in Oakdale, California and a residency in equine surgery at University of California at Davis. Before joining EMC, Dr. Kelleher gained years of experience in equine private practice in California with a focus on equine sports medicine and lameness, advanced diagnostic imaging, and acupuncture. She became a certified veterinary acupuncturist in 2010 and earned Diplomate status with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2013. Dr. Kelleher focuses on the assessment and non-surgical treatment of performance-limiting problems in sport horses. She works closely with the center’s therapeutic farrier team and its medicine and surgery teams, utilizing advanced diagnostic imaging capabilities to provide equine patients with superior care.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program and SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads talks about each density Pad and their uses along with drawing the winner of the 5th Anniversary Grand Prize - A Complete Set of SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads, Pods, Duffle and Physiopad.
Dr. Joyce Harman talks about the end of our horse's lives and how to create a peaceful transition.
Martha Cook has been horse crazy since the day she first spotted the pinto pony at a neighboring dairy farm in the rural town of Westmoreland in southern New Hampshire. Riding lessons began at age five, followed by her own horse, a wild four-year-old Morgan mare, at the age of 12. After graduating with a degree in history from Mount Holyoke College, Martha moved to Vermont for an entry-level job at what is now known as Trafalgar Square Books. She never thought that job would become a lifetime career, however, many years later Martha is the managing director of the leading publisher of equestrian books. She has owned horses continually, and there’s always a Morgan in the barn, now keeping company with an off-the-track Quarter Horse. Besides the horse obsession that has never waned, she is an avid gardener and enjoys maintaining a trail network for riding, biking, and skiing with her husband in Hartland, Vermont.
Rebecca Gimenez Husted, BS, Ph.D., is the primary instructor and president of Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue. Her first book, Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue, was published in 2008. She is an internationally sought instructor in technical rescue techniques, procedures, and methodologies, and she has published numerous critiques, articles, and journal submissions on horse safety, technical large animal rescue, and horse handling issues. "Homework for Horse Owners" is the follow-up for all the people attending. NFPA 150 is FREE to read (all you really need) at https://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standa... But if you want to download it is a paid service. A great story on the newest version of it is at https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Researc... Barn Fire ONLINE PREVENTION tool -https://www.equineguelph.ca/Tools/fir... A few papers.... on details of barn fires.... the links are here and a PDF is attached... didn't know which was preferred. https://www.equineguelph.ca/pdf/tools... and http://www.horsemensdistressfund.com/...
Alicia Harlov of the Humble Hoof Podcast returns! Alicia Harlov is a full time hoofcare provider on the North Shore of Massachusetts, and a member of Progressive Hoofcare Practitioners. Her passion for hoofcare started with her navicular gelding, Vinnie, and she still has a soft spot for navicular rehabilitation especially.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program and SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads talks about using SURE FOOT Pads under saddle. Reading the horse's reactions is important to know if it's safe or if you need to slow down and back off because the horse isn't ready. In this webinar Wendy shows examples of two different horses and how she approached them.
Robyn Larson-Shelton of Equine Miracle/Pet Miracle is based in Canberra but also travels Australia and New Zealand. She is passionate about bodywork and educating owners and therapists in the best way to maintain the musculoskeletal health of their horse or pet.
Horse Speak is the language horses use to communicate with each other. Sharon has decoded and encoded this language for anyone to learn how to speak horse. Combined with SURE FOOT horses find comfort and communication with humans.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program and Sue Smith 2 HOOF SURE FOOT Practitioner talk about a couple of horses Sue has been working with using SURE FOOT. One is an anxious TB off the track and another is an older horse.
Sally Batton was the Director of Riding and Varsity Equestrian Head Coach at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH for over thirty years and led the team to five Ivy League Championships and six IHSA Zone I, Region 2 Championships in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association(IHSA). Sally served as the IHSA National Steward for fifteen years and was recognized in 2013 with the IHSA Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2019 was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame. Sally is also a Level III certified instructor with the American Riding Instructor’s Association (ARIA), and in 2008 was awarded Instructor of the Year. Sally is also a clinician teaching jumping, horsemanship, western and polocrosse in clinics around New England, Hawaii, Alaska and as far away as South Africa. Her book Athletic Equestrian: Ride Like a Varsity Athlete will be published by Horse and Rider Books in Spring ’22.
Kim Bauer is a well-known expert and educator in the field of Animal Acupressure and Massage. She began her coursework in Animal Acupressure and Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1999 and then in January of 2005 after fourteen years as a Middle School and Elementary School teacher, Kim created her business, Animal Ease Therapies. She creates individualized, integrated bodywork sessions for each animal that combines her knowledge of Acupressure, Massage, Temperament Typing, and numerous other modalities that she has studied over the years. Additionally, Kim is an instructor for the Northwest School of Animal Massage and oversees and teaches the Acupressure certification programs as well as a number of online course offerings.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program and SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads talks about working with anxious horses. We also announced the winner of Week 3 5th Anniversary Give-A-Way Contest. Be sure to sign up on Facebook for an opportunity to win a full set of SURE FOOT Pads!
Catherine Wycoff, PT, DPT, GCFP, CERP, is a physical therapist for humans and for horses, with an undergraduate degree from Liege University (Belgium) and a doctorate from Des Moines University (US). She is also a Feldenkrais® Practitioner and a Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner, in Lovettsville, VA. For over 30 years, she has helped her patients go from fearing that aging would be the end of their riding career to having the tools they needed to continue riding and taking care of their horses. Catherine is a lifelong horse lover and rider and has been learning from Wendy Murdoch since 2007.
Nahshon Cook was thirteen years old when he took his first riding lesson on an old professor named Willy at the Urban Farm at Stapleton, where he was a student in their Embracing Horses riding program for five years. During that time he was introduced to the art of Classical Dressage: a scientific system of equitation based on the mental development of the saddle horse proceeding greater physical demands. He has since been a devoted practitioner to this method of building partnerships with horses. He holds the adage “Follow the horse and find heaven in every step.” as his golden rule to approach to teaching and training.
Sue is the Executive Director of CANTER PA. CANTER PA is a non-profit organization dedicated to rehoming retiring racehorses through a free listing service offered to race trainers and owners. We strive to create a bridge between the race industry and the sport horse industry to assist in placement of ex-racehorses into quality sport and pleasure homes. CANTER PA is based out of Penn National Racecourse, but also lists horse at PARX as well as various farms throughout Pennsylvania.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program is joined by Alex Hamilton, her assistant and Bradley Schneider, the engineer behind SURE FOOT Products. The winner of the 5th Anniversary of SURE FOOT Pads was announced at the end of the webinar.
Heidi started practicing yoga in 2003 while pursuing her degree in International Studies and UC San Diego. She dabbled in many different types of yoga but eventually found her silver slipper with SmartFlow yoga and Annie Carpenter. She is also an avid equestrian and co-founder of Equisol Retreats, a horseback riding and yoga retreat business in Nosara, Costa Rica. She loves to explore how the physical and philosophical aspects of yoga can enhance riding and life in general.
Anna Twinney is the founder of Reach Out to Horses®, based in Mills Spring, NC. She travels the world teaching the art of creating a trust-based partnership between Humans, Horses, and all Animal Companions. Anna brings decades of knowledge and combines it with intuition and keen observation to her students; this allows for the break down of personal barriers as well as the betterment of equine/human relationships.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of SURE FOOT and Alex Hamilton, Wendy's personal assistant share comments from Fans of SURE FOOT, which illustrate the wide range of ways one can use SURE FOOT Pads and help horses with a variety of issues.
Dr. Harman has returned for another webinar. This time she discusses the cause of ulcers in horses and how to manage stress.
Dr. Peters is co-author of Evidence-Based Horsemanship and is interested in helping horse owners understand how best to work with their horses for optimum learning.
Daisy Bicking walks us through her process of sole mapping to map out where the internal structure of the hoof are located from the bottom of the hoof.
Susie Buck is the horse manager for Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center on Martha's Vineyard, MA. She talks about how they use SURE FOOT among other techniques to keep their school horses who are used for therapeutic and recreational riding, comfortable and happy.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program and SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads talk about two horses Leslie has introduced to SURE FOOT.
Robert Bowker, DVM, PhD and Hoof Guru continues his discussion of the effects of a long toe low heel trim on structures of the horse's hoof.
Tami is an equine bodyworker. Helping horses and horse owners is her passion. She uses different modalities such as Craniosacral Therapy through Upledger Institute, myofascial release therapy, Masterson method certified practitioner and I am currently a student of equine osteopathy at the Vluggen institute. Over the years, she has used my knowledge and observational skills acquired through art school and her practice of different modalities to developed an intricate system of assessment using asymmetry and fascial lines. Building on an understanding of anatomy to get a clear picture of the horse’s physical state in all its layers. Tami is a passionate student of equine anatomy and health and is equally passionate about sharing knowledge and educating people so they can help their horse.
Gracie Herring is an equine infrared imaging consultant with Vet-IR, horse lover and photographer. She shares with us the history of thermography, it's uses and applications and its importance as a tool in veterinarian diagnosis for a wide range of issues concerning performance horses.
Born in England, Octavia emigrated to the USA in 1964. She earned her Master of Education degree from Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1971 and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in 2008 by Centenary University. A founder of the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (now PATH International) in 1969, she served four terms on the board of directors. She is a PATH Master Instructor and has chaired numerous committees for PATH, including Standards & Education and Certification. Now retired, she directed Therapeutic Riding At Centenary for 23 years as both a PATH Accredited program and training site for TR instructors. She is past president of the Federation Riding for the Disabled International, having served six years on the board of trustees. She has lectured in many countries at conferences and seminars.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program and SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads talks about a case study and answers questions by those attending the webinar.
In 1982 Robyn became involved full-time with the Tellington Method that was developed by her sister Linda. She has been the editor of the monthly Newsletter for more than 30 years. Since 1986 she has been teaching Tellington TTouch® Method on a full-time basis in Canada, the US, Europe, South Africa, and Australia and spends about 160 days a year traveling. Robyn has given demonstrations and lectures at various venues including Spruce Meadows; Equitana USA and Germany; Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan; International Humane Society Conference in Vienna and Murdoch University in Perth.
Ida is a graduate and former member of the AANHCP. She has worked directly and indirectly with Pete Ramey and has several CE hours in conference time with Dr. Robert Bowker from Michigan State University, Dr. Deb Taylor Auburn University, the Late Dr. Kerry Ridgway. Ida also completed Dr. Eleanor Kellon NRC Plus and Nutrition as Therapy. She founded The Applied Whole Horse Hoof Care Program with over 62 graduates nationwide and hundreds of students trimming and going through the program. She teaches throughout the United States and currently maintains a client base of around 300/325 horses.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program and SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads shares her experience with the Feldenkrais Method and how the influenced her thinking in creating SURE FOOT.
Dr. Joyce Harman, a regular on Webinars with Wendy is a holistic veterinarian. She has been using the AirJector-Vet® to treat horses for a variety of conditions. In this webinar, Airjector-Vet representative, Steve Maclin and Dr. Harman will discuss case studies. Medical therapy through the skin is a well-described practice. Transdermal applications of patches containing medicine for treating pain, nausea, heart failure, and dementia are commonplace. All these regimens permit the prolonged transfer of drugs into the body, so there is a continuous amount of the drug in the bloodstream. An alternative option for transdermal therapy is to use gas, instead of a patch. The use of gas has been less common due to the difficulty in transporting the gas and administering it in a controlled fashion. AirJector•Vet solves those issues and allows veterinarians to offer this therapeutic option in an easy to use portable and low-cost format. The AirJector•Vet uses Respidox pharmacopeia grade medical gases to vaporize warm water into a therapeutic mist that is enclosed around the therapy site in a sealed environment of pure gas. This sealed atmosphere maximizes the continuous transfer of gas into the tissue for the full twenty to thirty-minute therapy cycle.
Kim Bauer is a well-known expert and educator in the field of Animal Acupressure and Massage. She began her coursework in Animal Acupressure and Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1999 and then in January of 2005 after fourteen years as a Middle School and Elementary School teacher, Kim created her business, Animal Ease Therapies. She creates individualized, integrated bodywork sessions for each animal that combines her knowledge of Acupressure, Massage, Temperament Typing, and numerous other modalities that she has studied over the years. Additionally, Kim is an instructor for the Northwest School of Animal Massage and oversees and teaches the Acupressure certification programs as well as a number of online course offerings.
This is the 9th webinar with Sharon and Laura Wilsie talking about Horse Speak and SURE FOOT. In this webinar we discuss pain and how one horse attempts to move another from a rigid pattern.
Laura has been working intuitively with people and their animals for over 20 years. She is constantly amazed by the ability and eagerness of animals to have conversations and give specific details about their health, relationships, emotions, histories, desires and life purposes. Animal communication can be learned by anyone and Laura’s passion is to help people develop their own skills as well as to do individual animal sessions. Laura’s lifelong love of horses has led her to barns across the country combining intuitive communication with relationship building for horse and rider. Shari Goodwin is an innovative business strategist, leadership coach, author, speaker, and horsewoman with over 25 years of experience, including starting four businesses and serving as Director of Program Strategy for a global engineering firm. One of the start-ups, an IT staffing and consulting firm, generated $2.1 million in its first year. As a former environmental scientist, she led the creation of winning proposals valued to $65 million and directed the development of science and engineering analyses for federal court litigation, including the US Supreme Court. She owns Jaeger2, specializes in reinvention, and helps leaders and teams position for optimum impact and quality of life. Author of two inspirational Amazon best-sellers, Take the Reins! 7 Secrets to Inspired Leadership, and Reinventing Greatness: Leading Yourself & Others Through Change with Confidence & Trust, Shari holds a Master’s degree in biology, undergraduate degrees in Zoology and English, and is certified in executive coaching and equine-assisted learning. Her equine-assisted leadership programs have served hundreds including the Federal Executive Institute, the World Bank, and many leadership teams. Shari was a founding member of the Board for George Mason University’s Women in Business Initiative, is the 2020 Board Chair of the Women’s Business Council for the Fauquier Chamber of Commerce
Rebecca Husted published the first textbook on Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (Wiley-Blackwell) in 2008. She is a decorated combat veteran, retired Signal Officer, US ARMY, holds BS (Biology) Wofford College, PhD (Animal Physiology) Clemson University. She provides training in Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (TLAERTM ) techniques across the US and internationally. She has published numerous critiques, techniques and journal articles on a variety of technical subjects in large animal disaster and emergency rescue, horse barn fires, and heavy rescue of large animals. She is a Principal/SME member of the Technical Committee of the NFPA Standard 150 – Animal Housing and contributes to equine/livestock welfare committees and others defining technical competencies for large animal response around the world.
Carrie Anderson owns Playa Ponies in Nosara, Costa Rica. She has been using SURE FOOT with her horses for two years. Carrie talks about how to help horses in scary corners of the arena and Wendy shows some video from her time there working with horses and SURE FOOT.
Andrea Wady after a life long obsession with horses and training, found a different path 17 years ago that led her to train with some of the worlds leading liberty trainers (inc David Lichman, Honza Blaha, Anna Marciniak and Elsa Sinclair). Realizing there was life beyond the pressure and release concepts, Andrea has dedicated her life to working with horses, many who have suffered trauma, to find ways to bring them out of themselves using lightness and body language. Andrea developed Pure Liberty, a course designed to help you connect with your horse on a level you could have only imagined. Regardless of age, years together or past mistakes, Andrea holds to the truth that everything can change in a heartbeat.
Horses have been navigating our changing landscapes for millennia. And although our domestic herds live in drastically different conditions than the wild herds, their instincts and universal equine language are still intact. Our horses embody many behaviors and characteristics that are principles for us, humans, to live by for healthy personal and professional relationships! Schelli Whitehouse is a certified equine inspired coach and facilitator who mentors other practitioners (coaches, therapists, trainers, and facilitators) to weave their personal genius, ambitions, and philosophy into a successful lifestyle business. With her programs and her book, “The Business of Coaching with Horses ~ How to Reach More Clients, Feed Your Horses, and Change the World!”, Schelli’s mission is to help equine inspired learning to become a go-to modality for personal and professional development. As popular as yoga and Starbucks!
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program discussing SURE FOOT applications.
Sharon’s passion for horses was first noticed when she was caught riding a bush horse at 4 years of age. She would climb up the front leg and haul herself up onto the back via the mane proud as a peacock. She still doesn’t know to this day how she survived, but by 14 she was working with racehorses and riding competitively in the show ring and winning up to Open Minor Royal classes by 18. Her desire to understand the biomechanics of the horse led her down the path of dissections and research and if that wasn’t enough, she built horse skeletons where students could move the limbs so to have a better understanding of the leg in motion. This became a critical factor when she rehabilitated or assisted in the selection of horses for performance riders in Australia and overseas. Her keen eye for detail saw her involved with horses that became or were already the Australian Champion in 8 different disciplines, with some competing at WEG and or the Olympics. With Equine degrees and a number of other qualifications in tow, Sharon’s research and published scientific papers have seen her lecture around the World as a key note or guest speaker at numerous events. So with this in mind, Sharon will be speaking on one of the current topics associated with her research - Equine Complex Vertebral Malformation (ECVM), or the Congenital Malformation of the 6th and 7th Cervical Vertebrae.
Kim Bauer is a well-known expert and educator in the field of Animal Acupressure and Massage. She began her coursework in Animal Acupressure and Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1999 and then in January of 2005 after fourteen years as a Middle School and Elementary School teacher, Kim created her business, Animal Ease Therapies. She creates individualized, integrated bodywork sessions for each animal that combines her knowledge of Acupressure, Massage, Temperament Typing and numerous other modalities that she has studied over the years. Additionally, Kim is an instructor for the Northwest School of Animal Massage and oversees and teaches the Acupressure certification programs as well as a number of online course offerings.
Wendy, Sharon and Laura continuing conversations and giving thanks this holiday season.
Good Horse in a Bad Body - Equus-Soma has already published the story of Apollo. This is a follow-up on new discoveries that explain why bad behavior is not always "behavior" but something only the bones can show us after the demise of the horse.
Tine has loved and breathed horses for more than 30 years. When her equine partner entered her life, she saw the need to take her hoof care skills to the next level. In her search for answers she found Maureen Tierney’s work and fell in love with the fascinating world of the hoof after applying the hoof guided principles and watching the incredible changes in her horse’s feet. Tine is a certified hoof practitioner, a teacher and a licensed instructor of the Hoof Guided Principles.
Rebecca has 25+ years of Instructing, now the sole owner of Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue, Inc. - all aspects of Large Animal Disaster and Emergency Preparedness; 28 years of Military Experience including active duty mobilizations (Ft. Bragg) and combat deployments (Iraq & Kuwait); 22 years freelance writing experience; 20 years management and corporate experience running small businesses (Equine/Bovine Ltd. and TLAER, Inc.); completing my Georgia Certificate of Emergency Management. Here the goal is to expand the TLAER, Inc. training system to a curriculum for the state Fire Academies. In 2017 the Standards for the Animal Rescue Technical portion of NFPA 1670, and NFPA 1006 were synchronized. I have aligned my courses at Awareness, Operations and Technical levels of focus depending on the education level of the participants attending. Her specialty is training in Specialty Heavy Rescue (Large Animal), Instruction in Specialty Rescue (for Large Animals), Public and Motivational Speaking, Deployed Military Experience (Iraq & Kuwait). Expert Witness (Equine Cruelty and Neglect, Horse Incidents involving Behavior; Large Animal, Cattle and Horse Trailer Incidents, Wrecks, Barn Fires, and Accidents.)
Natascha van Eijk is the founder of the International College for Professional Bitfit Consultants based in The Netherlands. Her background in equine anatomy, bodytherapy, riding and coaching makes her approach on bitfitting as much allround as possible. A contact issue can have multiple causes : bit, bridle, natural crookedness, lameness or other pathology but also rider crookedness and rider mistakes. This means an bitfit consultant plays a pivot role in finding a solution for contact issues and needs a multidisciplinary approach on this topic. It all starts or ends at the bit. Your horse is communicating!
Equine Iridology is the study of the iris. This fascinating discussion touches on both human and horse iridology. Annette discusses her experience with iridology and her use of SURE FOOT pads to guide her farrier toward a better balanced hoof.
Maree McAteer, 4 HOOF SURE FOOT Equine Practitioner is a student of movement. In this series of videos she has the same movement in real time and slow motion. A fascinating study in equine locomotion and raises many questions as to what we should be looking for in training.
Emma Loftus RCST, BCST has been around horses since she was a baby – but first learned to ride when she was six years old. During her teens, Emma wanted to be a jockey, so enrolled in the British Racing School in the UK to gain a pathway into a racing stable. This entry into the racing world led her to work not just in the UK, but in Germany, the USA, New Zealand, and Australia (where she currently resides). Emma began studying Equine Craniosacral therapy in 2011, But it was in 2013, that Emma was introduced to the Biodynamic model, and it was here that her journey with the work shifted. On a visit to the UK and Europe in 2015, Emma enrolled in a weekend introductory workshop with the Craniosacral Educational Trust (CTET) on Craniosacral Biodynamics, the experience left her wanting to learn the modality from the beginning, so she enrolled in the two year training in 2017, and graduated in July last year.
Dr. Harman, Holistic Veterinarian explains the difference between CBD and other portions of the hemp plant, what it can be used for and why you would want to feed hemp products to horses.
Alicia Harlov is a full time hoofcare provider on the North Shore of Massachusetts, and a member of Progressive Hoofcare Practitioners. Her passion for hoofcare started with her navicular gelding, Vinnie, and she still has a soft spot for navicular rehabilitation especially.
Wendy explains how she approaches horses that are anxious or nervous so that they have a successful experience with SURE FOOT. She also shows a video from a webinar with a young horse who had just seen a lightning strike on a pole just outside the indoor arena.
Through her never-ending quest for personal self-improvement and her practice of authentic communication, she has become a powerful voice that helps guide riders to better partnership and results in harmony. Even after all the decades of being a professional trainer, instructor, and competitor at the Grand Prix level, she still wakes up everyday feeling like a little girl in love with horses.
Daisy Bicking,. owner of Integrative Hoof Care School talks about hoof balance, its influence on balance, posture and performance and how glue on shoes benefit some horses to improve overall function and how SURE FOOT aids in giving the horse an option to find or reestablish good balance and posture.
Stefanija Pankova graduated from the International College for Professional Bit Fit Consultants (www.icpbc.com) in The Netherlands. The ICPBC stands for a multidisciplinary approach of contact issues and bit-and bridle fitting. An intensive learning program of more than a year that shares all the insights of pioneer Natascha Van Eijk the founder that combined equine anatomy, body therapy. riding and coaching with full-time bit fitting. Stefanija shares some basics that will help horse owners become more aware of the importance of proper bit- and bridle fitting.
Sharon and Laura have been my guest for more webinars than anyone else. Each webinar has a different flavor but always comes back to reading horse language by understanding the language of the horse. Join us for another interesting webinar!
Lucinda started learning about horses at a very young age. Her father Jack, taught her kindness and a deeper understanding of the horse and all animals. She rode classical hunter jumper and hunt seat at Flintridge Riding Academy during her younger years and learned the value observation and patience. From there she started her education in Neuroscience and Equine Ethology, and how the brain learns, works out emotions, and how the central nervous system plays a role in these processes. Lucinda has worked with Julien Beaugnon (formerly of Cavalia) and Sharon Wilsie and Steven Peters, DVM. Lucinda is committed to her work, to help humans and horses along the way.
Becky came to a riding clinic with Wendy in 2019 and discovered SURE FOOT. Now she is a 2 HOOF SURE FOOT Practitioner.. Her stallion Timmy has a life-long history of fear and strong flight response as well as sensitivity to things under his feet. Becky describes the journey with SURE FOOT and Timmy. Not all horses stand on the pads and relax the first time so if you find that your horse needs to go slowly this webinar is for you.
Dr. Bowker is one of the top researchers in the world on hoof form and function. He has changed the way we will view the hoof forever and bought hoof care into the 21st century. His research interests in horses began in the early '90s when he began focusing upon understanding how nerves aid and improve foot function, how horses use the many sensations present in the foot to negotiate within its environment and how the foot dissipates energy and supports the horse during health and disease conditions. He has presented his results to numerous international and national audiences over the past ten plus years and believes that a healthy foot translates to a healthy horse. Dr. Bowker presently continues his studies in understanding hoof function and how we can better improve the health and condition of the foot during such disease conditions as laminitis and navicular syndrome. Combining his research with his duties as Professor of Anatomy, Bob also consults online and in-person with horse owners, hoof practitioners and vets from around the globe.
Emma Loftus RCST, BCST has been around horses since she was a baby – but first learned to ride when she was six years old. During her teens, Emma wanted to be a jockey, so enrolled in the British Racing School in the UK to gain a pathway into a racing stable. This entry into the racing world led her to work not just in the UK, but in Germany, the USA, New Zealand, and Australia (where she currently resides). Emma began studying Equine Craniosacral therapy in 2011, But it was in 2013, that Emma was introduced to the Biodynamic model, and it was here that her journey with the work shifted. On a visit to the UK and Europe in 2015, Emma enrolled in a weekend introductory workshop with the Craniosacral Educational Trust (CTET) on Craniosacral Biodynamics, the experience left her wanting to learn the modality from the beginning, so she enrolled in the two year training in 2017, and graduated in July last year.
Kathleen Prasad is founder of Animal Reiki Source and president of the Shelter Animal Reiki Association (SARA). A Reiki practitioner and teacher for over 22 years, she has pioneered the profession of Reiki for animals, creating the Let Animals Lead® method of Animal Reiki. Kathleen is also the author of several books on Reiki for animals, including Heart to Heart with Horses: An Equine Lover's Guide to Reiki. Her nonprofit, SARA, shares and teaches Animal Reiki for rescued animals and their caregivers in shelters and sanctuaries around the world. Kathleen enjoys life with her husband, daughter, dog and horse in northern California.
Jen Roytz is the executive director of the Retired Racehorse Project, a nonprofit organization that works to increase demand for Thoroughbreds after racing. While the RRP publishes Off-Track Thoroughbred Magazine and puts on clinics throughout the country (and in the year of COVID, throughout the internet!) aimed at helping people find success in training off-track Thoroughbreds for various disciplines, it is best-known for putting on the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, the world's largest retraining competition for recently retired racehorses.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program and SURE FOOT Pads has created a Practitioner Program for Equine Professionals who wish to be authorized to use SURE FOOT in their work. Given COVID-19 the process is changed somewhat so be sure to watch the webinar to find out how we are adapting to the pandemic. If you are interested in becoming a SURE FOOT Equine Practitioner please go to surefootequine.com and fill out the inquiry form
Dr. Joyce Harman noted holistic veterinarian talks about Lyme disease in horses. Lyme disease is present in most locations, but in some areas it is almost everywhere. Horses, humans, and dogs seem to suffer the most, with symptoms often lingering for months or years. Many performance horses are seriously compromised. We will discuss an integrated approach to treating and living with Lyme in your horse.
Becky Tenges, owner of Equine BodyWorks LLC and a life-long lover of horses, brings her extensive knowledge and training to you and your horse’s team of trainer, farrier, veterinarian and other equine professionals. Becky, the daughter of a farrier, grew up in Southern California on an Arabian horse ranch and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Economics from UC Davis. After leaving a twenty-year career in Investment Banking, Becky returned to her involvement with horses, initially for the therapeutic benefit they provide to humans; and now to the therapeutic benefit that she can provide to them. The webinar ends a bit abruptly but Becky's husband was fine. :)
Amy LeSatz, life-long horsewoman is working on under the direction of a veterinarian to assist in the rehabilitation of horses from a variety of issues using SURE FOOT Equine Pads. Amy is an authorized 3 HOOF SURE FOOT Practitioner in Colorado. This fascinating webinar gives insight into how SURE FOOT is an integral part of recovery from illness and injury.
Catherine Wycoff, PT, DPT, GCFP, CERP, is a physical therapist for humans and for horses, with an undergraduate degree from Liege University (Belgium) and a doctorate from Des Moines University (US). She is also a Feldenkrais® Practitioner and a Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner, in Lovettsville, VA. Her desire to understand has led her to explore the vagal nerve responses in horses and humans and their connection with the trigeminal nerve. Catherine is a lifelong horse lover and rider and has been learning from Wendy Murdoch since 2007.
There is a rhythm in the body that is separate from heart rate and respiration. This tide-like motion is called the craniosacral rhythm. The rhythm radiates throughout the body. It helps to move vital nutrients to the tissues and nerves of the body and protect them. It flows through the fascia. It is intricately linked with these beautiful connective tissue. It works within this system to assist the body in maintaining balanced communication. Craniosacral therapists use gentle palpation to find restrictions in the rhythm and by focusing on that area, restore balance. The work affects all systems of the body and how those components are working together. Our goal is to restore ease, fluidity, and communication in the body. When all the parts are working together to support the whole, balance and health are the results. The body has an amazing capacity to heal when allowed to do so. CST can help with so many things. Let's talk about its history, the practical application of the technique, and some case studies from my practice. It's been known to help maintain the body to prevent injuries, speed injury and post-op recovery, reduce and often eliminate head shaking, assist in behavioral and emotional challenges, and more.
Catherine Wycoff, PT, DPT, GCFP, CERP, is a physical therapist for humans and for horses, with an undergraduate degree from Liege University (Belgium) and a doctorate from Des Moines University (US). She is also a Feldenkrais® Practitioner and a Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner, in Lovettsville, VA. Her desire to understand has led her to explore the vagal nerve responses in horses and humans and their connection with the trigeminal nerve. Catherine is a lifelong horse lover and rider and has been learning from Wendy Murdoch since 2007.
Glenn Hebert Glenn the Geek is one of the early pioneers in podcasting, founding the Horse Radio Network in July 2008. Starting with one show (The Stable Scoop Radio Show) and no listeners, he has since grown HRN to nearly 20 shows with tens of thousands of listeners from around the world!
Wendy, Sharon and Laura get together on a regular basis to chat about Horse Speak and SURE FOOT. The conversation wanders and winds but is always informative. Today we talked about witnessing change, shut down and reverse round pen. among other things.
Jillian’s work with horses draws upon Classical Dressage principles and her roots in the Western Horse arena, as well as from her equine education. She has studied with Manolo Mendez, Peggy Cummings, Stephanie Millham, and the late Mark Russell. As a perpetual student of the horse, Jillian also spends quality time reading literature to stay informed with the latest research from professionals in the field. The convergence of all the information and wisdom shared by these instructors blends beautifully into what Jillian teaches her students. Jillian makes decisions about what knowledge to apply in training, lessons, and lectures by determining if it is in alignment with horse and human functional anatomy, and their mental well-being. She believes that the deepest and most insightful lessons come from the horses themselves — trusted friends.
Linda Tellington-Jones, creator of TTouch, studied with Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais in the 70's. Wendy first met Linda in 1985 a year after a serious riding accident. Six years ago Linda saw SURE FOOT for the first time. The TTouch and SURE FOOT have a philosophical root in the understanding based on the ideas fostered from Dr. Feldenkrais. In this webinar Wendy and Linda share their thoughts on SURE FOOT.
Annie Parsons started learning mounted archery on her own. Now she teaches classes in both ground and mounted archery at Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center. Along the way Danielle got interested and together they discuss a brief history, equipment and safety for having fun with the martial art of archery. Books referenced in this talk: "Horseback Archery: ancient art to modern sport" by Claire and Sawyer "War Bows" by Mike Loades Horse Archery Organizations noted
Dennis Verdon returns for another webinar. This time discussing the horse's hoof structures, the frog and digital cushion.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program talks about how to use SURE FOOT Pads with horses under saddle to overcome issues at the mounting block, anxiety when tacking up, horses unhappy with the arena, anywhere you would like your horse more relaxed.
Nic owns and runs Rockley Farm, where we specialize in equine lameness rehabilitation, particularly working with horses who have DDFT, collateral ligament, and navicular bone injuries. Since 2004 we have had several hundred horses come through the farm and we have a good success rate in returning horses to the same level of work or higher than before they were injured. Our own horses hunt over the rugged terrain of Exmoor and have hard-working, high performing hooves which I believe have helped to keep them sound over many years of high mileage work. I've written 2 books: "Feet First" and "Performance Hoof, Performance Horse" and have also presented numerous workshops in the UK, US, and New Zealand.
In July 2019 Wendy Murdoch went to the Icelandic Horse Farm, in Vernon, BC to do a SURE FOOT Experiment. Working with Bob, an OTTB over 3 days we recorded the changes simply by using the SURE FOOT Pads. This is the one year update on Bob's progress and how, combined with the TTEAM Balance Rein and Neck Rope Bob continues to improve.
Debby Potts have been teaching TTouch for over 30 years. She is also a 4 HOOF SURE FOOT Practitioner. Listen to how Debby found SURE FOOT (a horse of course sent her to the first training with Linda Tellington-Jones) and Wendy has known Debby since 1986. Learn more about SURE FOOT and the Practitioners levels in this webinar.
Hilary M. Clayton, BVMS, PhD, Dipl. ACVSMR, MRCVS is a veterinarian, researcher and horsewoman. For the past 40 years she has performed innovative research in the areas of equine biomechanics, conditioning programs for equine athletes and the effects of tack and equipment on the horse and rider.
Mary Debono, GCFP is an international clinician and best-selling author who works with both humans and animals. She creatively applies the principles of the Feldenkrais Method® to her work with horses, creating simple and powerful processes that can improve athletic ability, enhance confidence and create a joyful connection between horse and human. For more information, please visit www.MaryDebono.com.
Madalyn is trained in Veterinary Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Bowen Therapy, Network Chiropractic and Equine Osteopathy. Memberships include the American Veterinary Medical Association, American Association of Equine Practitioners, the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy and American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association. She has authored three books, Holistic Horsekeeping, Horse Harmony, Understanding Horse Types and Temperaments and Horse Harmony Five Element Feeding Guide. www.holistichorsekeeping.com and www.horsetemperament.com
Patrick Tigchelaar is a certified Dressage Instructor/Bereiter from the Netherlands and has his USDF silver and gold medals. In Europe, he trained under Dutch Olympic rider Rien van der Schaft and his wife Inge, and he was a student of the late German Master George Theodorescu. Before moving to the US in 2007, he showed successfully in the Netherlands and Germany. In the United States, he has been a winning FEI competitor through Grand Prix, with many high-score awards at or above 70%. Career highlights to date include FEI small tour wins at Dressage at Devon 2011 and a spot on the 2014 Dutch Nations Cup team at the Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, FL. He has trained many horses through the FEI levels, and after working two years as assistant trainer to Catherine Haddad-Staller, Patrick started his own business ‘PT-Dressage’ in the spring of 2015. Patrick is a talented trainer with many tools in his toolbox. He is patient yet demanding and consistently brings out the best in riders and their horses. Patrick is an articulate clinician with a positive attitude, and both auditors and riders will enjoy learning from his training.
Laura has been working intuitively with people and their animals for over 20 years. She is constantly amazed by the ability and eagerness of animals to have conversations and give specific details about their health, relationships, emotions, histories, desires, and life purposes. Animal communication can be learned by anyone and Laura’s passion is to help people develop their own skills as well as to do individual animal sessions. Laura’s lifelong love of horses has led her to barns across the country combining intuitive communication with relationship building for horse and rider.
Reese Koffler Stanfield earned both a BS in Agricultural Economics from the College of Agriculture at the University of Kentucky and an MA in International Commerce from the prestigious Patterson School of International Diplomacy and Commerce at the University of Kentucky, while concurrently maintaining an International High-Performance Dressage riding career. She possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary for the effective functioning in the equestrian and international business milieu. She is conversant in German after spending almost two years at a prominent German facility. She has developed focus, initiative, and discipline through daily training and years of dedication to the sport of Dressage at all levels. Poised to represent her country and her home land of the bluegrass state of Kentucky in International Competition, Reese plans to continue her riding career in International High-Performance Competitive Dressage, as well as riding, training, and coaching students and horses of all levels.
Sydney Burt has been an Equine Dentist for 18 years. In this webinar she presents the basics of the horse's teeth, why dentistry is important and what some of the terms are that are used to describe the horse's teeth.
Hansje Rol is a 3 HOOF SURE FOOT Practitioner (there are 4 levels). She has been offering SURE FOOT Pad Parties and working with individuals using the SURE FOOT Equine Pads. Hansje presents several fascinating case studies in this webinar and gives an update on the excitement about SURE FOOT in The Netherlands.
Dr. Joyce Harman, wholistic veterinarian, has bee treating horses with homeopathy since the early 90's. In this webinar she explains how remedies are made, dose and uses.
Sharon and Laura are back for their 7th Webinar with Wendy. Each time we discuss different aspects of Horse Speak and watch videos of horses on SURE FOOT pads. Join us for another fascinating discussion on the horse's "sign language" and how we can read them as they process information from the SURE FOOT pads.
Maree McAteer grew up professionally show jumping in NZ and the USA. Dividing her time between Auckland NZ (Nov- April) and Colorado USA (May to October), Maree shares her many years of professional experience with riders from all disciplines. She has been heavily involved in bringing the new sport of Working Equitation to the shores of NZ and is excited to be part of a new online virtual Working Equitation competition platform open to anyone, anywhere. She is passionate about the wellbeing and comfort of performance horses and dedicated to sharing her wealth of knowledge through appropriate training and therapies.
Wendy Murdoch discusses several horses regarding how long it may take for changes in behavior to be permanent. Also she shows examples of changes seen while horses are standing on SURE FOOT pads.
Lauren's passion is enhancing one's experience through integrative bodywork and movement. She grew up riding hunters and jumpers. Among her many qualifications, Lauren has 20 plus years working with horses (show jumping, dressage, Vet tech at Littleton Equine Medical Center, Rehab Intern at KESMARC, Groom), Graduate with honors from Colorado State University with a BS in Equine Science and Agricultural Economics and is a Certified Advanced Rolfer from the Rolf Institute in Boulder, Co.
Tami is an equine bodyworker. Helping horses and horse owners is her passion. She uses different modalities such as Craniosacral Therapy through Upledger Institute, myofascial release therapy, Masterson method certified practitioner and I am currently a student of equine osteopathy at the Vluggen institute. Over the years, she has used my knowledge and observational skills acquired through art school and her practice of different modalities to developed an intricate system of assessment using asymmetry and fascial lines. Building on an understanding of anatomy to get a clear picture of the horse’s physical state in all its layers. Tami is a passionate student of equine anatomy and health and is equally passionate about sharing knowledge and educating people so they can help their horse.
Lucinda started learning about horses at a very young age. Her father Jack, taught her kindness and a deeper understanding of the horse and all animals. She rode classical hunter jumper and hunt seat at Flintridge Riding Academy during her younger years and learned the value observation and patience. From there she started her education in Neuroscience and Equine Ethology, and how the brain learns, works out emotions, and how the central nervous system plays a role in these processes. Lucinda has worked with Julien Beaugnon (formerly of Cavalia) and Sharon Wilsie and Steven Peters, DVM. Lucinda is committed to her work, to help humans and horses along the way
Good Horse in a Bad Body - Equus-Soma has already published the story of Apollo. This is a follow-up on new discoveries that explain why bad behavior is not always "behavior" but something only the bones can show us after the demise of the horse
Tine has loved and breathed horses for more than 30 years. When her equine partner entered her life, she saw the need to take her hoof care skills to the next level. In her search for answers she found Maureen Tierney’s work and fell in love with the fascinating world of the hoof after applying the hoof guided principles and watching the incredible changes in her horse’s feet. Tine is a certified hoof practitioner, a teacher and a licensed instructor of the Hoof Guided Principles.
Rebecca has 25+ years of Instructing, now the sole owner of Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue, Inc. - all aspects of Large Animal Disaster and Emergency Preparedness; 28 years of Military Experience including active duty mobilizations (Ft. Bragg) and combat deployments (Iraq & Kuwait); 22 years freelance writing experience; 20 years management and corporate experience running small businesses (Equine/Bovine Ltd. and TLAER, Inc.); completing my Georgia Certificate of Emergency Management. Here the goal is to expand the TLAER, Inc. training system to a curriculum for the state Fire Academies. In 2017 the Standards for the Animal Rescue Technical portion of NFPA 1670, and NFPA 1006 were synchronized. I have aligned my courses at Awareness, Operations and Technical levels of focus depending on the education level of the participants attending. Her specialty is training in Specialty Heavy Rescue (Large Animal), Instruction in Specialty Rescue (for Large Animals), Public and Motivational Speaking, Deployed Military Experience (Iraq & Kuwait). Expert Witness (Equine Cruelty and Neglect, Horse Incidents involving Behavior; Large Animal, Cattle and Horse Trailer Incidents, Wrecks, Barn Fires, and Accidents.)
Natascha van Eijk is the founder of the International College for Professional Bitfit Consultants based in The Netherlands. Her background in equine anatomy, bodytherapy, riding and coaching makes her approach on bitfitting as much allround as possible. A contact issue can have multiple causes : bit, bridle, natural crookedness, lameness or other pathology but also rider crookedness and rider mistakes. This means an bitfit consultant plays a pivot role in finding a solution for contact issues and needs a multidisciplinary approach on this topic. It all starts or ends at the bit. Your horse is communicating!
Equine Iridology is the study of the iris. This fascinating discussion touches on both human and horse iridology. Annette discusses her experience with iridology and her use of SURE FOOT pads to guide her farrier toward a better balanced hoof.
Maree McAteer, 4 HOOF SURE FOOT Equine Practitioner is a student of movement. In this series of videos she has the same movement in real time and slow motion. A fascinating study in equine locomotion and raises many questions as to what we should be looking for in training
Emma Loftus RCST, BCST has been around horses since she was a baby – but first learned to ride when she was six years old. During her teens, Emma wanted to be a jockey, so enrolled in the British Racing School in the UK to gain a pathway into a racing stable. This entry into the racing world led her to work not just in the UK, but in Germany, the USA, New Zealand, and Australia (where she currently resides). Emma began studying Equine Craniosacral therapy in 2011, But it was in 2013, that Emma was introduced to the Biodynamic model, and it was here that her journey with the work shifted. On a visit to the UK and Europe in 2015, Emma enrolled in a weekend introductory workshop with the Craniosacral Educational Trust (CTET) on Craniosacral Biodynamics, the experience left her wanting to learn the modality from the beginning, so she enrolled in the two year training in 2017, and graduated in July last year. ps: Just to add, I may not have made it clear that the sphenoid and occiput are of slightly differing origin to the embryological triads of the spinal vertebrae. Note that; The orbito and basi post sphenoid derived from cephalic mesoderm. But the ali sphenoid and basi pre-sphenoid are derived from Neural Crest cells. Which is fascinating 🤓 and an insight to the intricate formation of the incredible butterfly/bat bone, the sphenoid. I also would like to point out an error I made in discussing the Occiput at birth (I can't count!). I kept saying the bone was in three parts. It is actually in 4 parts; (1) Squamos part (2,3) Condylar (4) Basilar.
Dr. Harman, Holistic Veterinarian explains the difference between CBD and other portions of the hemp plant, what it can be used for and why you would want to feed hemp products to horses.
Alicia Harlov is a full time hoofcare provider on the North Shore of Massachusetts, and a member of Progressive Hoofcare Practitioners. Her passion for hoofcare started with her navicular gelding, Vinnie, and she still has a soft spot for navicular rehabilitation especially. Alicia is also the host of the Humble Hoof Podcast!
Wendy explains how she approaches horses that are anxious or nervous so that they have a successful experience with SURE FOOT. She also shows a video from a webinar with a young horse who had just seen a lightning strike on a pole just outside the indoor arena.
Through her never-ending quest for personal self-improvement and her practice of authentic communication, she has become a powerful voice that helps guide riders to better partnership and results in harmony.
Daisy Bicking, owner of Integrative Hoof Care School talks about hoof balance, its influence on balance, posture and performance and how glue on shoes benefit some horses to improve overall function and how SURE FOOT aids in giving the horse an option to find or reestablish good balance and posture.
Stefanija Pankova graduated from the International College for Professional Bit Fit Consultants (www.icpbc.com) in The Netherlands. The ICPBC stands for a multidisciplinary approach of contact issues and bit-and bridle fitting. An intensive learning program of more than a year that shares all the insights of pioneer Natascha Van Eijk the founder that combined equine anatomy, body therapy. riding and coaching with full-time bit fitting. Stefanija shares some basics that will help horse owners become more aware of the importance of proper bit- and bridle fitting.
Sharon and Laura have been my guest for more webinars than anyone else. Each webinar has a different flavor but always comes back to reading horse language by understanding the language of the horse. Join us for another interesting webinar!
Lucinda started learning about horses at a very young age. Her father Jack, taught her kindness and a deeper understanding of the horse and all animals.
Becky came to a riding clinic with Wendy in 2019 and discovered SURE FOOT. Now she is a 2 HOOF SURE FOOT Practitioner.. Her stallion Timmy has a life-long history of fear and strong flight response as well as sensitivity to things under his feet. Becky describes the journey with SURE FOOT and Timmy. Not all horses stand on the pads and relax the first time so if you find that your horse needs to go slowly this webinar is for you.
Linda Tellington-Jones, creator of TTouch, studied with Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais in the 70's. Wendy first met Linda in 1985 a year after a serious riding accident. Six years ago Linda saw SURE FOOT for the first time. The TTouch and SURE FOOT have a philosophical root in the understanding based on the ideas fostered from Dr. Feldenkrais. In this webinar Wendy and Linda share their thoughts on SURE FOOT.
Annie Parsons started learning mounted archery on her own. Now she teaches classes in both ground and mounted archery at Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center. Along the way Danielle got interested and together they discuss a brief history, equipment and safety for having fun with the martial art of archery. Books referenced in this talk: "Horseback Archery: ancient art to modern sport" by Claire and Sawyer "War Bows" by Mike Loades Horse Archery Organizations noted
Dennis Verdon returns for another webinar. This time discussing the horse's hoof structures, the frog and digital cushion.
Nic owns and runs Rockley Farm, where we specialize in equine lameness rehabilitation, particularly working with horses who have DDFT, collateral ligament, and navicular bone injuries. Since 2004 we have had several hundred horses come through the farm and we have a good success rate in returning horses to the same level of work or higher than before they were injured. Our own horses hunt over the rugged terrain of Exmoor and have hard-working, high performing hooves which I believe have helped to keep them sound over many years of high mileage work. I've written 2 books: "Feet First" and "Performance Hoof, Performance Horse" and have also presented numerous workshops in the UK, US, and New Zealand.
Debby Potts have been teaching TTouch for over 30 years. She is also a 4 HOOF SURE FOOT Practitioner. Listen to how Debby found SURE FOOT (a horse of course sent her to the first training with Linda Tellington-Jones) and Wendy has known Debby since 1986. Learn more about SURE FOOT and the Practitioners levels in this webinar.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program talks about how to use SURE FOOT Equine Pads. This webinar got off to a rough start because the Zoom time was mistakenly set for noon instead of 1pm.
Sharon & Laura Wilsie, Horse Speak view videos from Bess Miller's using SURE FOOT with foals webinar. We discuss what the foal is showing in body based on Sharon's work to understand the patterns seen in the foal and how SURE FOOT has helped the foal feel grounded and able to learn
There is a rhythm in the body that is separate from heart rate and respiration. This tide-like motion is called the craniosacral rhythm. The rhythm radiates throughout the body. It helps to move vital nutrients to the tissues and nerves of the body and protect them. It flows through the fascia. It is intricately linked with these beautiful connective tissue. It works within this system to assist the body in maintaining balanced communication. Craniosacral therapists use gentle palpation to find restrictions in the rhythm and by focusing on that area, restore balance. The work affects all systems of the body and how those components are working together. Our goal is to restore ease, fluidity, and communication in the body. When all the parts are working together to support the whole, balance and health are the results. The body has an amazing capacity to heal when allowed to do so. CST can help with so many things. Let's talk about its history, the practical application of the technique, and some case studies from my practice. It's been known to help maintain the body to prevent injuries, speed injury and post-op recovery, reduce and often eliminate head shaking, assist in behavioral and emotional challenges, and more.
Western and rodeo disciplines were the main focus. In her sophomore year of high school, she got her Quarter Horse and her mother got 2 Tennessee Walking Horses……oh dear goodness! At the beginning, it was a bit of an embarrassment for Diane to be seen with her mother and her spotted up, strawberry roan TWH. Diane ended up doing gymkhana on that colorful TWH mare. Between Diane’s junior and senior year her whole “idea” of what her ideal horse would be shifted. One of her most pivotal life situations placed her in Big Arm, Montana with Pearl Tompkins and over 50 head of Tennessee Walking Horses. She fell in love with the breed… drawn in not only by their beauty and wonderful gait but mostly their amazing, kind personalities. Since that time Diane has served on national Boards of Directors both in the United States and Canada. She has been a sound horse advocate since the late ’70s. She holds 2 Gaited horse show licenses (her first license was with the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Association). Both current licenses are with The Independent Judges’ Association (Friends of Sound Horses judges division) She is licensed both for open shows and is a Senior IJA Dressage Judge. She also held a 4-H judges license for years. Her commitment to supporting the Smooth Gaited Horse and community drives her to continued education and research. Diane owns Back To Basics Equine Awareness, Valley, Washington. She travels throughout the country and internationally sharing, teaching, and consulting about the WELLBEING for and the healthy FUNCTION of this amazing horse.
Martina Neirdhart, DVM has a practice for veterinary manual therapy offering veterinary chiropractic, acupuncture, myofascial work, taping, leech therapy, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation. This is her second Webinar with Wendy. Her first webinar on Fascia is one of the most popular webinars so far.
Bess Miller is a life long horse woman who has been breeding horses her entire life. In this webinar Bess gives two examples of using SURE FOOT with foals at 3 - 5 days old and following them as a yearling.
Deb, through her business Equine Self Expression, is a travelling clinician, teaching riding clinics, offering learning opportunities through several lecture series’, and training horses and students to understand and translate functional classical principles of working a horse from the inside out while observing old patterns within themselves. Deb’s series “Ground Work, to the In-Hand Dance ” which sequences into “The Emotional and Functional Platforms of Riding” invites students to work with deeper truths of movements, form and function as they relate to the emotional body and nervous system. Deb believes it is the balance of the mind, body and Spirit that allow for the deeper truth of riding in both horse and human. Deb and her partner John, have a training and equine educational facility outside of Indianapolis, Indiana where Deb offers more educational lectures, clinics and riding opportunities, as well as continuing to take horses in for training . Deb also has a small sanctuary in the Ozarks of Mo where she launches her wild horse treks from and offers equine retreats. That is also her haven for writing, and continuing to study and deepen her knowledge of equine neuro anatomy, physiology and equine emotional patterns.
Dr. Raquel Butler is a Veterinarian, Animal Biomechanical Medicine Professional and an Academic at Charles Sturt University Australia. At Charles Sturt she teaches Equine rehabilitation, Exercise physiology (The Equine Athlete) and Equine biomechanics in the Bachelor of Equine Science. Raquel has had her own business Integrated Veterinary Therapeutics for 8 years treating horses with a variety of modalities which includes Osteopathic and Chiropractic techniques, Equine Muscle Release therapy, Acupuncture Oriented Energetics, Myofascial kinetics (Rikke Schultz), Vetkin taping and she has done many other short courses including CranioSacral Therpy, Masterson Method, Dr. Kerry Ridgway fascial Acupuncture, Level 1 ASFA saddle fitting and a Certification in Equi-taping and with Vetkin taping. Raquel has been mentored by Sharon May-Davis and has taught clinics internationally on Anatomy, Biomechanics, Assessment and Vetkin taping of the horse. She uses SURE FOOT Equine Pads as part of rehabilitation.
Ida Hammer provides example of negative plane in horses plantar and palmer angels in the coffin bones and how you can guess this is happening by external examination. Also how SURE FOOT pads allow the horse to find his own level (positive angle).
Wendy Murdoch, the creator of the SURE FOOT® Equine Stability Program talks about how early you can start with SURE FOOT Equine Pads. Koolazz is an example of working with a twin foal. Older horses need the stability of the Hard and Hard Slants in the beginning as they adapt to the changes created by SURE FOOT.
Nic owns and runs Rockley Farm, where we specialize in equine lameness rehabilitation, particularly working with horses who have DDFT, collateral ligament, and navicular bone injuries. Since 2004 we have had several hundred horses come through the farm and we have a good success rate in returning horses to the same level of work or higher than before they were injured. Our own horses hunt over the rugged terrain of Exmoor and have hard-working, high performing hooves which I believe have helped to keep them sound over many years of high mileage work. I've written 2 books: "Feet First" and "Performance Hoof, Performance Horse" and have also presented numerous workshops in the UK, US, and New Zealand. Nic will be talking about how to assess hooves and movement, what predisposes a horse to injury (or soundness), and what you can do to improve your horse's feet and give them the best chance of soundness.
Dr. Joyce Harman graduated from Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1984 with an interest in acupuncture and alternative medicine. She went to England, Ireland to study equine exercise physiology and sports medicine, always looking for a better, safer way to treat and train horses.
Penny is a strong advocate for the quality of life of her patients and finds that animal rehabilitation has contributed to extending the lives of many. She has studied various manual therapy techniques and modalities over the past 18 years and has a special interest in using photobiomodulation (low-level laser therapy) to assist with pain management, promote healing, and accelerate return to function. She has worked with many top-level canine and equine athletes over the years and loves to help bring out the best in each of them.
Sharon Wilsie is the author of Horse Speak, understanding the subtle language between horses. Wendy, Sharon and Laura in their 5th Webinar continue the conversation about how SURE FOOT and Horse Speak work so well together.
Wendy Murdoch, created SURE FOOT® Equine Stability Program in 2012. Today she talks about the best Pad to start with for horses that are new to SURE FOOT and use of advanced Pods as well as answering questions from the audience.
Dr. Reilly was late getting to the meeting so Dr. Rachel Bellini filled in for the first few minutes and gave us some background. Dr. Reilly, South Shore Equine Clinic has been using SURE FOOT Pads in his practice since January 2020. He talks about how the Pads can be used diagnostically and also to alleviate discomfort so that he can work with horses in his practice.
Dr. Bowker was supposed to join me for this webinar. However a storm knocked out his internet. Dr. Molle wanted to listen to the webinar and I drafted her into giving one on understanding conditioning, muscles and bone. I want to thank Dr. Molle for jumping in to help out! It was a fabulous webinar! We will reschedule Dr. Bowker.
Wendy Murdoch talks about how long horses should stand on SURE FOOT Pads, some of the do's and don'ts when using SURE FOOT and what type of damage is covered under the SURE FOOT Pad Warranty.
Debra Taylor’s passion is equine podiatry – the professional study, care, and treatment of the foot. Dr. Taylor’s interest lies in discovering methods to readjust the load of a foot to promote healing. Understanding the mechanics of blood flow, weight distribution, and local anatomic structures of a healthy foot compared to that of a laminitic foot will allow for treatment management options to be developed to improve the prognosis of horses suffering from laminitis.
Suzi is a 3 Hoof SURE FOOT® Practitioner and life long dog groomer. She has been using her Physiopad for helping dogs over come anxiety while being groomed and is now using the SURE PAWS™ Pads. She illustrates this webinar with many photos and short videos with a variety of dogs.
Born and raised in Nebraska, I graduated from vet school at Iowa State University. Following graduation I headed west To southwest Utah where I heard about the likes of Linda Tellington Jones and Dr. Kerry Ridgway. I landed in Colorado after a stint in Montana and meeting Linda and Kerry there. I have practiced in Colorado for 27 years. I had always had an interest in acupuncture, but when it did so much for my own health I needed to offer it to my patients. From there I have been fascinated on how bodies can heal. I became acupuncture certified in 2002 and eventually obtained my Master’s in Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine In 2019. Laser, herbal therapy, food therapy, craniosacral, Ttouch, ozone and now Surefoot are other therapies I incorporate in my practice.
Paige Poss' life-long love of horses led her to a degree in Animal Science at North Carolina State University. She went on to work as a research technician for leading scientists in the fields of biochemistry, toxicology, physiology, and nutrition. In 1999, Paige's journey into hoof care began
Robyn Hood, TTouch® Trainer an long time friend of Wendy Murdoch talks about using body wraps to help horses with body awareness and how you can combine body wraps with SURE FOOT Equine Pads.
Wendy Murdoch talks about how long horses should stand on SURE FOOT Pads, some of the do's and don'ts when using SURE FOOT and what type of damage is covered under the SURE FOOT Pad Warranty.
Yogi Sharp has been making scientific information regarding the horse, particulary the hoof, readable by documenting scientific papers and putting them in layman's terms. In this webinar he discusses how the hoof effects the horse and visa vers
Jillian has been working with horses her entire life. In her early years, she participated in AQHA, APHA, and Open Stock Horse Association competitions. Throughout these early years, she won numerous year-end, high-point awards and futurity classes.
Wendy discusses questions from the audience, talks about choosing the pad for your horse and how to use pods along with video and photo examples of horses on SURE FOOT pads.
ecky is an instructor at The Masterson Method Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork and is the owner at Equine Bodyworks USA. She talks about what the Masterson Method is and how SURE FOOT pads can be used with the Method.
Lester Buckley is a well known horse trainer with a varied background. In this video he talks about how SURE FOOT Equine pads is an integral part of retraining an Arabian, Treasure, who had lost his joy in life.
Dr Sybille Molle graduated Veterinary Medicine at the Perugia University, Italy in 2004. After a period of practice in equine medicine and surgery at AEMMECI equine practice in Rome (2001-2005) and at the Département Hippique of the Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire of Lyon, France
Violet van Hees is a Feldenkrais Practitioner® and a SURE FOOT Equine® Practitioner. In this meeting she talks about the Poly Vagal Theory of Dr. Steven Porges and how that relates to horses.
Some horses benefit from having the SURE FOOT Equine Pads stacked. Wendy discusses the benefits, technique and ways to use stacked pads.
Julien spent 10 years with the traveling troupe, Cavalia. Wendy saw him during the performance in Washington DC, and then met him when Julien moved to Virginia. Julien talks about his experience in the show and his philosophy on training horses.
Cheryl Gibson is the creator of Equi-Bow Canada. She combines techniques including SURE FOOT, Body Wraps, Equitape and Equibow in working with horses. She also talks about laminitis in her horse and how one needs to manage the "laminitic momentum" in the feet for recovery.
Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program PowerPoint presentation describing the SURE FOOT, what it does for horses, and theories on how these effects may occur.
Wendy Murdoch describes what a SURE FOOT Practitioner is and how to attain that training to add to an Equine Professionals tool kit.
Dr. Harman gives clear concise explanation of the three pronged approach to avoiding laminitis and ways to manage horses prone to this disease. Hosted by Wendy Murdoch this talk makes it easy to understand and how to manage horses to avoid a "heart attack" in the hooves including the use of SURE FOOT Equine Pads to help horses that have this condition.
Martina presents information about fascia in equines and then how the SURE FOOT Equine Pads influence this fascia. This is a most fascinating discussion and provides great insight into understanding how changes occur using SURE FOOT Equine Stability Pads.
Rachel Heart Bellini, DVM Heart Equine, talks about chiropractics, tensegrity and how SURE FOOT Equine SLANT Pads influence the horse's entire body, hosted by Wendy Murdoch.
Questions about the different pads, uses for SURE FOOT contraindications, Pods and SLANTS were part of the broad discussion about using SURE FOOT with horses.