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No. 212. Sara Hunt, Professional Equine Boot Fitter: Equine Boots for Performance & Therapy.

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.

No. 211. DeEtte Hillman - The Legal Process of Equine Neglect

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.

No. 210. Wendy Murdoch, Combining SURE FOOT With Other Modalities

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.

No.209. Kim Bauer, TCM 5 Element Temperament Typing, 3 Case Studies

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.

No. 208. Rebecca Husted PhD, Hazards in your barn and fields and how to avoid them.

Rebecca (Giminez) Husted, TLAR Trainer is back to help us have a safe environment for our horses.

No. 206. Sharon Wilsie Horse Speak continuing conversations

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.

No. 205. Janet Jones - Horse Brain/Human Brain

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.

No. 204. Allison Thurston, My Kingdom for a Horse or Horse Shopping 101

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

No. 203. Wendy Murdoch talks about how to use SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads in an emergency..

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.

No. 202. Lucinda Baker -Don’t Leave Your Horse Behind!

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