Wendys Whinnies

No. 171. Wendy Murdoch talks about using SURE FOOT under saddle

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.

No. 170. Robyn Larson Releasing Tight Muscles and Fascia

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.

No. 169. Sharon and Laura Wilsie - Horse Speak® and SURE FOOT

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.

No. 168. Wendy Murdoch and Sue Smith discuss SURE FOOT case studies.

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.

No. 167. Sally Batton Intercollegiate Equestrian Programs - PARENTS THIS IS A MUST WATCH!

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.

No. 166. Kim Bauer - Equine Meridans

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.

No. 165. Wendy Murdoch, SURE FOOT Equine Pads- working with the anxious horse

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!

No. 164. Catherine Wycoff - Tips for Aging Women Riders

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.

No. 163. Nahshon Cook - The Golden Rule

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.

No. 162. Sue Smith, rehoming off the track Thoroughbreds

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.