Wendys Whinnies

No. 140. Wendy Murdoch and Leslie Abel, Distribution Manager for Murdoch Method, LLC

Wendy introduces Leslie Abel and they talk about using SURE FOOT Equine Balance Pads.

No. 139. Shari Goodwin, Laura Plunkett and Wendy Murdoch - putting information into practice.

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

No. 138. Rebecca Gimenez Husted, Trailering Safety - or how you can prevent a trailer accident.

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.

No. 137. Wendy Murdoch and Carrie Anderson from Costa Rica talk about using SURE FOOT Balance Pads

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.

No. 136. Andrea Wady - Liberty training for traumatized horses.

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.

No. 135. Schelli Whitehouse- What horses teach us about success in life and business

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!

No. 134. Wendy Murdoch talking about using SURE FOOT Pads with horses under saddle

Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program discussing SURE FOOT applications.

No. 132. Kim Bauer-Handling/Training suggestions for each Temperament Type

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. 131. Sharon & Laura Wilsie, Horse Speak and SURE FOOT

Wendy, Sharon and Laura continuing conversations and giving thanks this holiday season.

No. 130. Equus Soma, Pam Eckelbarger & Diane Dzingle: anatomical findings to explain behavior

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.