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No. 129.Tine Meilby Friedrichsen - Significant Signs of a Healthy Hoof & Powerful Hoof Principles

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.

No. 128. Rebecca Giminez Husted - Technical Large Animal Rescue

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.)

No. 127. Natascha van Eijk More on Bit Fitting

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!

No. 126. Annette Borg - Equine Iridology

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.

No. 125. Maree McAteer - Where does Movement Begin?

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.

No. 124. Emma Loftus The Origin and Importance of the Sphenoid Bone in Horses and Humans

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.

No. 123. Dr. Joyce Harman: Demystifying CBD oil and Hemp for Horses

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.

No. 122. Alicia Harlov, The Humble Hoof, The Owner’s Role in Hoof Rehabilitation

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.

No. 121. Wendy Murdoch using SURE FOOT with a nervous horse

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.

No. 120. Karen Rohlf, Dressage Naturally

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.