In Stride

Kelly Wendorf: Listening, Leading, and the Lessons Horses Teach Us


Listen Later

This episode of In Stride is presented by The Eventing Series by Natalie Keller Reinert and Flatiron Books. You can find The Eventing Series books in paperback, ebook, and audiobook wherever books are sold. Follow Natalie Keller Reinert on Instagram at @NatalieKReinert.


This episode is also sponsored by Purdue University’s Online Certificate in Equitation Science. Rethink tradition and train with purpose as you explore the science behind how horses think, move, and learn. Register now!


In this episode of “In Stride,” Sinead is joined by Executive and Personal Coach, Author, and Entrepreneur Kelly Wendorf.


Kelly Wendorf is a lifelong horsewoman, ICF Master Certified Coach, author, and founder of The EQUUS Experience®—an award-winning equine-assisted learning process that helps people tap into deeper awareness and authentic leadership. She began riding as a child and later became a dressage rider and trainer, running a riding school in Santa Fe. Her global journey has included studying with spiritual and Indigenous leaders across India, Africa, Indonesia, and Australia. Kelly also founded Kindred magazine in Australia, where she spent 15 years immersed in neuroscience, social justice, and transformative cultural change. She’s the author of Flying Lead Change and editor of Stories of Belonging, an anthology highlighting diverse and Indigenous voices. Today, Kelly blends her lifelong love of horses with coaching, mentoring, and cultural innovation to help people lead with wisdom, compassion, and presence.


In this episode, Kelly shares the experiences that have shaped her unique approach to working with both horses and people, including:

• How her time with Indigenous communities and spiritual teachers has influenced her work and outlook.

• What inspired her to start EQUUS and how it’s grown into a business focused on connection and transformation.

• The idea that great leaders lead from behind—and how that applies just as much to horses as it does to people.

• Why being present and really listening to your horse’s feedback matters, especially when you're asking something of them.


Join Kelly and Sinead for a thoughtful and down-to-earth conversation about the human-horse relationship and how deep connection can lead to powerful change.


Listeners of this episode are invited to take the EQUUS course “How to Lead a Transformative Life” at no cost. This powerful 4-hour course (normally $457) takes place over two consecutive Saturdays. Use code EQUUS100KW at checkout — click here to join the course.


...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

In StrideBy Ride iQ

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

76 ratings


More shows like In Stride

View all
USEA Podcast by U.S. Eventing Association

USEA Podcast

41 Listeners

EquiRatings Eventing Podcast by EquiRatings

EquiRatings Eventing Podcast

115 Listeners

Heels Down Happy Hour by Horse Radio Network

Heels Down Happy Hour

187 Listeners

Major League Eventing Podcast by Major League Eventing

Major League Eventing Podcast

144 Listeners

Straight from the Horse Doctor's Mouth by Dr. Erica Lacher and Justin Long

Straight from the Horse Doctor's Mouth

338 Listeners

Train Your Own Horse with Stacy Westfall by Stacy Westfall

Train Your Own Horse with Stacy Westfall

444 Listeners

Practical Horseman Podcast by Practical Horseman Podcast

Practical Horseman Podcast

78 Listeners

The Jon and Rick Show by EQTV Network

The Jon and Rick Show

38 Listeners

The Journey On Podcast by Warwick Schiller

The Journey On Podcast

450 Listeners

Eventing Weekly by with Mitch and Brayden

Eventing Weekly

12 Listeners

Shut Up and Ride by Shut up productions

Shut Up and Ride

26 Listeners

Dear Horse World by NOËLLE FLOYD

Dear Horse World

26 Listeners

Horse Person by Caroline Culbertson

Horse Person

52 Listeners

Talk Horse by Joy Peddlers

Talk Horse

34 Listeners

The Go Eventing Podcast by Eventing Nation

The Go Eventing Podcast

16 Listeners