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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program is joined by Alex Hamilton, her assistant and Bradley Schneider, the engineer behind SURE FOOT Products. The winner of the 5th Anniversary of SURE FOOT Pads was announced at the end of the webinar.

Heidi started practicing yoga in 2003 while pursuing her degree in International Studies and UC San Diego. She dabbled in many different types of yoga but eventually found her silver slipper with SmartFlow yoga and Annie Carpenter. She is also an avid equestrian and co-founder of Equisol Retreats, a horseback riding and yoga retreat business in Nosara, Costa Rica. She loves to explore how the physical and philosophical aspects of yoga can enhance riding and life in general.

Anna Twinney is the founder of Reach Out to Horses®, based in Mills Spring, NC. She travels the world teaching the art of creating a trust-based partnership between Humans, Horses, and all Animal Companions. Anna brings decades of knowledge and combines it with intuition and keen observation to her students; this allows for the break down of personal barriers as well as the betterment of equine/human relationships.