EDUCATION PRESENTERS

...of the head, you have control of the horse."  A no nonsense approach based on traditional methods focusing around a properly mouthed horse, Wayne will take you through a step by step stratagy for its achievement.

Learn how to put a horse into harness for the first time, handle a horse that bucks or kicks, drive a single, pair or team and the techniques of the German "Achenbach" rein handling system.  These will all be demonstrated in his educational clinics in an easy to understand format.

As well as breaking in all types of horses (from Miniatures to Clydesdales), Wayne drives a four in hand team in combined driving competitions and is currently building a Gypsy wagon for his wife Rhonda and himself to take on holidays.

Since 1991 she has been involved with Horse Safety Australia (previously the Association for Horsemanship Safety and Education) as a clinic instructor, providing qualifications for instructors and trail guides across all states in Australia.

Nina has a keen intrest in risk management, and a passion for safe handling of horses.  She was involved in the development and roll out of the Australian Horse Industry Council Code of Practice, HorseSafe, and regularly consults with various groups and agencies on safe horse handling and facilities.

She will be joined by a number of others from Horse Safety Australia during this presentation as well as their special horse: Phony Pony.

www.horsesafetyaustralia.com.au

He is one of a handul of Australian veterinarians using the combination of acupuncture, prolotherapy and veterinary chiropractic to treat these problems

In addition to a veterinary degree, Ian has a masters degree in chiropractic science and international qualifications in acupuncture.  He lectured part time in animal chiropractic at RMIT Univeristy from 2002 to 2009 and in saddle fitting for the ASFA level 1 and 2 courses from 2000 to 2009.  His presentation this EQUITANA Melbourne is on sacro-iliac joint complex troubles.

www.spinalvet.com.au

His business combines a lifetime's experience of traditional farriery with modern barehoofcare ideas (training horses' feet to be healthy and strong enough to be ridden without horseshoes).

He specialises in returning chronically lame horses back to soundness with barefoot rehabilitation: restoring correct form, movement and function to horses' feet, using modern hoof boots when necessary.

Known as 'The Barefoot Blacksmith' he travels Australia wide, teaching horse owners how they can help their horses grow and maintain healthy feet; the foundations to a healthy horse."

The barefoot blacksmith... sound horses naturally.

www.barehoofcare.com

As well as learning Steve's techniques, Chad has studied many different training methods from all around the world and has spent some time in Texas with Champion Reining Horse Trainer Craig Johnson, but no matter how many methods one can study, Chad finds that the horses are the best teachers.

Over the years Chad has worked with horses of various breeds and has developed his own style and techniques that suit a wide variety of clients in many different horse sports.

Chad may be recognised from past EQUITANA's where he has assisted his father in giving educational lessons and entertainment displays.Chad and his wife Lauren run a sucessful horse starting and training business at Dyers Crossing on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales where they raise their two beautiful boys Cooper and Riley.


Chad Brady is also a contestant in the EQUITANA 2010 The Way of the Horse.

...theraputic riding program in San Antonio, Texas, and went on to re-establish, direct and act as head instructor for HOPE Equestrian Centre in Ashland, Oregon, where she currently lives.

She is immediate past president of the Equine Facilitated Mental Health Association, a section of the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, and international professional association for promoting standards of safety and professionalism in equine assisted activites and therapies.

Her book, Riding into Your Mythic Life: Transformational Adventures with the Horse, brings together the author's forty years of work with horses as a trainer and instructor, her studies in mythology and body based healing modalities, and healing touch for horses and other animals.  Readers are invited to reframe their lives into a larger vision through exercises in myth and horse, allowing for even painful events to contribute to moving ahead in one's life with renewed commitment and enthusiasm.  Her writing has appeared in Practical Horseman, Dressage Today, and other publications.

Patricia will be co-presenting with Norma Nakai Burton for EQUITANA Melbourne 2010.

www.trishbroersma.com

Stuart grew up in Warwick, a country town in southern Queensland. Stuart has been around horses most of his life; his family have owned and trained race horses for as long as he can remember and his partner is a well accomplished dressage rider and Warmblood breeder.

Since re-locating to Geelong Veterinary Hospital, Stuart has developed a successful equine dentistry business ancillary to the Veterinary Hospital, treating and maintaining all types of performance horses.  Motorized dentistry is relatively uncommon in Victoria but has a wide acceptance throughout the rest of Australia.

Stuart's love for equine dentistry began whilst working ina large equine clinic in Queensland.  Stuart's goal is to bring equine dentistry in Victoria to the next level, whilst offering professional high quality dentistry at affordable prices.

www.geelongvet.com.au

In addition to her studies in equine nutrition, Vici has also managed agistment facilities and worked within racing and polo industries in Australia and overseas.

www.ranvet.com.au

...successful racing stables in Victoria and the opportunity to work on many of the elite racehorses.

The dental care of horses from all other disciplines and varied breeds soon followed, along with a genuine interest in the omproved longevity and performance of all horses taht Mark had the chance to see.

Since then Mark has taken the time to visit many other countries, and where possible, work with other Dental Technicians and Veterinarians to practice and learn techniques which can be humanely applied here in Australia.  In more recent years along with a strong commitment to further knowledge for all horse owners, Mark has been involved in some interesting research (University of Melbourne and Monash University) which may shape many current and future trends in the Equine Dentistry field.

EQUITANA Melbourne 2010 provides an excellent chance for the discerning horse enthusiast to access useful and current knowledge to help maintain, and perhaps even improve, the wellbeing and performance of their horses.  The education program with touch upon not only the "tried and proven" but also the latest scientific data.  If we are not willing to learn more and improve the life of our horses we cannot genuinely claim to be horse-people.

www.equinedental.com.au

Lyndon has a strong background in animal nutrition, having completed his honours thesis on runimant digestion at the Agri-food and Agriculture Research Institute in Alberta, Canada.

www.ranvet.com.au

Pete has won most of the major campdrafting tropies including Warwick Gold Cup, Warwick Canning Downs, Chinchilla Grandfather Clock, Paradise Lagoons Acton Super Beef Open, Paradise Lagoons Rumevite Open, Paradise Lagoons Super Girl Spectacular, National Campdraft Championship Open Draft at Paradise Lagoons, Tamworth Super Series, Clermont Gold Cup and Charters Towers Gold Cup.He is an active committee member of his local campdraft association and accredited judge with his major judging commitments being the ABCRA National finals and 1997 Warwick Canning Downs.

Pete was raised on a cattle property at Capella, Queensland.  Pete is proud to wear the title of grazier and proudly acknowledges that the management of the 2000 head of cattle on "Westpoint", his cattle property near Nebo, Queensland, is conducted on horseback.

Pete has been competing since he was 8 years old.  He is committed to giving back to the sport he loves by sharing the training principles he uses with his horses and encouraging campdrafters in their quest to improve their skills.  Pete has held campdrafting schools for 15 years and is now able to share his training principles with many more via his DVD "Campdrafting for Beginners to Winners".

www.petecomiskeycampdrafting.com.au

For the past 12 years she has worked as a horsemanship instructor mostly in Tasmania, but also in South Africa where she even trained a zebra.

Cynthia is currently one of the teachers for the Polytechnic (formerly TAFE Tasmania) Equine Hoof Care Course.

Her website has become renown as a resource for Horse Care and Horsemanship infomation along with quality 'horse endorsed' products. 

Since developing the LightRider Bitless Bridle, her focus has been to promote bitless riding and the acceptance of bitless bridles in all types of competition and clubs.

www.naturalhorseworld.com

Some of her equine education achievements include the following.  She is consultant for numerous equine educational reviews at the school, vocational, university and equine industry body levels.

She was instrumental in the introducation of the 'Introductory Coach for EFA/EA.  She is a consultant for several reviews of National Training Packages in both sport and recreation sectors including electives in equestrian, horse riding, coaching and horse care.  She has held positions as Chair and Committee member of several State and National Education Committees for the ongoing education in the horse industry in Australia.

Glenys also knows the business of horses.  For almost forty years, she has owned, contracted/consulted to, and worked in a wide range of equine related businesses.

Now backed with her formal equine, education and business qualifications, her Registered Training Organisation (StudyHorses.com) has online courses which can take the beginner horse person through to University entrance.  These courses include Basic Horse Care, Riding with Confidence, Your First Horse, Teaching Horse Riding, Supervising Trail Riding, Own Horse Business, Equine Business Management, Equine Trainer and Assessor.

www.StudyHorses.com

...innate curiosity, trust and freedom of motion.

Although she oftern heard the words "lightness and ease" from her instructors and classical text, and had the opportunity to ride high-level horses, she saw that many horses were shut down and lifeless, going about their work in a mechanical and stiff way.

Helping her first horse King regain his trust, playfullness and sef carriage became the foundation of a lifetime of dedication to helping horses and riders achieve freedom from bracing patterns, tension and shutdown movement that so often dampens the joy that attracts us to horses in the first place.  As she began traveling and teaching clinics, Peggy was beginning to chart her own path, teaching her students to ride with more awareness, lightness and softness in their bodies.  Her mentors Sally Swift, Linda Tellington-Jones and Major Andres Lingren and others, further help Cummings shift the riding paradigm from "cramming and jamming" to a new model of horsemanship - one that honors horses out of knowledge and balance rather than fear or force.

Today in clinics worldwide and through her Website and books, Peggy helps countless students discover their own "aha" moments, helping horses and riders get "unstuck", regain their elesticity, and learn what it is like to move without bracing patterns, compression and counterbalancing.  Thirty years after Peggy learned how to influence her horse King without even sitting on him, Connected Groundwork and Connected Riding became her answers to this universal riding dilemma.

www.connectedriding.com

In 1989, he was awarded a French Scientific Fellowship to work in reproductive physiology at Institute Nationale Researche de Agronomique at Nouzilly, France.

From 1990 to 1997 Dr Fry worked as a senior research scientist in the Physiology section of the Victorian Department of Agriculture at Werribee, Victoria, where he established a successful embryology group. He published over 30 scientific papers and over 40 abstract proceedings which were presented at national and international conferences.

In 1997, Dr Fry founded the Animal Reproduction Company (SpeedBreed), a leading company that utilizes novel and “cutting edge” reproductive technologies and is currently a director of that company. He is also an Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne and has supervised many post-graduate students. Dr. Fry is a founder and chief executive officer of Clone International which has interests in cloning cattle, horses and sheep in Australia and New Zealand and also a founder of Equine Cell Therapy which has developed a tendon cell therapy for the treatment of bowed tendons in horses.

In addition to 20 years of earthmoving experience, which has taken him around the world, Todd gained knowledge about horses hooves, legs and muscles from his father, a Master Farrier.

Amalgamating deep knowledge, expertise and experience in both fields, Todd founded Equestrian Land Developments, an earthworks company specialising in equestrian arena construction and catering specifically for equestrian earthworks.

The long term goal of Equestrian Land Developments is to fulfill all the earthworks and design requirements of those who have a passion for horses and to provide an all round property development service.  The next step has been taken recently lauching ELD Sheds and Stables.

www.equestrianlanddevelopments.com

...her first formula in 1987, the HerbaNerve.  The success of this product was just the beginning!

Antoinette has specialised in Equine Nutritional Therapy for over 20 years with a long list of qualifications including human nutrition, Equine Nutritional Therapy, Equine Nutrition, Nutrition and Disease etc. and has been involved with horses since the age of 5.

Antoinette will be conducting the Equine Kitchen lecutres at EQUITANA Melbourne this year which help dissolve the myths associated with feeding, providing horse owners with a healthy, balanced diet for their horses.  She also offers a complete Equine Holistic Profile which incorperates the riders health as well as the horses; these profiles are designed individually to suit each horse and are very comprehensive and are NOT computer generated.

Antoinette offers natural health solutions and feeding recommendations for all types of horses.  Antoinette shows horse owners how to improve the health and wellbeing of their horses while cutting the cost of feeding dramatically, which is good news.  Feeding according to the species is simply common sense.

www.hiform.com.au

Ian came into the horse industry as a stockman competing in rodeo and campdrafting and started training horses as a necessity for station work.  He began training seriously in the 1970's and 1980 started Ian Francis Training Stables.  Ian's experience ranges started from colts, preparing sale horses, educating horses for a wide client base and showing horses in halter, pleasure, trail, hunter, western riding, show hacks, stockhorses, campdrafting, working cowhorse, reining and cutting.

Ian won major championships at halter, western pleasure, western trail, hunter, Royal Show Champions and Champion Station Hacks, Australian Quarter Horse Association National Champions and All Breeds Futurity Champions.  Major accomplishments include five National Reining Horse of Australia (NRHA) Futurities and four Reserves, another four NRHA Reining Derbies and four Reserves, four National Reined Cow Horse Association Futurities and seven Reserves, two Cloncurry Stockman Challenges,  2YO, 3YO and 4YO Widgee Stock Horse Futurities, and 2YO, 3YO and 4YO Monto Stockhorse Futurities along with Stockhorse classes at the Brisbane and Sydney Royal Shows.  He has won the National Cutting Horse Associations (NCHA) Futurities three times, the NCHA Derby and numerous regional cutting Futurities and Derby champions.

Ian has represented his country and won at the International Reinng Council's IRC World Cup, held in Canada, and was part of the Australian team which placed second.

Ian has been inducted into the Australian Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame, the National Cutting Horse Association Hall of Fame and Reining Australia Hall of Fame, is a National Reining Horse Association Legend rider and was recently inducted into the Furlong Stud Equine Hall of Fame in Toowoomba.

Ian now concentrates on training cutting horses and giving clinics in horsemanship, cutting, working cowhorse and reining both in Australia and Internationally.  He has recently produced a series of three DVD's Foundation Training, Reining Training, and Stockman's Challange Training along with a motivational book "That Winning Attitude" and a biography "Living the Legend".

 

...trailer accident casualty, a study of physiological responses to Technical Rescue procedure and equipment, and investigation into poor nutrition in horse neglect cases.

Her first book on Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue was published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2008.

She is a past member and Logistics Officer for Veterinary Assistance Team-2, and serves as a Major in the US Army Reserves.  She returned in July from a combat tour in Kuwait and Iraq where she served as an Operations/Communications Officer.

She is active in various Horse organisations - especially on disaster preparedness, animal neglect and trailriding/greenspace issues.  Together with her ex-husband, Tomas, she gives training in Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue techniques across the US, using privately owned animals that Rebecca trains for the hands on demonstrations to perform without sedation.  Jointly they have published many critiques, techniques and journal articles on the subject of technical large animal emergency rescue.

www.tlaer.org

...many clinics with Western Trainers and also judging seminars.  Over the following ten years he continued to compete but was most successful with his home-bred Appaloosa "Foxy" who became State champion in many different Western disciplines.

He then purchased a weanling palomino colt who also had a very sucessful show career winning state awards.  Reining became the favorite discipline and he focused on this and also became involved in judging.  Around this time his work involved Farriery and he worked for Lindsay Park Racing Stable for a few years which presented the oppertunity to handle many horses from yearlings to stallions.

In 1990 he attended a course with Pat Parelli who paved his way into Natural Horsemanship.  In 1995 Steve was invited into the Instructor Programme and during his 7 years with PNH he achieved three star ratings as Instructor, Young Horse Trainer, Horse Starting Specialist, and 2 star ratings as a Foundation Trainer and Difficult Horse Specialist.  By this time the Farriery work had ceased as teaching and young horse starting took over.

During his association with PNH Steve conducted clinics in USA, France, Italy, Germany,UK and of course Australia.  He enjoyed this time of learning, but in November 2002, decided it was time to move on independantly.  This new direction of teaching is based on combining the styles of many horsemen who have provided the inspiration and knowledge for Steve to find an easier way for horse and rider.

He currently travels each year for 4 months to teach in Germany, Poland , UK, New Zealand and South Africa.  In the future Steve plans to improve his skills and education by studying with other reknowned horsemen and this will be reflected in his new programme.

Steve Halfpenny is also a contestant in the EQUITANA 2010 The Way of the Horse.

www.thesquad.asn.au

She was a student and subsequently an instructor at the Pacific Coast School of Horsemanship in California owned by her sister Linda Tellington-Jones.

Robyn competed successfully in hunter, jumper, three-day eventing, endurance, western events and more recently on gaited horses.

Since 1982 she has been working with her sister, Linda, to teach the Tellington method and editor of the TTouch Newsletter.  In 1986 she started teaching TTeam and TTouch on a full time basis in Canada, the US, Europe, Australia and South Africa and spends about 160 days a year traveling.  Robyn has given demonstrations and lectures at various venues inlcuding Spruce Meadows; EQUITANA USA, Germany and Australia; Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatchewan; International Humane Society Conference in Vienna and Murdoch University in Perth.

 Besides teaching TTeam and TTouch on the road and at her farm in Vernon, British Colombia, Robyn and her husband Phil, have been importing, breeding and promoting Icelandic horses since 1976.

www.ttouch.ca

...physiological, social, mental and emotional health needs of horses which when addressed are essential for optimising health and performance.

Drawing upon her vast experience as a rider, trainer, competitor, nationally accredited instructor and judge she discovered that many horses suffer from previously unidentified, patterns of common low grade injuries that cause postural, training and behavioural issues and lead to lameness.

During the following 14 years, working as an Equine Practitioner, Dianne discovered that nearly all horses share similar patterns of dysfunction even when their 'symptoms' appear different.  Her research indicates that she has solved the mystery of equine chronic lumbar pain that cannot be diagnosed by radiograph or ultrasound.  She can explain and the primary cause and gradual patterns of compensatory issues that lead to early wear and tear and ultimately joint dysfunction.

Dianne's capacity to relate to riders, owners and equine professionals in a plainspoken and insightful manner, and to articulate the perspective of the horse is as astonishing as it is accurate.  These experiences and abilities led her to develop a theraputic breakthrough in the enhancement of equine health and performance the Jenkins method of Equine Neurophysiological Therapy (JENT); a system that integrates comprehensive scientific knowledge into a unique and highly effective therapy.

Dianne presently resides in Ireland and travels abroad to work on horses by appointment.  She presents and demonstrates her work and teaches courses to horse owners and professionals.

www.diannejenkins.com.au

His career has taken him through New Zealand, USA, Russia and Australia.

He was veterinarian to Monty Roberts (the man who listens to horses), and has appeared on TV alongside Dr. Harry on Better Homes and Gardens.  He has been consulted by the Equine Veterinary Association and has provided articles on equine dentistry to the EVA.  Dr. Lee's articles have been published in both horse industry magazines and scientific publications.  Dr. Lee provides dental care to some of Australia's best known horses including Might and Power and Saintly. 

Dr Lee was recently invited to present at the World Equine Veterinary Association conference.  Shannon was fortunate enough to receive training from both Dr. Oliver Liyou BVSc(Hons) MACVSc Eq Dent and Associate Professor Gary Wilson BVSc MACVSc Eq Dent, Shannon has completed a number of postgraduate equine dental courses and continues to update.  Shannon is currently the only dedicated equine vet in Victoria.

www.advancedequinedentistry.com.au

Logans is a family business that was established 45 years ago and is Australia's largest insurer of horses.  Recognised around the world as a leader in the horse insurance field, they specialise solely in horse and animal insurance.

Richard Logan has a lifetime involvement in horse insurance.  He has a Bachelor of Business (Finance), Master of Business Administration and is a fellow of both the Australian & New Zealand Institute of Insurance & Finance and the National Insurance Brokers Association.

www.logans.com.au

This has allowed him to become a very versatile horseman who is constantly striving to improve his craft.  David shows horses in the Western sport of Reining and also has a stable of working cow horses.

David Manchon is a gifted horseman who also has a flare for entertaining and when he combines his many talents, magic happens! His professional horsemanship shows demonstrate the deep trust and mutual respect between horse and handler in a compelling manner which is ideal for arena entertainment.

David has performed variations of his live entertainment shows to cheering crowds at agricultural shows, horse festivals, opening ceremonies and horsemanship demonstrations.  His charismatic on stage personality ensures the show is very entertaining and his unique methods of incorperating the audience into the performance ensures there is never a dull moment.

David is certainly no stranger to the spotlight.  For over a year he has starred in the famous 'Australian Outback Spectacular' show, playing the lead role as 'Jim' to a live audience of 1000 people a night.  David has also featured on Australian television as the lead mentor on Channel 10's highly successful childrens show 'Outback 8' and is a guest presenter on 'Toasted TV' and 'Totally Wild'.  David has recently lent his skills to the Australian film industry having recently trained the hero horse who starred in the award winning film 'Shadows of the Past'. 

Davids exciting brand of horsemanship will be on display at EQUITANA Melbourne 2010 where he will showcase the sport of Reining and how it is about: one horse, one rider, fast circles, dizzying spins, hock loaded stops and going from zero to one hundred in reverse.

www.flexhorse.com.au

...efficient way of training horses which led hin to complete his PhD on the topic, thesis title "The mental processes of the horse and their consequences for training".

Earlier in his career Andrew won Australia's premier Horse Trials, the Gawler Three Day Event, and represented Australia in Horse Trials in 1989.  In dressage he has competed to FEI level and trained horses to Grand Prix level; he has ridden to Grand Prix and Championship level in Show-jumping and has also held a race trainer's license among many other achievements.

Andrew has been an equestrian coach for over 25 years and due to his broad knowledge of equine psychology, has coached some of the world's greatest riders, coaches and trainers and reformed internationally competative horses up to Olympic Games and World Championship level, as well as some top Australian racehorses.

Throughout his career Andrew has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, and has made original contributions to our current understanding of the animal mind that have been published in peer-reviewed journals, academic texts and as encylopedia entries.  He has been instrumental in forming the International Society for Equitation Science, of which he is Honorary President.  His book, The Truth About Horses, is Australia's top equestrian international best-seller and is available in Dutch, Spanish and Danish.  His most recent book, Academic Horse Training, has reached world-wide and is used in many universities as a reference in Equine Science degrees.

Along with his wife, Manuela, Andrew has developed the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre (AEBC).

Andrew's goal is to create knowledge basis for equitation science in the universities in the world and to improve the welfare of the horse by ensuring that horse training is optimally ethical, sustainable and evidence based.

www.aebc.com.au

...A Complete Guide to Equine Safety.  Jane is also a co-author of Horse Sense - The Guide to Horse Care in Australia and New Zealand (2nd edition).

She has written numerous horse magazine articles and she is also a freelance writer of books, booklets and equine courses on subjects such as riding, nutrition, horse behaviour, horse training and property/pasture management.

Jane holds an MSc (Masters degree) in Equine Studies from The University of Wales (UK) which she completed some years ago before migrating to Australia. This course covered subjects such as horse behaviour, horse nutrition, horse health and diseases, horse anatomy and physiology and horse business management. Jane also undertooks a period of research at the Royal Edinburgh Veterinary School for my thesis on the grazing behaviour of horses. She has taught riding and horse management for 25 years including seven years at Glenormiston College (Melbourne University) to students on Equine Studies courses.

Jane is a member of the Australian Horse Industry Council (AHIC) and a member of the Queensland Horse Council (QHC). She is qualified as an instructor with Horse Safety Australia (see www.ahse.info) and also an executive member of this organisation. Jane was a working group member (representing horses) of AAWS (Australian Animal Welfare Strategy) a government initiative overseen by DAFF (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food). She was employed by the DPI & F  during the Equine Influenza out break as an Industry Liaison Officer.

Jane teaches (via lesson/workshops) and advises on a variety of subjects including handling and riding instruction, feeding, horse behaviour, float training, clicker training, property/pasture management, horse safety and horse management.

www.equiculture.com.au

www.spetersdressage.com

She is the owner of Inspiritus Equine Inc.  in Napa, California, and the founder of Intregrated Soundness Solutions (sm).  She found her way to her passion when her horse needed help healing from a back injury.

Unable to find helpful professional resources, she determined to learn everything possible about a grounded holistic approach to pain-free performance and longevity in our horses, and to build a community of like-minded equine professionals.
Combining traditional veterinary medicine with veterinary chiropractic, veterinary acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and the science of saddle-fitting, Dr. Robson’s goal is to provide integrated soundness solutions, and to educate the equine public about understanding and achieving the pain-free horse.

She has published numerous print and online articles about the effects of ill-fitting tack and the importance of correct engagement on the equine body and mind, and has an acupuncture case study pending for the Journal of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine. Her focus is objectively demonstrating the before and after changes in equine movement following treatment and use of a correctly fitting saddle.

www.inspiritusequine.com

After attending Marcus Oldham College in 2003, Michelle made the move to New South Wales to base herself with well known eventing rider Shane Rose.

Shane Rose and Niki Chapman own a racehorse breaking and pretraining business as well as owning and competing a string of performance horses.  Since moving Michelle has become the head groom of Brimbadeen Park and has traveled with Shane and his horses all over the country and to the World Equestrian Games, Burghley, and Hong Kong for both the Olympics and the test event.

Recently, Michelle was named the inaugural winner of the FEI Groom of the Year.  Michelle is also a sucessful rider in her own right, training her own horse to 2 star level and riding young horses for Shane and Niki.

She is the founder of the Equine CranioSacral Workshops - an international education program which offers the most extensive program of study.  Her pioneering efforts have opened doors and changed lives of horses around the world.

Ms. Rogers travels internationally for teaching, lectures and private consultations.  She works with horses of all disciplines and her clients include competitive horses, Grand Prix showjumpers, to Olympic athletes through to novice.  Travelling year round - she brings her cutting edge principles to working with vets, equine physio's, farriers, equine dentists, horse trainers and owners world wide.  She is internationally sought out for her expertise in equine craniosacral work, rehab therapy skills and especially in treatment of conditions of headshaking, TMJ issues and biomechanics of the horse.

Her first DVD "Hope for Headshakers - A CranioSacral Approch to Equine Health" has sold copies worldwide and has opened doors for horses who suffered with this condition.  Maureen will be releasing her new DVD "Is it Posture or Conformation?" in November 2010 during her visit to EQUITANA.  She will also be offering her Equine CranioSacral workshops in November in Australia. 

For more information please visit the website:
www.equinecraniosacral.com 

...named "Charlie" and she leapt into the wonderful world of horse rescue.  Joanne has spent twenty years with horses and considers them her best teachers

She has a Certificate in Equine Nutrition, and has a special interest in human-horse healing therapies.  She has completed studies in the Equine Facilitated Learning (EFL) and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy through EAGALA.  She is an author of fiction and non-fiction and holistic therapy.  She regularly runs workshops in natural therapies for animals, and self development courses on the nature of the human-animal relationships. 

Joanne has also worked as a high school teacher, a massage therapist and a professional editor.  She lives on acreage in Blackbutt, Queensland, which she shares with her husband, dogs, cats, chickens, random wallabies and rabbits, three cheeky Arabian horses, and foster rescue horses. 

Life is never dull.

www.charliesangels.org.au

and rider building a relationship based on fear and aggression - the result is inevitable - tense and/or fearful horses unable to perform to their maximum potential, unhappy riders and a potentially dangerous outcome.

After a lot of research David found out that the "John Lyons Training Method" using a combination of round pen work, ground control, ridden work and problem solving aspects on many different horses, best reflected David's personal experiences when working with horses and mirrored his aims and ambitions in horse training.  David believes that a horse at any stage of its life and from any background can be trained in such a way to promote calmness, responsivness in a non-threatening way.

In 1998, David and his wife Sandi, went to Colorado in the USA for seven weeks where David undertook and intensive accreditation training programme with John Lyons to become the first John Lyons Accredited Trainer in Australia.

In addition to using the John Lyons Method, David has established and developed his own unique training method and is now considered to be one of Australia's leading trainers and educators travelling extensivly around the country conducting clinics and demonstrations and teaching others how to establish a training routine that builds the foundation of a non-threatening , harmonious relationship for all riders and horses.

At their home in Drysdale in Victoria, David and Sandi have a private training facility where David trains horses of all ages, sizes and disciplines be that a weanling being taught the basics on their journey to becoming a happy, calm and responsive horse to training a youngster and their first experiences under the saddle, all the way to higher levels of dressage.

www.davidsimons.com.au

...or two children, but five!!)  she developed that innate sense of self preservation and her confidencein the saddle and dealing with horses was not what it used to be!

This is a familiar story that Sandi hears and sees time and time again and one with which she can definately relate.  Using her own experiences and unique style and incorperating some of the training methods of her husband David Simons, Sandi has helped hundreds of women regain the confidence that they once had in themselves to then get back in the saddle and enjoy a safe, harmonious relationship with their horses.  There is an added bonus for anyone that spends time learning Sandi's methods, women of all ages, experience and at various stages of their life journey come together to learn from one another and give each other support.  Perhaps it was a bad fall, injury, absence from the saddle, an unsuitable horse, or just the ups and downs of life that has taken a toll on someone's confidence, it really doesn't matter, the outcome is the same; it leads to fear and apprehension doing the thing that women who love horses most want to do - ride and enjoy the freedom and time with their horse away from life's demands.

Sandi's insightful, compassionate nature makes her a truely unique instructor and combined with her own experiences has enabled her to provide a training system that was sadly lacking for the majority in the horse world - women who love horses and need to feel nurtured, competant and inspired.  There are plenty of laughs along the way and some tears, but always in a safe and relaxed environment.  Many of the women who attend either a weekend clinic or a week long live in 'Confidence Camp'  think that they are going to ride and find a better way (which indeed they do) but equally many come away having found out more about themselves than they possibly could have imaginged.

www.davidsimons.com.au

...in Central and South America, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

In Germany he has judged at many top events such as Aachen CDIO, German Dressage Derby in Hamburg and European Championships for JUN/YR.  He is the Event Director for the European Youngster Classics Bonn, a CDI for Pony Riders, Juniors and Young Riders.

Uwe has been educated besides his real profession by renowned riding instructors at Warendorf and Münster.  He holds an International Instructors License and used to be, for a long time, a board member of the Dressage Committee of German Judges Association (DRV).  He is well known for the clarity he brings to judging dressage, his emphasis on the Scale of Education as well as the focus on quality.

In his other life, Uwe used to be a Managing Director and Communications Consultant and Graphic Designer.  Besides his mother tounge, he speaks two other languages fluently.

Later, Adam developed passion for rodeo and camp-drafing that took him all over Australia.

Adam specialises in starting and re-training horses, especially sensitive characters with problematic behaviours.  He regularly finds that horses have been confused by conflicting signals from their riders.  Keeping things simple and taking the pressure off these horses helps enormously, but Adam points out that this philosophy works just as well for horses, not just those who have learned evasions and resistances.

He takes his time to listen to the problem responses as clients describe them.  The owners usually have a great deal to say about the horse.  Adam finds that the horse's responses to his cues during remedial training usually alert him to errors in the regular rider's technique.  So when he hands back the horse after the training, he is able to tell them what their horses have to say about them.

Adam is a great believer in minimising distress during training.  He likes to dismount with a smile on his face and he aims to do so when the horse too is effectively smiling.

Adam Sutton is also a contestant in the EQUITANA 2010 The Way of the Horse.

Most recently with her riding, last year she traveled to England to compete in the UK National Side Saddle Show.  She competed on two horses kindly borrowed from Lucinda Sims of Harroway House, Andover, grand-daughter of the late Betty Skelton.

At the end of that weekend she was placed third overall overseas competitor. She also traveled to Christchurch, New Zealand, to watch their side saddle classes at the Christchurch National Royal Show.

This year she intends on not only studying for and sitting my exam for my Intro EA Riding Coachs' Ticket, but also Side Saddle Instructor's Ticket, which she will be required to travel back to England for.

James has conducted embryo transferprograms throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia.  He founded Geelong Vet Hospital in 1991 which now employs 10 people.  It is the only hospital in the Geelong region offering full surgical and intensive care facilities for horses and foals.

His special interests are equine surgury and reproduction.  He is the founding Director of Equine Cell Therapy and has been instrumental in applying the technology to repairing damaged tendons.  This technology has allowed many racing and performance horses which would have been historically written off to return their previous levels of performance.  

James has competed for many years in endurance riding and has played polo for the past 17 years.  Currently there are 10 horses returning to work for the coming Victorian season.

In recent years James has acquired interests in a number of Thoroughbred stallions included the well credentialed son of Storm Cat - Beaufort Scale and the outstanding imported stallion - Ice Point.

www.geelongvet.com.au

Living at Triandibo Stud and Training Centre in Hoddles Creek, Victoria, it is hard to appreciate the work that has done promoting the Quarter horse industry in Australia, sitting on the Board of Directors for the Australian Quarter Horse Association, a Quarter Horse breeder and basic lover of the breed. 

Trish trains both Amateurs and Youth combinations, some of whom took part in the Youth World Cup (where she was the Team Coach in 2008) and receiving AQHA Hi Point and National Titles.  When she is not training here in Australia or in the United States or attending various clinics and youth events, she has a very busy show schedule, sometimes having up to 20 horses at any one time.

Whilst she enjoys the trail, pleasure and hunter classes for Trish it’s the western riding class which she is most passionate about, as it is a complex class that takes skill, athleticism and a pretty legged, talented horse. Trish says “My life passion has always been and will always be the Quarter horse.  I couldn’t imagine my life without them.  Well I could, but I wouldn’t want to.”

Twenty five years of observing lame horses and their injuries have directed his research into the problems that are of greatest importance to veterinarians, owners and trainers.

He is currently heading Equine Orthopaedic Research at the University of Melbourne Equine Centre which involves collaboration with leading research centres in biomechanics, subchondral bone and cartilage microstructure and epidemiology in Australia, the United States and the UK

www.equinecentre.unimelb.edu.au

Inspired by her dressage horse Aria, and a love of music, Melissa combined her two great passions to build a busness dedicated to the creation of all equestrian freestyle performed to music.

Melissa captures the essence of you and your horse, regardless of your level of competition.  Every performance is lovingly created by designing intriguing choreography set to dynamic, expressive music.

Fortissimo Freestyles aims to accomodate everyone's musical and ridden requirements ensuring each creation is a piece of art designed specifically for you and your horse.

Melissa also conducts freestyle clinics Australia wide. Running the clinic means she gets to teach what she loves and help people really connect with their horses.

Melissa has sponsored a freestyle for Heath Ryan for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, designed the EQUITANA Symphony in 2008, designed the freestyle for Andreas Helgstrand for the Dressage Spectacular and sponsors Australian Young Riders.

Running Fortissimo Freestyles, Melissa feels like she is giving something back to the horse and can't see herself ever doing anything else.

"I've shown people how to put the joy back into their riding and remind them of the reason they started. I have seen relationships healed and new relationships forged."

"This is my true path in life."

www.fortissimofreestyles.com.au

She is a Pilates Teacher, and a retired elite competitor in eventing.  She was also a member of the South Australian Olympic Training Squad for 3 years.

She is the author of 'Applied Posture Riding' an exercise program 'Pilates Specific for Horse Riders'.  She sells an online business selling this program as an E-book, a DVD and in clinics.  She also sells posture shoulder braces and lumbar back braces to horse riders.

The writing of her book 'Applied Posture Riding' developed over a few years over her own experience and due to the demand of riders asking the question "How do you stay so still in the saddle especially at the sit trot?"  She was asked this at almost every outing.  She knew she could teach riders to ride well if they were open to thinking out of the saddle.  Her program was already in the making.

Applied Posture Riding is extremely popular overseas and becoming more so here in Australia

www.applied-posture-riding.com

Photonic Therapy was an obvious choice to continue in the industry as Dr. McLaren, the developer and world leader in photonic therapy was his vet in the early days of the photonic therapy development.

In the 1970's Trevor held a Thoroughbred owner/trainer license in Victoria, at the same time being involved with his young family at pony clubs and shows.

2002 saw Trevor working and studying with Dr. McLaren and is now a Level 3 Equine Photonic Therapist working with racing and pleasure horses and supplying self treatment McLaren Photonic Therapy Kits throughout the world.

Trevor has been teaching the use of McLaren Photonic Therapy to horse owners at workshops and seminars on how to better understand their horses problems and treat them using Photonic Therapy.

McLaren Photonic Therapy is an Australian designed and manufactured product.

www.wozenphotonictherapy.com