Patricia Broersma
  Riding Into Your Mythic Life
Following a ten year career as a horse trainer and instructor, Patricia (Trish) Broersma turned to theraputic riding in 1989. A certified theraputic riding instructor, she founded and directed a non-profit... More information......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
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Vici Burgess
Equine Nutrition
Vici is a British addition to Ranvet's Nutrition and Animal Health Division, joining the company in 2009 after completing a Post Graduate Diploma in Equine Science from the University of Essex in England. More information...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
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Norma Nakai Burton
Shamanic Visions Quests with Horses Norma Nakai Burton has extensive training in trauma healing, Jungian analysis, Family Systems and Process-Oriented Psychology, in addition to her Masters in Divinity from UC Berkeley, Graduate Theological Union. More information...Norma has also trained for over thiry years with indegenous shamans from around the world, including the Huichol in Mexico, the Espirity and Conddoble sects of Brazil, healers from Bolivia and Peru, Cherokee, Seneca, Navajo and Hopi of North America, Shugendo of Japan, as well as African Shamans. Her somatic-oriented counceling is highly effective at addressing deep relationship and communication, anxiety and depression, self-esteem and personal empowerment. She has counseled hundreds of people all the way through to complete and lasting breakthroughs. Her work is very popular with therapist who seek to be trained in this unusual and effective method of intregrating the gifts of the shadow archetype. She has conducted shamanic visions quests incorperating horses for the last 25 years. Norma will be co-presenting with Patricia (Trish) Broersma at EQUITANA Melbourne 2010. www.journeytocompletion.com
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peggy cummings
 Riding Biomechanics
Even as a high school student, Peggy Cummings knew - experientially and intuitively - that something was keeping the school horses that she rode and worked with from expressing their... More information......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
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dr. rebecca gimenez
 Technical Large Animal Emergency RescueRebecca holds a BS in Biology from Wofford Colleg, and a PhD in Animal Physiology from Clemson University. A past Biology adjunct professor, her current scientific interests include a national survey of... More information......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
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robyn hood
  Tellington Ttouch TrainingRobyn Hood, Senior Instructor of the Tellington TTouch Method, Editor of TTeams Connections Newsletter and Linda's younger sister, began riding horses before she could walk. More information...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
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Dianne jenkins
   Jenkins Equine Neurophysiological TherapyDianne Jenkins is a passionate and highly successful equine specialist. During 25 years immersed in the horse industry at her Equestrian Centre in Australia, she developed a deep understanding of the... More information......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
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philippe karl
 
Ecole de Légèreté
Philippe Karl is a Classical Dressage Master from France who has developed the Ecole de Légèreté, (The School of Lightness), and stands strongly in his core principal - Respect to the Horse. More information...His intelligent methods are in demand worldwide and he gives clinics all across Europe, North America and Australia. As shown in his DVD series titled ‘The Philosophy of Ease’ he teaches riders how to create balance and true self carriage from the basics to the high school movements of Grand Prix. As a member of the Cadre Noir in Saumur, France for 13 years, he studied the masters of old and developed a system based on the century-old theories that the nose must be on or in front of the vertical and the poll the highest point.With over 40 years experience in training horses in the classical principals of dressage, Philippe Karl believes that any horse can do correct flying changes, half pass, piaffe and passage and dedicates his time teaching instructors with his common sense and logical approach. As a successful author he has published various in-depth books on the topic of dressage and his most famous work to date is the ‘Twisted Truths of Modern Dressage, A Search for a Classical Alternative.’Philippe Karl believes that the ‘mother of all gaits’, the walk, is imperative to training and he systematically teaches riders correct weight aids to balance the horse in all lateral movements, beginning in walk. He also uses jumping to gymnasticise the horse which adds variety and obvious use of all the large muscle groups of the horse. By teaching the horse a language in lightness to the hand as well as lightness to the leg, Philippe Karl shares his vast knowledge by imparting a deep level of understanding to the thinking rider. He is intriguing to watch, captivating in his eloquence and he delivers excellent logic and reasons within the why and how of training the dressage horse. www.philippe-karl.comProudly promoted by Dressage World www.dressageworld.com.au
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steffen peters
 Dressage Steffen is a three time Olympian whose accomplishments include a bronze team medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and 4th in individual Grand Prix Final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. More information...
Steffen was born September 18, 1964. Growing up in Germany, Steffen started riding at seven years old when his parents bought his sister and hims a pony. Riding the pony for fun at weekend dressage shows, they also helped out their parents with the family retail business. When Steffen was 16 his father bought him his first horse, Udon, upon whom he would win his bronze medal in Atlanta.
Steffen started training at Jo Hinnemans's barn in Voerde, Germany, where he met American trainer Laurie Falvo Doyle. Falvo Doyle invited the young rider to work at her barn in San Diago for the summer of 1984. After a great summer in the California sun, Peters returned to Germany to complete his army service, and then returned to San Diego, bringing Udon with him.
In 1992 Steffen became and U.S. citizen and four years later, he was named to the United States Olympic team. With his wife Shannon, he runs a world-class dressage training barn "Arroyo Del Mar" in San Diego, California.
Steffen is also presenting the Dressage Clinic at EQUITANA Melbourne 2010.
www.spetersdressage.com Steffen will be one of our fantastic presenters in the All Star Showcase!
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Dr Joanna Robson
 Equine Pain, Saddle Fit, Equine Acupuncture and Chiropractic
Dr. Joanna Robson, DVM, CVSMT, CMP, CVA, SFT is a graduate of the Washington State University Honors Veterinary Medicine Program. More information...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
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Maureen Rogers
 Equine CranioSacral TherapyMaureen Rogers is a pioneer and leading expert in the field of Equine CranioSacral Therapy work. More information...
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
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Jock and ivana ruddock
The Equine TouchWith over 5,500 students worldwide Equine Touch (ET) is possibly the largest equine bodywork school in the world today. More information...The Equine Touch Foundation and the discipline itself was first conceived and pioneered 13 years ago by former professional wrestler Jock Ruddock. In 2000, he was joined in his teaching ET by his Veterinary Surgeon wife Ivana, who helped him turn it into the world wide respected modality it is today. A non invasive, non diagnostic approach to equine bodywork, their syllabus orginally taught only to vets, is now designed for horse lovers as well as professionals and is taught in 28 countries. Over the years Equine Touch has been endorsed by some of the leading names in the horse world, Linda and Pat Parelli, Monty Roberts, David Stuart, Ray Hunt, Natural Horse Magazine in the USA and Your Horse in the UK where it is the only horse care modality to have received government accreditation.
www.theequinetouch.com
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Uwe spenlen
  Dressage Training Uwe is an experienced FEI**** Dressage Judge who judges CDI's and CDI-W regularly around the world. He has been a judge for the prestigious FEI Samsung Cup (at present FEI World Dressage Challange)... More information...
...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.
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Dirk Stroda
 Power of Coherance Mental CoachingDirk Stroda, from Canada is an internationally renowned author, distinguished public speaker and compassionate coach in the field of self development. More information...He has coached professional and amateur athletes, medical professionals, and corperate clients for over 25 years. His new program "Power of Coherence" will be featured and launched at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky. The program explains and teaches individuals how to create inner coherence that enables us to truly connect with our animals. The program helps to re-pattern habitual and negative thought patterns ultimately leading to new and improved results. He will share with you how to utilise the body's most underestimated asset to create the things we want in life. "Animals are like mirrors. They reflect our inner mental state immediately and once we understand that we can alter the way we think and feel we can improve our relationship and create the uniqueness between the humans and animals. As we change our emotions - Everything changes," explains Dirk Stroda. "I had my most intense emotional experiences with people that work with horses and other animals. These are joyful moments in my life I will never forget. Coming back to EQUITANA Melbourne is one of them." Dirk Stroda is the founder of PeakPerformance Mental Coaching - a leading international company in stress management. He is a frequent public speaker at health conferences, sport functions, corporate events and is coaching individuals from all over the world. Dirk Stroda currently lives with his beautiful wife and 4 children in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
www.dirkstroda.com
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