Interviews with Equine Professionals
Here you will find all the interviews that are online at Courting the Horse. They are all between 25 minutes and 45minutes long. They are arranged into categories and within each category the newest interviews are placed at the top of each category. This list will be constantly updated so keep an eye out or subscribe to our newsletter to be kept informed about new interviews, videos and more. Your feedback is hugely important so that we can make this site even more effective. You can find our contact details on the right…
CONTENTS – click on a heading to go to that topic
EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPY AND LEARNING
| EQUINE HEALTH |
 KINESIOLOGY with JOAN MORTON OF APACHE SPIRITIn this interview Joan Morton explains the process of how she can pin point a problem in a horse very accurately and then work out how to heal it using various techniques. In the end the horses “tells” her everything she needs to know through a very exact system of testing.Listen to the interview and read more… |
 OSTEOPATHY with SAM SHERRINGTONSam Sherrington is based in Co. Kildare, Ireland but originally trained and practiced in Australia, qualifying as an osteopath in 2003. She furthered her studies by completing a 2 year postgraduate in Animal Chiropractic in 2009.This 35 minutes interview goes into how osteopathy works, what Sam will address while working on a horse, how the healing process begins and what the horse owner/rider can do to improve the results.Listen to the Interview and read more… |
 EQUINE TOUCH with EMMA OVERENDEmma has BSc in Equine Science and later went on to qualify as a McTimoney Spinal Therapist in 2000, and Equine Sports Massage Therapist in 2005. She discovered Equine Touch in 2006 becoming a Practitioner and later a fully qualified Instructor of Equine and Canine Touch.Emma recounted some very interesting stories about horses that she has worked on in the past, what Equine Touch can do for a horse, what one can expect from a level 1 course as well as the issue of pain in horses.Listen to the Interview and read more…. |
 HEALING with MARGRIT COATESIn this interview Margrit Coates talks about the importance of trusting one’s own instinct and about her efforts to destroy the many myths that are propagated in the horse world. Enjoy and be inspired to listen to your inner voice…Listen to the interview and read more… |
| REIKI with GERALDINE QUIRKE As part of our continuing search to find people who are working with horses in the most understanding way possible Maria Wood recently interviewed Geraldine Quirke who has been practicing Reiki on horses for the last two years. In this interview Geraldine talks about how Reiki is less about healing and more about being a witness for a horse, how she must be honest when approaching them and also some of the things that she has learned from them. She describes what Reiki is and how she approaches a horse that she is trying to help.Listen to the interview and read more… |
 EQUINE SHIATSU with VERONIQUE VIEIn this interview we meet up with Veronique Vie for a second time and get to hear a lot more about equine shiatsu. Veronique talks about how she got into equine shiatsu, what she does during a session and describes in detail what it is that she is working on. She tells us how she hopes to help rebalance meridians that need attention and also how she herself must be balanced and grounded doing shiatsu on a horse and more….Listen to the interview and read more… |
 EQUINE TOUCH with JOCK AND IVANA RUDDOCKCourting the Horse recently caught up with Jock and Ivana Ruddock when they stopped off in Ireland on their never ending tour of the world “helping horses by educating humans”. We had a fascinating conversation about their motivations for helping horses, how they think horse owners could best help their horses and how The Equine Touch actually works on the body to help the horse regain it’s health.
Listen to the interview and read more about The Equine Touch
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 EQUINE TOUCH with GINA SIVYERIn this interview with Gina Sivyer of Equine Connect we talk about Equine Touch, what it is and how it can help your horse. Gina also talks about how she approaches a horse that she is working on as well as what is to be expected during and after an Equine Touch session. Listen to the interview and read more about Gina Sivyer |
 PHYSIOTHERAPY AND BEHAVIOUR ISSUES with SUE PALMER In this interview with Sue Palmer of Holistic Horse Help we delve into some of the underlying causes behind many behavioural issues. Often they can be traced back to poorly fitting saddles, injury or poor communication between horse and rider/owner. We also talk about the benefits of doing Sue’s horse owners massage course as well as some small ways we can help our horses health on a daily basis. |
 EQUINE DENTISTRY with LUCINDA STOCKLEY We talk again with Equine Dental technician Lucinda Stockley about some simple changes which can help prevent problems in your horse’s teeth. Lucinda explains why it is better for a horse to eat off the ground, why particular feeds are better and more.
Lucinda Stockley has trained at the College of Equine Dentistry Australia and the …
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In our first interview with Gina Sivyer we focused on the energy healing aspect of her practice. In this interview Gina describes how she got started as an equine holistic practitioner as well as some of the effects of energy healing on horses.
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EQUINE DENTISTRY with LUCINDA STOCKLEY In this first interview with Lucinda Stockley she introduces the basic idea that constant dental care is vital for our horses, as well as detailing why hay nets should not be used and exploring other issues which affect all horse owners. |
| EQUINE RESCUE |
 PROUD SPIRIT HORSE SANCTUARY with MELANIE SUE BOWLESIn this interview we talked with Melanie Sue Bowles who is the founder and director of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary which is based in Arkansas, USA. Melanie has written two books about the sanctuary and we talked about her second book Hoof Prints – More Stories from Proud Spiritand heard some of the stories of how their 71 horses came to be with them. |
| EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPY AND LEARNING |
 EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPY AND LEARNING with 2WILDHORSESThis 45 minute interview goes into considerable depth about what is involved in these two disciplines. Baerbel gives some case examples so we can get an idea of the changes that can occur in a client who comes to 2wildhorses. She talks about the new module in EAT that will be on offer at University College Dublin from September. She also talks about how important it is to be fully qualified and experienced in order to provide a safe environment for clients.Listen to the interview and read more… |
 EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPY AND LEARNING with KEVIN SMITHIn the first interview that we did for Courting the Horse I talked with Kevin Smith, president and founder of HEALS, about equine assisted therapy and learning. I was fascinated to hear the term “divine mirrors” being mentioned by Kevin during the interview. While doing an interview it is hard to really take in unusual concepts like this, as you are trying to focus on many things at once, but on listening back I began to grasp the significance of this term.
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| HORSEMANSHIP |
 LEARNING THEORY with BRENDÁN BERGINBrendán Bergin talks about how he got started on the road to learning theory and what it is like trying to start up his business in Ireland. He talks about the different kinds of clients that he sees and the difficulties associated with teaching a newer method of horsemanship to people of varying ages and backgrounds.Listen to the interview and read more… |
 CLICKER TRAINING with THE IRISH CLICKER CENTREIn this interview we talked about what clicker training is and how it can be used to do the most basic or the more complicated tasks. We talked about how Mary came to clicker training and what is the central philosophy behind it. We talked about the issue of “feeding” your horse while training and how it is important to stick to the rules in order to be fair on your horse.Listen to the interview and read more… |
 STEVE HALFPENNY OF SILVERSANDS HORSEMANSHIPDuring this interview Steve talks to Maria about his 25 year journey through horsemanship, the idea of understanding the horse’s mind in order to gain his cooperation and lots more.Listen to the interview and read more about Silversands |
 CONNECTED RIDING with PEGGY CUMMINGSI recently had the pleasure of sitting in on a training session with Peggy Cummings of Connected Riding when she visited Equine Connect in Co. Clare. In this interview Peggy talks to me about her road towards a more satisfying way of working with horses, what it means to be in neutral pelvis, how it affects the body of the rider and horse and much more.
Listen to the interview and read more about Connected Riding and Peggy Cummings |
