Is it cold where you live? Do you feel stiff when you mount up? Have you been sitting at a desk or driving your car for hours before riding? Are you still wound up from your day? Before you ask your horse to move it would be a good idea to consider spending a few […]
Archives for 2015
Murdoch Minute No. 110: Seeing Like A Horse
Does your horse shy at stationary objects? Do you feel like he is trying to avoid work? Does he react to the same object again and again no matter how hard you try to make him face it? Understanding how your horse sees can help you come up with a better strategy for solving shying […]
The SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program®
Almost three years ago I conducted a simple experiment. I placed a balance pad under a horse’s hoof. I had no preconceived notion as to what might happen, but I was curious to find out. The results were so astounding that I have spent the past three years experimenting, exploring, and refining what I now […]
Murdoch Minute No. 103: Press back for Outside Leg
Use this Murdoch Minute to open your hip for a correct outside leg position. When the thigh is in neutral your heel will go back and down toward your horse’s hind foot.
Murdoch Minute No. 71: Ease your back-up woes
Do you have trouble backing your horse up (rein back)? Does he raise his head and hollow his back? Does he refuse to move? Do you try to pull your horse back with the reins? Here’s a quick tip to ease your back up woes. Next time you ride, stop and back your horse up […]
SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program Nominated for Innovation award
Winner will be announced March 16 at EQUITANA in Essen, Germany WASHINGTON, Va., Feb. 19, 2015 – Wendy Murdoch’s SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program has been nominated for EQUITANA’s Innovation Award, one of the most prestigious product awards in the European equestrian sports marketplace. The award is given to innovations in six categories: stable, hall […]