Amanda Barton

Amanda’s facility in the New Forest (UK), Tilefield Equestrian, offers groundwork and ridden clinics as well as dismounted education covering subjects such as bodywork, rehabilitation, biomechanics, saddle fit and nutrition, all aimed to promote the welfare of the horse. 

Emelie Letskog

My name is Emelie Letskog and I have been around horses my entire life. I teach and give clinics. I call my business EmJoy Horses because I never want to forget to have fun while being around horses and also to enjoy them. If you loose your joy and passion – you’re lost.

Geary Whiting

1986 Graduate of The Shiatsu Massage School of California.

1989 Cover Story of Massage Magazine, Anniversary edition.

2003 Outstanding Achievement Award for my contribution in Oriental Medicine through the use of Shiatsu Anma.

2015 World Massage Festival Massage Therapy Hall Of Fame Inductee.

2015 Pioneer of Massage/ Bridge Builder Award In both Horse and Human massage.

2017 World Massage Festival Induction of my teacher Dr. Doan T. Kaneko, L.Ac. OMD. Ph.D. and my student Yvonne Allen of Voice For The Horse, Canada.

Georgie Welge

Georgie Welge is a multiple qualified independent saddle fitter. She is the Director of Master Saddle Fitters International, an organisation that is focused on the support to fitters and the education of saddle fitting around the globe. As part of her role Georgie Lectures Internationally at Universities, Colleges and Riding Clubs, she can often be seen aiding in scientific research. 

Jane Myers

Was a recipient of a Winston Churchill Fellowship (2011) from The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust and travelled to the USA and Canada in April 2012 to study sustainable horse keeping management systems in those countries.

Ones her own business Equiculture - Equiculture is all about the education of horse owners and managers on the subjects of better management that takes equine behavior and welfare into account.

Jochen Schleese

Former member of the German young rider’s 3-Day Event team, Jochen Schleese qualified for the European Championships in 1984. Unfortunately, he had to retire his horse due to lameness, which abruptly ended his riding career. Years later, through research Jochen discovered his horse’s lameness was caused by damage to the scapular cartilage from an ill-fitting saddle. This was the catalyst for Jochen’s life-long mission to prevent saddle related damage for all horses.

Katie Boniface

Hi! My name is Katie. I have been a horse rider for 25 years and a riding instructor for 12 finding my passion as a teacher in a riding school environment. From childhood through to my early 20’s I competed successfully at shows, dressage, show jumping and eventing at state level.

Piper Klemm

Dr. Piper Klemm is the owner and publisher of The Plaid Horse. Her mission is to educate young equestrians in every facet of our industry and to empower young women in particular to find their voices and stories—and to share them.

Wendy Murdoch

Wendy Murdoch is an internationally recognized equestrian instructor and clinician for over 30 years, author of several books and DVDs, and creator of Ride Like A Natural® and the SURE FOOT® Equine Stability Program. She is one of the most skillful teachers ever encountered in any equestrian discipline. Wendy’s desire to understand the function of both horse and human, curiosity and love of teaching capitalizes on the most current learning theories in order to show riders how to exceed their own expectations.

Bernie Trauig

After amassing over 50 years worth of training and riding techniques and experiences with thousands of horses, Bernie Traurig is driven to give back to the sport that has given him so much fulfillment and success. It is this drive that inspired the creation of EquestrianCoach.com, the world’s leading online training for equestrians. Membership to EquestrianCoach.com opens the door to a wealth of knowledge provided by some of the best riders, coaches and industry professionals the world has to offer. The website has produced a library of hundreds of instructional videos and continues to amass topics every month. The core instruction on the site follows the principles of the American Hunter/Jumper Forward Riding System and will benefit those in any jumping discipline at any level. Additionally, the site offers the best from Dressage, Eventing, and Western Reining Olympians and World Champions, not to mention top veterinarians, farriers, judges, course designers, sports psychologists and a wide array of accomplished equestrian specialists with years of expertise to share.

Phillippa Christie

Bitless specialist, equine psychologist & author of the world's first guide BITLESS 101, Phillippa Christie (MCMA), can guide you through the bridle basics to discover just how important bridle fit is to your horse.
Whether you ride bitted or bitless, bridle fit has an incredibly important role of your horse’s ability to communicate with you. Discover how simple adjustments to your bridle or switching to bitless could improve your training and performance.