The Murdoch Minutes

Are You Ready for an Automatic Release?


Posted by Wendy Murdoch


Do you use a crest release when you jump? Wonder if you are in balance with your horse? Think you are ready for a more sophisticated type of release over fences? Here’s an exercise to find out if your weight is in the right place for an automatic release. An automatic release is where you [...]

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Horseback Safari

Feb 2013 Safari Report


Posted by Wendy Murdoch


I drew my horse to a line just to the left when suddenly I yelled, “SNAKE!”. An African Spitting Cobra had crawled out from the hole to warm himself in the morning sun.

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The Murdoch Minutes

No. 80 Balance Your Head


Posted by Wendy Murdoch


Use this Murdoch Minute to lengthen your neck and balance your head. When you ride remember the feeling of being long through your neck and balancing with something on your head and always remember to enjoy the ride!

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Horseback Safari

2013 Kenya Horseback Safaris – Space available!


Posted by Wendy Murdoch


 Fixed Departure Horseback Safari Adventures with Safaris Unlimited  September 7 – 15, 2013     &     September 18 – 26, 2013 Want to go on Safari this year but missed our trip in February? Can’t wait until Horsing Around International’s September 2014Safari? Don’t mind going without Wendy?  Here’s your chance! Safari’s Unlimited has a few [...]

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The Murdoch Minutes

No. 63 Push the Wall


Posted by Wendy Murdoch


Do you have difficulty lengthening your horse’s stride? Do you tense your buttocks in rising the trot? Do you lead with your chest instead of your seat as you rise? Here’s a quick tip to help you to open your hips, rise the trot correctly and ask for a longer stride. Next time you ride [...]

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Reviews

Stacy Charland talks about riding with Wendy Murdoch


Posted by Wendy Murdoch


Stacy Charland has been a student of Wendy’s for over 2 years. She takes lessons on a once/month basis and has attended one clinic in the October 2012. Stacy and her horse Roy have made great improvement in that time. In this short interview Stacy talks about why she rides with Wendy and what she [...]

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