Collaborative Bodywork and Saddle Fitting Workshops
With Leslie A. Kennedy and Jenn Vereshack
Owner of Dynamic Bodywurks Canada, Equine/Canine and Dressagewurks, Leslie Kennedy says “Based on daily findings working with horses, I recognize there is a big necessity for this type of educational, hands on interactive workshop. I am passionate about teaching others to help their horses, whether through improved riding skills or teaching bodywork. I welcome Jenn Vereshack in joining me with this endeavour”.
“The aim of good saddle fit is to distribute the rider’s weight over as large of an area as possible without interfering with the horse’s ability to move gymnastically”, says Jenn Vereshack of Integrated Equine Services.
Jenn will outline the dimensions of saddle fit referencing various influential equine specialists in the field. Within this framework participants will learn where the saddle should sit on the horse’s back, and what structures must be avoided to prevent performance issues, and ultimately injury to the horse. The unique requirements of the male and female pelvis in saddle fit will also be explored.
Jenn Vereshack certified in 2020 as an Equine Ergonomist through Saddlefit4Life. She is also a certified PEMF practitioner and MastersonMethod® bodyworker certifying in May 2023. Her professional background includes work at the Community Association for Riders with Disabilities in North York, ON, both as a therapeutic riding instructor and as the Equestrian Assistant to the Executive Director. Since early childhood, Jenn has been coached in both English and Western disciplines, and she continues to pursue her education in groundwork and under saddle. Her current focus is primarily on her studies and practice in the fields of equine health and wellness.
See Jenn’s fb page for more insight on Jenn: Integrated Equine Services by Jenn Vereshack.
Leslie is an avid horsewoman who continues to enjoy a professional, accomplished life long career in the equine industry. Leslie has a keen eye for biomechanics, muscle asymmetry, lameness, stiffness, tension, and behaviour issues. From years of extensive education, coaching, training, judging and competing Leslie has developed an expert eye in assessing and assisting horses and riders.
She is a Masterson Method® Certified Practitioner and Instructor. She is also an FEI Permitted Equine Therapist. In addition to being a Trigger Point and Cranial Sacral Therapist Leslie is the only Board Certified Light Therapist in Humans, Horses and Companion Animals in Canada to date.
Leslie has successfully promoted healing in horses ranging from elite performance horses, FEI Level Dressage and event horses, western, senior, lesson and companion horses, pleasure horses, and hunter/jumpers through many bodywork modalities. Visit her fb page Equine Dynamic Bodywurks.
See Leslie’s website: DynamicBodywurksCanada.com.