Gloria Hester
Gloria Hester is an educator in the emerging field of equine somatics. It is the study of the nervous system of horses and how to use that knowledge to create better relationships between horses and people.
If, like me, your knowledge of horses is minimal, you can get a sense of their magic from many videos posted to YouTube. Stacy Westfall’s 2006 performance riding a horse with no saddle or bridle in competition is a great place to start.
If you want another “gee whiz” experience, read the post in the Simply Marvelous blog about the 55-pound miniature horse named Cuddles who does work normally assigned to a seeing eye dog. These sources will put you in the perfect frame of mind to appreciate what Gloria has to say.
Horseman Jim Swanner on WKAC radio in Athens, Alabama interviewed Gloria in November 2011 for his All About Horses program and liked it so much he invited her back again. Here are the links to the “Best of Gloria” from that show:
She also teaches a great course in restorative yoga! I speak from experience.
