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Shirley Calder Equine

 

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SHIRLEY CALDER

Shirley is an Equine, Small Animal and Human Bowen Therapist based near Ohaupo, Waikato, New Zealand.

Hailing from a horsey family with her father, now retired, having been a farmer, thoroughbred owner-trainer, amateur jockey as well as an equine dentist. Her brother Bruce was the Master of the Rotorua/Bay of Plenty Hunt and is a successful show jumper.

Shirley originally trained as an equine dentist with her father 21 years ago while she was working as a Veterinary Technician at the New Zealand Veterinary School at Massey University.  Shirley completed a New Zealand Certificate of Science in Biology while working at Massey.  After 17 years at Massey she left to attend the American School of Equine Dentistry in 1999 and has been fulltime as an equine therapist since then.

Shirley is dual qualified in Equine Bowen Therapy with EMRT (AUS) 2002 and EBT (UK) 2007. She has completed four Equine Craniosacral courses with Maureen Rogers from the US. Thus she is able to address a wide range of conditions in the horse from the physical to the energetic.

A successful equestrian competitor for over 30 years in all disciplines in the lower north island including Grand Prix pony show jumping and Pony Club Champs. Shirley attained her A and H Pony Club certificates and has been a B Certificate examiner. On Checkmate she won the New Zealand Novice Dressage Title in 1990 and was third in the Elementary Dressage Championship in 1992. Riding Red Handed she was placed in the Novice Three Day Event Championship.


(Spiro, Grand Prix Pony)


(Shirley age 7 on Apache at
Maraeakakaho Sports)
 

 

(Shirley age 5 at Central Hawkes Bay
Gymkhana riding Amber Tips)

 

Shirley has been a working pupil for Andrew Nicholson (NZ Olympic Three Day Team Member) and Dane Rawlins (British Dressage Representative and Coach) in the UK and Nick Holmes-Smith (Canadian Olympic Three Day Team Member) in Canada.

 

(Shirley riding Classic Lines)
 



 

 

 

 

(Introducing my new
traveling companion Magic)

 

 

Shirley is a Grade 1 NZEF Coach and regularly takes clinics for pony clubs and adult riders. She is an Instructor for the American School of Equine Dentistry and has instructed in New Zealand and the US as well as coordinating continuing education for the ASED graduates in NZ. Shirley has recently been appointed the New Zealand Instructor for the European College of Equine Bowen Therapy (UK). She also facilitates courses for overseas instructors to make information and new techniques available to New Zealand horse owners.

Shirley is also and instructor for Fascial Kinetics Bowen Therapy so is able to train students in  the art of Bowen Therapy for people.

Shirley has had a wide range of experience with many different facets of equine involvement which means she can relate to a large range of equestrian clients.

     

(Ngamatea Chatterbox)

 

 
She rode work on her fathers racehorses for 15 years including riding in beach races, worked as a Wrangler on a ranch in Wyoming for 5 months and started horses in Virginia, USA. She spends a lot of time teaching riding, horsemastership and dentistry to interested groups.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Pietermaritzburg Steeplechaser
trained by Fred Calder)

 


Shirley is grateful to be able to combine her passion with her career and is devoted to raising the standard of care and management of horses in NZ and abroad.

 

 

      Shirley Calder Equine      

     Contact Information

   

Phone: 07 825-2991

CellPhone: 0274 905 582

Postal address: 278 Gillard Rd, RD2 Ohaupo, 3882

General Information: equinebowen@xtra.co.nz

 

Photos Courtesy of:

Judy T Bracey  06 856 6617
Caldwell Rd  R.D.2
Onga Onga  C.H.B

 

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Last modified: 11/10/10