ABOUT
Mindy Wiper has been teaching riding since 2000 and yoga since 2013, and has been riding since 1991.
She focuses on eventing but has participated in a wide rage of equestrian activities.
Horse packing, mounted patrol in Yosemite National Park, head instructor at Camp Timberlane for Boys, Texas A&M Equestrian Team (pre-title 9), ARIA instructor level II dressage and eventing from 2003-2008, and is currently working on the skillset to aquire her USEA level I.
Mindy has trained and apprenticed with many amazing coaches and equestrians of all disciplines:
USEA level III instructor Jennifer Bodtmann
USEA instructor and Olympian Jim Graham
Erika-West Danque Nece, Dressage
Whit Watkins, Dressage
Courtney Rowles-Kozack ARIA Hunter/Jumper, Eventing
Eve Sheldon, life coaching, training
Troy Koehl, Reining
Billy Patrick, Yosemite Mounted Patrol
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Mindy loves to blend technical/classical skill with awareness,"the feel," and connection with the horse as a sentient being.
Mindy is constantly asking herself the question, "what do I have to offer the equestrian community?" She aims to blend her mastery of holistic education (teaching the whole person, not just a certain subject) with her yoga and riding instruction.
In 2018, Mindy also added therapeutic riding to her list of equestrian loves and is a PATH International Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor. Mindy teaches therapeutic riding once a week at JoyRide therapeutic in Magnolia, Texas.
Certifications:
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Yoga Instructor, Balanced Rock Foundation, RYT 200 (2014)
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PATH Instructor (2018)
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Certified Life Coach (2015)
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Wilderness First Responder (since 2006)
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ARIA level II (dressage/eventing, 2003-08)
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Black Belt in Taekwondo, 1994 (ATA)