During the annual convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, one day is set aside for horse owners in the area to listen to experts in the field lecture and demonstrate on specific aspects involved in the overall wellness, training, and care of the horse. This program is known as the Healthy Horses Workshop.

The December 2007 workshop was held at the Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee Valley Livestock Show Pavilion, a short distance from the convention site in Orlando. A panel of blue ribbon presenters touched on subjects ranging from dentistry to understanding the art of communication between horse and human. About 175 horse owners were in attendance.

Jennifer MacLeay, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, assistant professor of large animal medicine at Colorado State University, spoke on Understanding the Science of Natural Horsemanship and David Hayes, DVM, owner of The Pet Hospital in Meridian, Idaho, discussed One Step Horsemanship.

MacLeay told the group that in recent years natural horsemanship has been gaining notoriety among horse circles