The Horse Whisperer
by Todd Etter, David Andre. Special thanks to Josie Andre for the artwork and Wei-Hwa Huang for running scripts on the IPA dictionary.
Answer: HOKEY POKEY
This puzzle is based on the fact that certain voiced sounds, when pronounced unvoiced become different sounds. https://www.lawlessenglish.com/learn-english/pronunciation/consonants-voiced-unvoiced/
So, a B sound becomes a P sound when unvoiced, or whispered, as the puzzle title hints.
The horse drawings represent voiced phrases and the child is hinting at the corresponding unvoiced phrases.
| Horse | Child | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BEACH GRUNGE | sound… | PEACH CRUNCH | H | P |
 | ONE-EYED DOG SHOW | TV program… | ONE-NIGHT TALK SHOW | E | L |
 | JUGGLING BEERS | laughing… | CHUCKLING PIERCE | R | U |
 | BORG DOZED | Meat-flavored… | PORK TOAST | O | S |
 | GRATE JOB | violent… | CRATE CHOP | O | O |
 | BULB GARDEN | fleshy… | PULP CARTON | R | N |
 | BEDROCK GUIDE | airborne… | PET ROCK KITE | G | E |
 | DIRK DRIBBLES | west-Asian… | TURK TRIPLES | R | I |
 | BRUISED ANDRE | repas… | PROUST ENTREE | I | N |
 | DYED BANDS | tailor's… | TIGHT PANTS | N | G |
 | VAN GOGH HOSED | groupie… | FAN CO-HOST | D | O |
 | ABE LUBE | primate… | APE LOOP | E | L |
 | VLAD'S GREEN | HDTV… | FLAT SCREEN | R | F |
Each transformation can uniquely fit into the blanks at the bottom. This generates the phrases HERO OR GRINDER and PLUS ONE IN GOLF. This solves to HOAGIE and BOGEY, which when unvoiced becomes the answer HOKEY POKEY.