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Winning the Mind Game in Equestrian Sports Mastering the Customer Relations Game Becoming a Confident Rider: Overcoming Your Fears Dr. Ann S. Reilly, Ph.D. has led the equestrian world in sport psychology training for more than 25 years. Through her applied work with riders, as well as athletes from all sports, she has developed the skills to assist riders in overcoming obstacles that have held them back from attaining peak performance in competition. Dr. Reilly knows equestrian competition first hand. A successful competitor in the hunter, jumper, and equitation divisions at “AA” shows for decades, she started dressage training after a severe leg injury from a horse kick in 2008. She currently is riding an Olympic level prospect. Training athletes for competition and helping riders get back on the horse after a bad experience are her specialties. She has taught sport psychology, stress management, the psycho-social aspects of sports, and mental coaching at the University of Virginia, Sweet Briar College, and to individual clients and groups in workshops and seminars. She also has helped riders overcome fears associated with bad falls, difficult horses and other negative experiences. Books she has written include “A Sport Psychology Workbook for Riders,” and she co-authored “Sport Psychology: Considerations for Maximizing Your Potential in Sports.” She is a columnist for Sidelines Magazine and The American Riding Instructor’s Magazine. Visit Dr. Reilly at her booth to talk or to schedule a private session while she is in Chicago.
Understanding Horse Personalities Yvonne Barteau - KYB Dressage. Barteau is an FEI trainer, rider and instructor. She is a USDF bronze, silver and gold medalist and has earned her bronze, silver and gold freestyle bars. She has ridden many horses and coached many students to championships, including multiple USDF all breed Horse of the Year. Her book, ”Ride the Right Horse,” received the Equine Book of the Year award from American Horse Publications Association. Barteau describes the four basic equine personality types – social, fearful, aloof and challenging – and the different clues to identify a horse’s primary personality. It’s just as important, the book notes, to understand how the personalities of both the rider and the trainer affect each horse. Book signing will follow presentation.
Solving Problems through Animal Communication Brooke Baxter - Founder of Four Legs & a Soul, Brooke is a life-long horse owner. As an animal communicator, Reiki master and equine specialist, she helps bring balance into the horse-human relationship by fostering a partnership of respect, trust and compassion, providing the tools to communicate more clearly, solve problems more effectively, compete more happily and co-exist more fully.
Your Trailer and the DOT: What you need to know Ken Bons owns Spirit CDL TRAINING Corporation, a Secretary of State certified truck-driving school located in Belvidere, Illinois. He has taught more than 500 students. He started in trucking in 1986, and has had more than 20 years driving trucks, including gravel trucks, horse trailers and double trailers, both locally and over the road. For 16 years he drove for Yellow Freight on a dedicated route. He previously owned horses and worked as a groom and trainer for both Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds. His appreciation for horses is reflected in his company’s equestrian-themed logo.
What We Lose if Horses Become Companion Animals instead What Every Stable Manager Should Know about the New Stablemen’s Lien Law and Pending Reforms to Guest Frank Bowman raises hay, saddle horses and grass fed beef on a 5th generation family farm along the Sangamon River just outside Springfield, IL. A graduate of Colorado State University, Frank has ridden most of the Rocky Mountain West on horseback, serving as President of the Horsemen’s Council of Illinois (HCI) for more than seven years and on the Board of Directors for the last ten. When he’s not working young horses or trail riding Frank can be found evangelizing the need for responsible horse ownership at equine functions across the Midwest. Now executive director and a registered lobbyist for HCI, Frank is very engaged in legislative issues affecting horses on both state and federal levels. He understands the ever increasing need to share trails and to ride smart.
Hunt Seat Horsemanship: Illustrated by videos from the 60s to current Hunter Derby Diane Carney - Chicago, IL is a professional horsewoman who for more than 30 years has successfully shown hunters and jumpers from California to Florida, achieving Grand Hunter Championships and Grand Prix victories. She has competed internationally, winning classes at Spruce Meadows in both hunters and show jumpers since 1990, and continues to compete successfully with groups of Americans at Spruce Meadows, Calgary (Alberta, Canada) and across the United States.
The Importance of a Business Plan for a Horse Operation and How to Write One Sue Conners, PhD is the Founder and Director of the Purdue University Calumet’s award-winning Equine Management program, a truly innovative program that is one of only three universities in the nation to have an equine program housed in an accredited School of Management. With more than 20 years of teaching and professional experience in the equine industry, Dr. Conners currently sits on the board of the Indiana Horse Council Education Committee, in addition to actively participating in a variety of statewide equine advisory committees and consulting numerous equine academic programs throughout the nation. She is a distinguished scholarly author of equine related research projects, including her most recent research on the Indiana Equine Economic Impact and Health Study. Dr. Conners is an avid supporter of 4-H activities, regularly acting as a judge on the state and national level.
Evaluating Quality in Saddles and Tack: Learn how to Bits and Bitting: Removing the mystery Improving Your Horse’s Performance through Saddle Fit Julie Cyra – Owner of West 20 Saddle Company. West 20 was designed specifically with saddle fitting in mind. Cyra started the business in 1990 after working with other saddlers. She works closely with many saddle manufacturers to determine industry needs and help them build products that customers and their horses need to fit today’s varied breed standards. Cyra has conducted hundreds of clinics with her simple and unique way of educating the horse owner.
Showing to Win in Western Pleasure Follow Your Dream: Steps to Becoming a World Champion Dianne Eppers, Grayslake, IL, is an AQHA Professional Horsewoman of the Year, having been an active member her entire life. She won five high-point titles, including the All-Around Youth award. She has accumulated more than 15 AQHA World and Reserve World Championships and has coached six riders to All-Around and reserve All-Around titles. She helped to develop the National Snaffle Bit Association and is a past president of NSBA and also helped to form the Midwest Pleasure Horse Association and the Midwest Reining Horse Association. She currently serves on the AQHA judges committee and is the executive director for the NSBA.
Workmen’s Comp – Who Needs It and Why? Mitch Erland is an insurance agent with his office in Barrington, Illinois. He has specialized in equine insurance since 1982 and opened his own agency in 1991. He handles both Horse Mortality Insurance and Farm Insurance.
Are You Prepared for an Equine Emergency? Janet Flury of Minooka, IL, is the owner and founder of Safety Check, Inc., a company specializing in workplace safety since 1994. She and her family also own and operate AliBoo Farm Inc., a breeding, training and competition facility specializing in Hunters and Jumpers. Janet’s experience in the equine and safety industries uniquely qualifies her as an expert in equestrian and equine safety. She’ll be sharing tips and techniques for making your barn a safer place for horses, riders and employees.
My Horse Has Chronic Foot Pain: What can I do? Santiago D. Gutierrez-Nibeyro, DVM, will discuss frequent foot pathologies and current treatment options, as well as the current research projects on the treatment of navicular disease being conducted at University of Illinois. From Argentina, Dr. Gutierrez is visiting clinical assistant professor, University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine. A Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Dr. Gutierrez received his M.S. from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and his DVM from National University of LaPlata. Dr. Gutierrez’s professional/research interests include using MRI to study foot pain in horses; lameness and other equine orthopedic and soft tissue injuries; minimally invasive procedures for horses, including upper-airway laser surgery.
Fat Horse – Skinny Horse Debra Hagstrom - University of Illinois Extension Specialist - Horses: Debra earned a graduate degree in Equine Reproductive Physiology from Texas A&M University. She serves as the Equine Extension Specialist for the state of Illinois in addition to teaching courses at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Debra coordinates the 4-H Horse Projects national teams including Horse Bowl, Hippology, Public Speech, Demonstrations and Judging.
Why the Mid-Life Woman Should be Your Target Market: How to find her, how to keep her (with Lisa Kemp) Martha Hoyt literally grew up in stable management and today operates a shining example of how to find, cultivate, and most importantly – keep a growing stable full of customers. This includes the enviable “Mid-Life Woman,” subject of her presentation at Expo. Martha’s parents operated Parkway Stables on Chicago’s north side from the 1950s on to 1967 when they moved the operation to what now is known as Palos Hills Riding Stables, where Martha is in charge of boarding, training, lessons and sales for the facility and its 90+ horses, a riding school program with 25 horses, driving program and a drill team. Palos Hills winners include those with state, regional, national and world title accomplishments. In addition to growing up in the business, she earned a Masters Degree in Entrepreneurship (with emphasis on marketing) from DePaul University.
It’s Not Sexy, It’s Not Cool, But It’s Critical: Current zoning challenges in McHenry County and how they affect horsemen in every county Rachel Kane, DVM, a lifelong horse enthusiast, grew up on Long Island riding hunters and jumpers. She attended Purdue University where she received a Bachelors of Science degree in animal science. While at Purdue she was active member of the horsemanship club, was assistant coach of the riding team and a member of the intercollegiate horse judging team. She went on to attend the University of Illinois where she received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. Currently, Dr. Kane practices equine medicine in the northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin area. She has a strong interest in sport horse medicine, reproductive medicine and general medicine. Recently Dr. Kane has been active in forming and promoting the Illinois Equine Practitioners Association and the Northern Illinois Horseman’s Association. Dr. Kane and her husband established Entropy Farm in 2003. Located in Woodstock, Illinois, Entropy Farm is a 54 acre boarding, training, and breeding facility. Entropy farm is dedicated to providing a top class riding facility combined with excellent turnout and care of the horse. Dr. Kane raises and shows warmblood sport horses.
Why the Mid-Life Woman Should be Your Target Market: How Fifty (Yes, 50!) Social Media Tips For Horsebiz Success Lisa Kemp is a leader in the world of equine social media marketing. She was an International finalist in the first ever Equestrian Social Media Awards, and is the only equine industry woman named to the list of 'Twitter's Top 75 Badass Women' earlier this year by BitRebels.com. As an outspoken advocate for improved horse world marketing and equine industry growth since 2005, first in print and now online at the No Biz Like Horsebiz blog at KempEquine.com, Lisa combines her passion for the equestrian lifestyle with her marketing expertise, knowledge of technology, and desire to see equine businesses grow and succeed. Her many equestrian industry and horse health articles have been published by The Horse, Equine Journal, The Equine Chronicle, Trailblazer, Riding Instructor, USDF Connection, Paint Horse Journal, Holistic Horse, From The Horse's Mouth, Gypsy Horse Journal, EQUUS, Women & Horses, and Blaze, among others. Lisa lives in the Chicago area; you can follow her on Twitter via @KempEquine, or 'like' her Kemp Equine page on Facebook.
Are Mandatory Coggins Laws Made Obsolete by New Data? Fables, Fallacies and Fibs….Sorting Science from Sheryl King, PhD,PAS; Professor and Director of the Equine Science Program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, the only four-year collegiate Equine Science Program in Illinois. Dr. King was named a 2010 Outstanding Scholar in recognition of her exceptional teaching and research in Equine Science. She is also the recipient of the SIU Ag Alumni Society's Outstanding Service award for her service to the horse community. Dr. King is a Fellow of the Equine Science Society and serves as the President of the Horsemen's Council of Illinois. She has presented invited talks on a variety of topics in the field of horse management on four continents and throughout the US.
New Horse Owners: Choose your team wisely Factors that Limit Optimum Performance Kevin Kline, PhD, Professor Animal Science, University of Illinois: Dr. Kline is the Director of the Equine Science Program in Animal Sciences and teaches the equine management and equine science courses at UI. He also is an Extension Specialist in horses and conducts research in the areas of equine nutrition, exercise physiology and reproduction.
The Geriatric Horse: Normal age-related changes, common medical problems and management changes for the older horse Kara M. Lascola, DVM, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, assistant professor of veterinary clinical medicine, is glad to be back in the Midwest. Before receiving her veterinary degree from Tufts University, she earned a master’s degree in biological anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Following both a large animal internal medicine internship and residency at Tufts, she stayed on to complete a post-doctoral fellowship with special emphasis on pulmonary physiology, lung injury and lung regeneration. She is Board Certified in large animal internal medicine. Dr. Lascola joined the Illinois faculty in November of 2008. Areas of clinical interest include the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disease in adult horses and foals, endocrine and metabolic problems, and infectious disease.
Grooming and Conditioning Tips and Tricks Share Boarding, Lesson Leases and Other Options in a Tough Economy Jennifer Lindgren, MS Ed., is a popular Judge, columnist, clinician, instructor, and coach. She has monthly columns in the Midwest Horse Digest, Libertyville Sentinel, and From the Horse’s Mouth. She draws upon her wealth of knowledge to fine-tune experienced competitors and introduce newcomers to the world of all-breed
competitions. Jennifer has won numerous awards at the national and regional level in Halter, Saddleseat Equitation, Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, Hunter under Saddle, and competitive Judging. She has a fantastic group of amateur and junior riders competing successfully on multiple breed circuits. Her new facility, Cheval Bleu LLC, is currently
Soft Tissue Injuries: Shockwave therapy, stem cells and IRAP treatments James Meister, DVM, attended University of Virginia as an undergraduate and then went to Veterinary School at North Carolina State University where he began his lifelong dream of riding and jumping horses. After graduation he moved to Chicago and opened his own business in 1997. His goal was to provide the finest level of care possible to all his patients by embracing new techniques, procedures, and equipment as they became available. The Prairie Equine practice has grown and he currently serves riders, trainers, and horses that have competed nationally and internationally. As a rider himself, Dr. Meister understands the impact that having a lame or sick horse has on the people involved, and this has dictated his approach to medicine. He competes in eventing and show jumping, and is active in the Fox River Valley Hunt.
Equine Law 101: Reducing Personal and Financial Risks in Equine Activities Understanding Horse Syndications So You Too Can Enjoy the Ride Yvonne Ocrant, JD – a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago. Licensed in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Yvonne chairs the American Bar Association Equine Law Subcommittee. In practice, she assists individual horse owners, trainers, breeders and riding and boarding facilities litigate personal injury, property damage, breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation and a variety of other legal issues. She also drafts agreements for equine purchases, sales and leases, and creates equine liability releases and disclaimers for boarding and training facilities. Author of “Heads up”, Yvonne produces this monthly column on various equine law issues published in the Scribe, a monthly magazine sponsored by the Illinois Dressage and Combined Training Association. She also writes “Legal Bits” monthly for “From the Horse’s Mouth.” Yvonne competes in jumper, dressage and three-day eventing disciplines.
You’re in a Trailer Accident: What should you do next? Steve Odell, an equine rescue techniques (ERT) lead instructor and current President of Trail Riders of DuPage (TROD) will discuss the 16 year old program where TROD has instructed over 950 first responders by conducting over 75 training classes. These sessions provide hands-on experience in safely handling potentially panicked horses at accident scenes. Steve is a member of, and serves as a training instructor for, a suburban fire department. He has conducted numerous ERT programs for police, fire, forest preserve, and animal control personnel.
Color Genetics Liv Sandberg, MS Equine Science; Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin Madison: Liv is the Wisconsin State Equine Extension specialist. Her extension appointment encompasses working with both youth and adult equine interest groups. She also teaches equine management courses in the undergraduate program at
On Pins and Needles: How to incorporate acupuncture and chiropractic work into your horses’ healthcare Odette Suter MS, DVM, brings her skills in holistic medicine, particularly acupuncture and chiropractic care, to Prairie Equine. She attended Veterinary School in Switzerland, and when she moved to the US, she therefore continued her education toward holistic medicine and expanded her knowledge to include veterinary acupuncture, nutrition and different energy healing modalities. In the process she earned a master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, California. She expanded her knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Emperor's College in the same town and became certified in Chiropractic Care by The Healing Oasis in Wisconsin.
Equine Emergency First Aid: What you can do while waiting for your vet Karie Vander Werf, DVM, graduated from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2005 and attended clinical rotations at the University of Florida. She performed her internship at Equine Medical Center of Ocala in Florida and completed an internal medicine residency at Kansas State University. She is currently performing a Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care residency at the University of Illinois. Her interests are neonatal medicine, colic, and laminitis prevention.
Feet First: What You Should Know about Farrier Care Russ Vanderlei, Master Farrier – Russ has been shoeing horses for 40 years, and has shod all types of horses. His varied experience includes "A" circuit hunters/jumpers, Thoroughbred and Standardbred race horses, polo horses, Tennessee Walkers, Saddlebreds, minis, show Arabs, as well as the famous Budweiser Clydesdales. Russ is a member of the American Farriers Association, and a founding member of the Land of Lincoln Horseshoers Association. Russ was also an examiner for the State of Illinois when a licensing law was in effect. Russ has been around horses since he was a boy, training and showing western pleasure Quarter Horses and Arabs. Russ employs both pathological (alleviating pain) and corrective shoeing techniques. He is a consultant to several veterinarians and is constantly striving to apply the newest techniques to enhance the horseshoeing profession. In an effort to gain further knowledge and utilize the latest in improvements, Russ maintains a minimum of 50 hours of continuing education each year and consults with other master farriers on difficult cases.
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